In those days Hezekiah became deathly ill, but he prayed to Adonai who responded to him and gave him a sign.
Isaiah 38:8 - Tree of Life Version Behold, I will cause the shadow on the stairs, which went down with the sun on the sundial of Ahaz, to turn back ten steps.” So the sun’s shadow went back ten steps on the sundial on which it had gone down. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, I will turn the shadow [denoting the time of day] on the steps or degrees, which has gone down on the steps or sundial of Ahaz, backward ten steps or degrees. And the sunlight turned back ten steps on the steps on which it had gone down. American Standard Version (1901) behold, I will cause the shadow on the steps, which is gone down on the dial of Ahaz with the sun, to return backward ten steps. So the sun returned ten steps on the dial whereon it was gone down. Common English Bible once the shadow cast by the sun descends on the steps of Ahaz, I will make it back up ten steps.” And the sun went back ten of the steps that it had already descended. Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, I will cause the shadow of the lines, which has now descended on the sundial of Ahaz, to move in reverse for ten lines." And so, the sun moved backward by ten lines, through the degrees by which it had descended. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the lines, by which it is now gone down in the sun-dial of Achaz with the sun, ten lines backward. And the sun returned ten lines by the degrees by which it was gone down. |
In those days Hezekiah became deathly ill, but he prayed to Adonai who responded to him and gave him a sign.
But when the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, to know all that was in his heart.
A writing of King Hezekiah of Judah, after his illness, when he recovered from his illness:
“Ask for a sign from Adonai your God—from the depths of Sheol or the heights of Heaven.”
Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Yeshua, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
Then he said to Him, “If now I have found favor in Your eyes, then please, show me a sign that it is really You talking with me.