rsv 2Kings:20:1-11 SEEK
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In those days Hezeki '
ah became sick and was at the point of death .
And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him ,
and said to him , "
Thus says the LORD , `
Set your house in order ;
for you shall die ,
you shall not recover .'"
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Then Hezeki '
ah turned his face to the wall ,
and prayed to the LORD ,
saying ,
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Remember now ,
O LORD ,
I beseech thee ,
how I have walked before thee in faithfulness and with a whole heart ,
and have done what is good in thy sight ."
And Hezeki '
ah wept bitterly .
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And before Isaiah had gone out of the middle court ,
the word of the LORD came to him :
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Turn back ,
and say to Hezeki '
ah the prince of my people ,
Thus says the LORD ,
the God of David your father :
I have heard your prayer ,
I have seen your tears ;
behold ,
I will heal you ;
on the third day you shall go up to the house of the LORD .
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And I will add fifteen years to your life .
I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria ,
and I will defend this city for my own sake and for my servant David '
s sake ."
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And Isaiah said , "
Bring a cake of figs .
And let them take and lay it on the boil ,
that he may recover ."
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And Hezeki '
ah said to Isaiah , "
What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me ,
and that I shall go up to the house of the LORD on the third day ?"
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And Isaiah said , "
This is the sign to you from the LORD ,
that the LORD will do the thing that he has promised :
shall the shadow go forward ten steps ,
or go back ten steps ?"
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And Hezeki '
ah answered , "
It is an easy thing for the shadow to lengthen ten steps ;
rather let the shadow go back ten steps ."
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And Isaiah the prophet cried to the LORD ;
and he brought the shadow back ten steps ,
by which the sun had declined on the dial of Ahaz .