Isaiah 38:5

New International Reader's Version

“Go and speak to Hezekiah. Tell him, ‘The Lord, the God of King David, says, “I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. I will add 15 years to your life.

Cross References

1 Kings 15:4

But the Lord still kept the lamp of Abijah’s kingdom burning brightly in Jerusalem. He did it by giving him a son to be the next king after him. He also did it by making Jerusalem strong. The Lord did those things because of David.

1 Kings 8:25

“Lord, you are the God of Israel. Keep the promises you made to my father David. Do it for him. He was your servant. Here is what you said to him. ‘A son from your family line will sit before me on the throne of Israel. This will always be true if your children after you are careful in everything they do. They must live in my sight faithfully the way you have lived.’

2 Kings 18:13

Sennacherib attacked and captured all the cities of Judah that had high walls around them. It was in the 14th year of the rule of Hezekiah. Sennacherib was king of Assyria.

2 Kings 18:2

Hezekiah was 25 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother’s name was Abijah. She was the daughter of Zechariah.

2 Kings 19:20

Isaiah sent a message to Hezekiah. Isaiah was the son of Amoz. Isaiah said, “The Lord is the God of Israel. The Lord says, ‘I have heard your prayer about Sennacherib, the king of Assyria.’

2 Chronicles 34:3

While he was still young, he began to worship the God of King David. It was the eighth year of Josiah’s rule. In his 12th year Josiah began to get rid of the high places in Judah and Jerusalem. He removed the poles used to worship the female god named Asherah. He also removed the statues of other false gods.

Job 14:5

You decide how long anyone will live. You have established the number of his months. You have set a limit to the number of his days.

Psalm 116:15

The Lord pays special attention when his faithful people die.

Psalm 147:3

He heals those who have broken hearts. He takes care of their wounds.

Psalm 39:12

“Lord, hear my prayer. Listen to my cry for help. Pay attention to my weeping. I’m like an outsider in your home. I’m just a stranger, like all my family who lived before me.

Psalm 56:8

Make a record of my sadness. List my tears in your book. Aren’t you making a record of them?

Psalm 6:9

The Lord has heard my cry for his mercy. The Lord accepts my prayer.

Ecclesiastes 3:3

There is a time to kill. And there’s a time to heal. There is a time to tear down. And there’s a time to build up.

Isaiah 37:21

Isaiah sent a message to Hezekiah. Isaiah said, “The Lord is the God of Israel. He says, ‘You have prayed to me about Sennacherib, the king of Assyria.

Isaiah 38:4

A message from the Lord came to Isaiah. The Lord said,

Lamentations 3:56

I prayed, “Please don’t close your ears to my cry for help.” And you heard my appeal.

Matthew 22:32

He said, ‘I am the God of Abraham. I am the God of Isaac. And I am the God of Jacob.’ (Exodus 3:6) He is not the God of the dead. He is the God of the living.”

Luke 1:13

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah. Your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will have a child. It will be a boy, and you must call him John.

Acts 27:24

The angel said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must go on trial in front of Caesar. God has shown his grace by sparing the lives of all those sailing with you.’

2 Corinthians 7:6

But God comforts those who are sad. He comforted us when Titus came.

Revelation 7:17

The Lamb, who is at the center of the area around the throne, will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water.’ (Isaiah 49:10) ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ ” (Isaiah 25:8)