Isaiah 38:17
Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
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.
Note for peace…: or, on my peace came great bitterness
Note thou hast in…: Heb. thou hast loved my soul from the pit
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.
Behold, it was for my peace that 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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- for peace I had great bitterness
- or, on my peace came greatbitterness.
- Job 3:25, 26; Job 29:18; Psalm 30:6, 7
- in love to my soul delivered it from the pit
- Heb. loved mysoul from the pit.
- Psalm 30:3; Psalm 40:2; Psalm 86:13; Psalm 88:4–6; Jonah 2:6
- thou hast cast
- Isaiah 43:25; Psalm 10:2; Psalm 85:2; Jeremiah 31:34; Micah 7:18, 19