Isa 38:16 | NET2full | STEP | O Lord , your decrees can give men life ; may years of life be restored to me . Restore my health and preserve my life .’

‏ Isaiah 38:16

16 O Lord, your decrees can give men life;
may years of life be restored to me. ^{▼▼tn The translation offered here is purely speculative. The text as it stands is difficult and obscure. It reads literally, “O Lord, on account of them [the suffix is masculine plural], they live, and to all in them [the suffix is feminine plural], life of my spirit.”}
Restore my health ^{▼▼tn The prefixed verbal form could be taken as indicative, “you restore my health,” but the following imperatival form suggests it be understood as an imperfect of request.} and preserve my life.’