Isaiah 38:15 What shall I say? he has both spoken to me, and himself has done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul. The Revised Version has it: "I shall go softly all my years, because of the bitterness of my soul." The marginal reading of the Revised Version is: "I shall go in solemn procession all my years because of the bitterness of my soul." That "because of" means — since I hold in memory the bitterness of my soul. So that we may state the significance of our Scripture thus: I will walk henceforth in solemn, subdued, reverent way, remembering always and thankfully the bitterness out of which my soul has been delivered. (W. Hoyt, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul. |
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