2 Kings 20:11 (GNV)

Passage

And Isaiah the Prophet called vnto the Lord, and he brought againe the shadowe ten degrees backe by the degrees whereby it had gone downe in the diall of Ahaz.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 20:9 And Isaiah answered, This signe shalt thou haue of the Lord, that the Lord will doe that he hath spoken, Wilt thou that the shadowe goe forwarde ten degrees, or go backe ten degrees?

2 Kings 20:10 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadowe to passe forward ten degrees: not so then, but let ye shadow go backe ten degrees.

2 Kings 20:11 And Isaiah the Prophet called vnto the Lord, and he brought againe the shadowe ten degrees backe by the degrees whereby it had gone downe in the diall of Ahaz.

2 Kings 20:12 The same season Berodach Baladan the sonne of Baladan King of Babel, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard howe that Hezekiah was sicke.

2 Kings 20:13 And Hezekiah heard them, and shewed them all his treasure house, to wit, the siluer, and the golde, and the spices, and the precious oyntment, and all the house of his armour, and al that was founde in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, and in all his realme, that Hezekiah shewed them not.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "isaiah", "prophet", "vnto", "lord", "brought", "againe", and "shadowe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "isaiah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And Hezekiah answered It is a light..." into verse 12's "The same season Berodach Baladan the sonne...", so "called" and "isaiah" belong inside that flow. In 2 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "isaiah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.