Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” They did so and applied it to the boil, and he recovered. New Living Translation Then Isaiah said, “Make an ointment from figs.” So Hezekiah’s servants spread the ointment over the boil, and Hezekiah recovered! English Standard Version And Isaiah said, “Bring a cake of figs. And let them take and lay it on the boil, that he may recover.” Berean Standard Bible Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” So they brought it and applied it to the boil, and Hezekiah recovered. King James Bible And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. New King James Version Then Isaiah said, “Take a lump of figs.” So they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. New American Standard Bible Then Isaiah said, “Take a cake of figs.” And they took it and placed it on the inflamed spot, and he recovered. NASB 1995 Then Isaiah said, “Take a cake of figs.” And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. NASB 1977 Then Isaiah said, “Take a cake of figs.” And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. Legacy Standard Bible Then Isaiah said, “Take a cake of figs.” And they took and laid it on the boil, and he was restored to life. Amplified Bible Then Isaiah said, “Bring a cake of figs. And they brought it and placed it on the [painful] inflammation, and he recovered.” Christian Standard Bible Then Isaiah said, “Bring a lump of pressed figs.” So they brought it and applied it to his infected skin, and he recovered. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Isaiah said, “Bring a lump of pressed figs.” So they brought it and applied it to his infected skin, and he recovered. American Standard Version And Isaiah said, Take a cake of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. Contemporary English Version Then Isaiah said to the king's servants, "Bring some mashed figs and place them on the king's open sore. He will then get well." English Revised Version And Isaiah said, Take a cake of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then Isaiah said, "Get a fig cake, and put it on the boil so that the king will get well." Good News Translation Then Isaiah told the king's attendants to put on his boil a paste made of figs, and he would get well. International Standard Version Isaiah said, "Take a fig cake." So some attendants took it, laid it on Hezekiah's boil, and he recovered. Majority Standard Bible Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” So they brought it and applied it to the boil, and Hezekiah recovered. NET Bible Isaiah ordered, "Get a fig cake." So they did as he ordered and placed it on the ulcerated sore, and he recovered. New Heart English Bible Isaiah said, "Take a cake of figs." They took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. Webster's Bible Translation And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. World English Bible Isaiah said, “Take a cake of figs.” They took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Isaiah says, “Take a cake of figs”; and they take and lay [it] on the boil, and he revives. Young's Literal Translation And Isaiah saith, 'Take ye a cake of figs;' and they take and lay it on the boil, and he reviveth. Smith's Literal Translation And Isaiah will say, Take a round mass of figs. And they will take and put upon the burning sore, and he will live. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Isaias said: Bring me a lump of figs. And when they had brought it, and laid it upon his boil. he was healed. Catholic Public Domain Version And Isaiah said, “Bring me a mass of figs.” And when they had brought it, and they had placed it on his sore, he was healed. New American Bible Then Isaiah said, “Bring a poultice of figs and apply it to the boil for his recovery.” New Revised Standard Version Then Isaiah said, “Bring a lump of figs. Let them take it and apply it to the boil, so that he may recover.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Isaiah said. Let them take a cake of figs and lay it on the boil and he shall recover. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Isaiah said: “They shall take a mass of figs and they shall put it on the absess and it is healed.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Isaiah said: 'Take a cake of figs.' And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he said, Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it upon the ulcer, and he shall be well. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Hezekiah's Illness and Recovery…6I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.’ ” 7Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” So they brought it and applied it to the boil, and Hezekiah recovered. 8Now Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?”… Cross References Isaiah 38:21 Now Isaiah had said, “Prepare a lump of pressed figs and apply it to the boil, and he will recover.” 2 Kings 4:41 Then Elisha said, “Get some flour.” He threw it into the pot and said, “Pour it out for the people to eat.” And there was nothing harmful in the pot. 2 Kings 5:10-14 Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.” / But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy. / Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage. ... 2 Kings 2:21 and Elisha went out to the spring, cast the salt into it, and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘I have healed this water. No longer will it cause death or unfruitfulness.’” 