Isa 38:6 | TNotes | STEP | 38:6 I will rescue you ... I will defend this city: This promise refers to the rescue of Jerusalem (chs 36–37 ); it also provides a greater context for understanding Hezekiah’s sickness and healing. Just as Hezekiah received another fifteen years, Jerusalem also received a temporary reprieve (see ch 39 ).

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‏ Isaiah 38:6

38:6 ^a I will rescue you ... I will defend this city: This promise refers to the rescue of Jerusalem (chs 36–37 ^b); it also provides a greater context for understanding Hezekiah’s sickness and healing. Just as Hezekiah received another fifteen years, Jerusalem also received a temporary reprieve (see ch 39 ^c).