Isaiah 38: Hezekiah's Illness and Recovery

Isaiah tells the gravely ill King Hezekiah that he will die, but Hezekiah prays and weeps, and the LORD adds fifteen years, turning back the sun's shadow as a sign. Hezekiah later writes a poem recalling his despair and praising God for healing and forgiving him, and Isaiah's fig remedy is noted.

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