2 Kings 4:34-35 Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm. / Elisha turned away and paced back and forth across the room. Then he got on the bed and stretched himself out over the boy again, and the boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes. Exodus 15:25 And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them, Numbers 21:8-9 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.” / So Moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. If anyone who was bitten looked at the bronze snake, he would live. John 9:6-7 When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes. / Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing. Mark 8:23-25 So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked. / The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.” / Once again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and when he opened them his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly. Matthew 9:29-30 Then He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.” / And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!” Luke 17:14 When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed. James 5:14-15 Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. / And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Acts 9:17-18 So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” / At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized, Acts 28:8-9 The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man. / After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well. Matthew 8:3 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Treasury of Scripture And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. Take a lump. 2 Kings 2:20-22 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him… 2 Kings 4:41 But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot. Isaiah 38:21 For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover. the boil. Job 2:7 So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. Jump to Previous Applied Better Boil Cake Figs Isaiah Laid Poultice Prepare Recover Recovered Reviveth WoundJump to Next Applied Better Boil Cake Figs Isaiah Laid Poultice Prepare Recover Recovered Reviveth Wound2 Kings 20 1. Hezekiah, having received a message of death, by prayer has his life lengthened.8. The sun goes ten degrees backward for a sign of that promise. 12. Berodach-baladan sending to visit Hezekiah has notice of his treasures. 14. Isaiah understanding thereof, foretells the Babylonian captivity. 20. Manasseh succeeds Hezekiah. Then Isaiah said The prophet Isaiah, a central figure in the Old Testament, is known for his role as a messenger of God. His name in Hebrew, "Yeshayahu," means "Yahweh is salvation," which underscores his mission to convey God's will and promises. Isaiah's involvement in this narrative highlights the divine intervention and guidance provided to King Hezekiah. Historically, prophets were seen as intermediaries between God and His people, and Isaiah's instructions here are a testament to his authority and the trust placed in him by both God and the king. Prepare a lump of pressed figs So they brought it and applied it to the boil and he recovered Take a lump of figs.--Figs pressed into a cake (1Samuel 25:18). "Many commentators suppose the figs to be mentioned as a remedy current at the time. But surely so simple and unscientific a medicine would have been thought of, without applying to the prophet by those about Hezekiah. The plaster of figs is rather a sign or symbol of the cure, like the water of the Jordan in the narrative of Naaman (2Kings 5:10)" (Cheyne). That in antiquity figs were a usual remedy for boils of various kinds appears from the testimony of Dioscorides and Pliny. Laid it on the boil.--It is not to be supposed that Hezekiah was suffering from the plague and, in fact, the very plague which destroyed the army of Sennacherib. (See Note on 2Kings 20:1). The word "boil" (sh?hin) denotes leprous and other similar ulcers (Exodus 9:9; Job 2:7), but not plague, which moreover, would not have attacked Hezekiah alone, and would have produced not one swelling, but many. . . . Verse 7. - And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. Figs were the usual remedy for boils. Dioscorides says of the fig, διαφορεῖ σκληρίας; Pliny, "Ulcera aperit;" while Jerome, in his-commentary on Isaiah, has the following: "Juxta artem medicorum omnis sanies siccioribus ficis atque contusis in cutis superficiem provocatur." The remedy is said to be still in use among Easterns. It can scarcely be supposed to have cured a malignant bell by its intrinsic force; but under the Divine blessing it was made effectual, and the cure followed. And they took and laid it on the boil. The royal attendants obtained a lump of figs, and applied it to the inflamed boil or carbuncle, as Isaiah had suggested. It is impossible to say what exactly was the nature of the "boil," since diseases change their characters, and every age has its own special disorders; but modern medical science knows of more than one kind of pustular swelling, which, as soon as it is detected, is regarded as fatal. And he recovered. Not suddenly, but by degrees; after the manner of natural remedies. It was three days before he was well enough to quit the palace, and offer thanks in the temple for his miraculous cure (see ver. 5).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ (yə·ša‘·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3470: Isaiah -- 'salvation of Yah', four Israelites said, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Prepare קְח֖וּ (qə·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 3947: To take a poultice דְּבֶ֣לֶת (də·ḇe·leṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1690: A lump (of pressed figs), a pressed (fig) cake of figs.” תְּאֵנִ֑ים (tə·’ê·nîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8384: Of foreign derivation, the fig So they brought it וַיִּקְח֛וּ (way·yiq·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3947: To take and applied וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ (way·yā·śî·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set it to עַֽל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the boil, הַשְּׁחִ֖ין (haš·šə·ḥîn) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7822: Inflammation, an ulcer and he recovered. וַיֶּֽחִי׃ (way·ye·ḥî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2421: To live, to revive Links 2 Kings 20:7 NIV2 Kings 20:7 NLT 2 Kings 20:7 ESV 2 Kings 20:7 NASB 2 Kings 20:7 KJV 2 Kings 20:7 BibleApps.com 2 Kings 20:7 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 20:7 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 20:7 French Bible 2 Kings 20:7 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Kings 20:7 Isaiah said Take a cake of figs (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) |
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