Isaiah 38:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.”
Isaiah 38:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 38:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 38:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Behold, for peace I had great anguish, but you have in love for my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for you have cast all my sins behind your back.”
Isaiah 38:17 — World English Bible
Isaiah 38:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Behold, it wasformypeacethatI had great bitterness: But thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; For thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. ”
Isaiah 38:17 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 38:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Lo, to peace He changed for me bitterness, And Thou hast delighted in my soul without corruption, For Thou hast cast behind Thy back all my sins.”
Isaiah 38:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 38:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Behold, instead of peace I had bitterness upon bitterness; but thou hast in love delivered my soul from the pit of destruction; for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. ”
Isaiah 38:17 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 38:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Beholde, for felicitie I had bitter griefe, but it was thy pleasure to deliuer my soule from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sinnes behinde thy backe.”
Isaiah 38:17 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 38:17 in Context — Isaiah 38
15 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.
16 O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.
17 Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
18 For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
19 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.
What Does Isaiah 38:17 Mean?
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