2 Kings 20:8 (YLT)

Passage

And Hezekiah saith unto Isaiah, `What <FI>is<Fi> the sign that Jehovah doth give healing to me, that I have gone up on the third day to the house of Jehovah?'

Nearby Context

2 Kings 20:6 and I have added to thy days fifteen years, and out of the hand of the king of Asshur I deliver thee and this city, and have covered over this city for Mine own sake, and for the sake of David My servant.'

2 Kings 20:7 And Isaiah saith, `Take ye a cake of figs;' and they take and lay <FI>it<Fi> on the boil, and he reviveth.

2 Kings 20:8 And Hezekiah saith unto Isaiah, `What <FI>is<Fi> the sign that Jehovah doth give healing to me, that I have gone up on the third day to the house of Jehovah?'

2 Kings 20:9 And Isaiah saith, `This <FI>is<Fi> to thee the sign from Jehovah, that Jehovah doth the thing that He hath spoken--The shadow hath gone on ten degrees, or it doth turn back ten degrees?'

2 Kings 20:10 And Hezekiah saith, `It hath been light for the shadow to incline ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow turn backward ten degrees.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hezekiah", "saith", "isaiah", "sign", "jehovah", "doth", "give", and "healing". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hezekiah" and "saith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And Isaiah saith Take ye a cake..." into verse 9's "And Isaiah saith This FI is Fi...", so "hezekiah" and "saith" 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 "hezekiah" and "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.