Isaiah 38:21

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay [it] for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.

Complete Jewish Bible:

Then Yesha'yahu said, "Have them take a fig-plaster and apply it to the inflammation, and he will recover."

Berean Standard Bible:

Now Isaiah had said, “Prepare a lump of pressed figs and apply it to the boil, and he will recover.”

American Standard Version:

Now Isaiah had said, Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a plaster upon the boil, and he shall recover.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

For Isaiah{H3470} had said{H559}, Let them take{H5375} a lump{H1690} of figs{H8384}, and lay it for a plaister{H4799} upon the boil{H7822}, and he shall recover{H2421}.

Cross-References (KJV):

2 Kings 20:7

  • And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid [it] on the boil, and he recovered.

2 Kings 20:8

  • And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What [shall be] the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?

John 9:6

  • When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

Mark 7:33

  • And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;

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Commentary for Isaiah 38:21

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H3470
    There are 39 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יְשַׁעְיָה
    Transliteration: Yᵉshaʻyâh
    Pronunciation: yesh-ah-yaw'
    Description: or יְשַׁעְיָהוּ; from יָשַׁע and יָהּ; Jah has saved; Jeshajah, the name of seven Israelites; Isaiah, Jesaiah, Jeshaiah.
  2. Strong's Number: H559
    There are 4434 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָמַר
    Transliteration: ʼâmar
    Pronunciation: aw-mar'
    Description: a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
  3. Strong's Number: H5375
    There are 611 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָשָׂא
    Transliteration: nâsâʼ
    Pronunciation: naw-saw'
    Description: or נָסָה; (Psalm 4:6 (אֲבַד)), a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative; accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ([phrase] man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, [idiom] needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, [phrase] swear, take (away, up), [idiom] utterly, wear, yield.
  4. Strong's Number: H1690
    There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: דְּבֵלָה
    Transliteration: dᵉbêlâh
    Pronunciation: deb-ay-law'
    Description: from an unused root (akin to זָבַל) probably meaning to press together; a cake of pressed figs; cake (lump) of figs.
  5. Strong's Number: H8384
    There are 35 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: תְּאֵן
    Transliteration: tᵉʼên
    Pronunciation: teh-ane'
    Description: or (in the singular, feminine) תְּאֵנָה; perhaps of foreign derivation; the fig (tree or fruit); fig (tree).
  6. Strong's Number: H4799
    There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מָרַח
    Transliteration: mârach
    Pronunciation: maw-rakh'
    Description: a primitive root; properly, to soften by rubbing or pressure; hence (medicinally) to apply as an emollient; lay for a plaister.
  7. Strong's Number: H7822
    There are 12 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שְׁחִין
    Transliteration: shᵉchîyn
    Pronunciation: shekh-een'
    Description: from an unused root probably meaning to burn; inflammation, i.e. an ulcer; boil, botch.
  8. Strong's Number: H2421
    There are 235 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חָיָה
    Transliteration: châyâh
    Pronunciation: khaw-yaw'
    Description: a primitive root (compare חָוָה, חָיָה); to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive; keep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.