 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 1011862Full view - About this book
 | Henry Edward J. Howard (hon.) - 1840 - 340 pages
...sick unto death :" yea, even the prophet Isaiah came to him with a message from the Lord, saying, " Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die, and not live."* An ordinary faith might have remained contented with this assurance, and confined itself to a patient... | |
 | Austin L. Sorenson - History - 1994 - 268 pages
...unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son ofAmoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live."— II Kings 20:1. "It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail... | |
 | Paul H. Fry - Poetry - 1995 - 276 pages
...2 Kings 20 that is repeated later in Isaiah. Hezekiah is "sick unto death," and Isaiah says to him, "Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die, and not live." The text continues: Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying, I beseech... | |
 | B. C. Southam - Literary Criticism - 1996 - 292 pages
...to King Hezekiah, a sick man whose kingdom lies waste under Assyrian conquest: 'Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die; and not live' (Isaiah xxxviii, i). Hezekiah prays for mercy and God answers him, promising to deliver his country... | |
 | E. W. Sprague - Body, Mind & Spirit - 1996 - 404 pages
...XX., Verse 1 : Hezekiah was sick unto death, and the Lord, speaking through the medium Isaiah, said: "Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die and not live." Prayer Answered. Verses 2, 3 : Hezekiah prayed for health, "and wept sore." Verse 4: "And it came to... | |
 | Manfred Görlach - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1999 - 356 pages
...Hosier Lane. Texts T49 [Dean of Canterbury], 'Church hymns' (1867) I. - FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. 'Set thine house in order: For thou shalt die, and not live.' 'SET thine house in order, Thou shalt die, not live.' 5 May the voice to each one Solemn warning give:... | |
 | Klaus Beekman, Ralf Grüttemeier - Bibliographical citations - 2000 - 456 pages
...Verszeilen in funf Sprachen finden sich zumindest acht intertextuelle Passagen: 425: Jesaja 38, 1: „Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live". 426: entstammt dem Lied London Bridge. Grover Smith bemerkt dazu:"The song 'London Bridge', and the... | |
 | Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen - Religion - 2000 - 388 pages
...turn to the Lord. Let us weep and mourn and make preparation for death in obedience to the command, "Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live." Hodie mihi, oras tibi — today me, tomorrow thee. Oh that our heads were waters and our eyes a fountain... | |
 | John R. Rice - Religion - 2000 - 312 pages
...other hand, King Hezekiah was "sick unto death." God sent Isaiah to say to him, "Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live" (Isa. 38:1). But Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed, and God raised him up and gave him... | |
 | Daniel Quentin Miller - Literary Collections - 2000 - 284 pages
...house that she thought for years she had put in order: her favorite Biblical text obsessively has been, "Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die and not live" (8). Ironically, once she rediscovers love, she loses the power to preach. Similarly, when Luke regains... | |
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