Isaiah 38:18

“For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.”

"For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth." - Isaiah 38:18
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What does Isaiah 38:18 mean?

The verse Isaiah 38:18 from the King James Version of the Bible reads: "For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth." This verse is found within the book of Isaiah, which is a prophetic book in the Old…

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The Song of the Living: Embracing Life’s Purpose

In the intricate tapestry of human existence, the profound words of Isaiah 38:18 resonate deeply: "For the grave cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth." This scripture lifts the veil on a fundamental truth of…

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A Prayer for Life in Abundance: Seeking the Strength to Praise God

Heavenly Father, In this moment, as I approach Your majestic throne, I am reminded of the profound truth found in Isaiah 38:18, which declares, "For the grave cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth." Lord, I come…

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Isaiah 38:18 - "For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth."
Isaiah 38:4 - "¶ Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying,"
Isaiah 38:17
1kings 18:38
"¶ Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying," - Isaiah 38:4
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."
Isaiah 38:2 - "Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,"
Psalms 38:18 - "For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin."
Job 38:18 - "Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all."
Isaiah 38:6 - "And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city."
Elijah in the scene 1 Kings 18:36–38
Luke 18:38 - "And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me."
Isaiah 38:9 - "¶ The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:"
Isaiah 38:22 - "Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?"
Isaiah 38:7 - "And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;"
Psalms 18:38 - "I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet."
Isaiah 38:1 - "In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live."
1 Kings 18:38 - "Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench."
Isaiah 38:19 - "The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth."
Isaiah 29:18
Isaiah 38:11 - "I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world."
Isaiah 38:20 - "The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD."
Isaiah 38:10 - "I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years."
Isaiah 38:16 - "O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live."
Isaiah 43:18-19
Isaiah 43:18-19
"For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover." - Isaiah 38:21
"Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD," - Isaiah 38:2
"For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin." - Psalms 38:18