Isaiah 38:20

38:20 The Lord is about to deliver me, ¹ 

and we will celebrate with music ² 

for the rest of our lives in the Lord’s temple.” ³ 

Isaiah 38:22

38:22 Hezekiah said, “What is the confirming sign that I will go up to the Lord’s temple?”

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¹ tn The infinitive construct is used here to indicate that an action is imminent. See GKC 348-49 §114.i, and IBHS 610 §36.2.3g.

² tn Heb “and music [or perhaps, “stringed instruments”] we will play.”

³ tn Heb “all the days of our lives in the house of the Lord.”

sn Note that vv. 21-22 have been placed between vv. 6-7, where they logically belong. See 2 Kgs 20:7-8.