The Meaning of Isaiah 38:19 Explained

Isaiah 38:19

KJV: The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

YLT: The living, the living, he doth confess Thee.

Darby: The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

ASV: The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: The father to the children shall make known thy truth.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The living,  the living,  he shall praise  thee, as I [do] this day:  the father  to the children  shall make known  thy truth. 

What does Isaiah 38:19 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Rather it is the living who can praise the Lord and tell their children about His faithfulness to His promises to them.

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 38

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
9  His song of thanksgiving

What do the individual words in Isaiah 38:19 mean?

The living the living man he shall praise You as I [do] this day the father to the sons shall make known to Your truth
חַ֥י חַ֛י ה֥וּא יוֹדֶ֖ךָ כָּמ֣וֹנִי הַיּ֑וֹם אָ֣ב לְבָנִ֔ים יוֹדִ֖יעַ אֶל־ אֲמִתֶּֽךָ

חַ֥י  The  living 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: חַי 
Sense: living, alive.
חַ֛י  the  living  man 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: חַי 
Sense: living, alive.
יוֹדֶ֖ךָ  shall  praise  You 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, second person masculine singular
Root: יָדָה 
Sense: to throw, shoot, cast.
כָּמ֣וֹנִי  as  I  [do] 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: כְּמֹו  
Sense: like, as, the like of which conj.
הַיּ֑וֹם  this  day 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
אָ֣ב  the  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
לְבָנִ֔ים  to  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יוֹדִ֖יעַ  shall  make  known 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
אֲמִתֶּֽךָ  Your  truth 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֱמֶת  
Sense: firmness, faithfulness, truth.