Bible Strands
Isaiah 38:15
What can I say? He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done this. I will walk slowly all my years because of the anguish of my soul.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Hezekiah addresses the Lord during a life-threatening illness, speaking between his description of physical distress and his acknowledgment of restored health.
The words — The Hebrew אֶדַּדֶּ֥ה ('ed.da.Deh) literally means "I will walk deliberately," paired with כָּל־שְׁנוֹתַי (khol-shenotai) for "all my years."
The thread — This measured response to suffering parallels the unresolved complaints of Job 7:11 and Job 10:1, where speakers refuse to restrain their speech amid spiritual anguish.
Why it lands — The text records a declaration of divine action followed by a commitment to endure the full duration of grief without evasion.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 21:27 When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.
- Job 7:11 Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
- Job 10:1 “I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.
- Joshua 7:8 O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?
- 1 Samuel 1:10 In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.
- 2 Kings 4:27 When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
- Ezra 9:10 And now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commandments
- Job 21:25 Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, having never tasted prosperity.
- Psalms 39:9 I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.
- John 12:27 Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.