Isaiah 38:18
King James Version (KJV)
For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
In context
16 O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.
17 Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
18 For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
19 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.
20 The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.
Isaiah 38:18 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
- WEB World English Bible
- For Sheol can’t praise you. Death can’t celebrate you. Those who go down into the pit can’t hope for your truth.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For Sheol cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: They that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- For Sheol doth not confess Thee, Death doth not praise Thee, Those going down to the pit hope not for Thy truth.
- DBY Darby Translation
- For not Sheol shall praise thee, nor death celebrate thee; they that go down into the pit do not hope for thy truth.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.