חָלָה

In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.

At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.

And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick.

In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign.

And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,

Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.

And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.

I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?

Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.

All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?

In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.

And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.

In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.