Isaiah 38:16

38:16 O sovereign master, your decrees can give men life;

may years of life be restored to me. ¹ 

Restore my health ²  and preserve my life.’

Isaiah 65:2

65:2 I spread out my hands all day long

to my rebellious people,

who lived in a way that is morally unacceptable,

and who did what they desired. ³ 

[38:16]  ¹ tn The translation offered here is purely speculative. The text as it stands is meaningless and probably corrupt. 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.”

[38:16]  ² 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.

[65:2]  ³ tn Heb “who walked [in] the way that is not good, after their thoughts.”