1. In those days HEZEKIAH was sick and dying. Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, "The LORD says, 'Set your house in order; for you will die, and not live.'"

2. Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to The LORD, saying,

3. "Remember now, The LORD, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight." And HEZEKIAH wept bitterly.

4. Before Isaiah had gone out into the middle part of the city, The LORD's word came to him, saying,

5. "Turn back, and tell HEZEKIAH the prince of my people, 'The LORD, the God of David your father, says, "I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day, you will go up to The LORD's house.

6. I will add to your days fifteen years. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake."'"

7. Isaiah said, "Take a cake of figs."They took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.

8. HEZEKIAH said to Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I will go up to The LORD's house the third day?"

9. Isaiah said, "This will be the sign to you from The LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he has spoken: should the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?"

10. HEZEKIAH answered, "It is a light thing for the shadow to go forward ten steps. No, but let the shadow return backward ten steps."

11. Isaiah the prophet cried to The LORD; and he brought the shadow ten steps backward, by which it had gone down on the sundial of Ahaz.

In those days HEZEKIAH was terminally ill, and he prayed to The LORD; and he spoke to him, and gave him a sign.

1. In those days was HEZEKIAH sick and near death. Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, "The LORD says, 'Set your house in order, for you will die, and not live.'"

2. Then HEZEKIAH turned his face to the wall and prayed to The LORD,

3. and said, "Remember now, The LORD, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight." HEZEKIAH wept bitterly.

4. Then The LORD's word came to Isaiah, saying,

5. "Go, and tell HEZEKIAH, 'The LORD, the God of David your father, says, "I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.

6. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.

7. This shall be the sign to you from The LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he has spoken.

8. Behold, I will cause the shadow on the sundial, which has gone down on the sundial of Ahaz with the sun, to return backward ten steps. So the sun returned ten steps on the sundial on which it had gone down."'"