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Ésaïe 38:2

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2 Alors Ézéchias tourna son visage contre la muraille et pria l'Éternel,

Ésaïe 38:2 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 38:2

Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall
Not figuratively to the wall of his heart, as Jerom; but literally, either to the wall of his bedchamber where he lay sick, that his tears might not be seen, and his prayers interrupted, and that he might deliver them with more privacy, freedom, and fervency; or else to the wall of the temple, as the Targum, towards which good men used to look when they prayed, ( 1 Kings 8:38 ) ( Daniel 6:10 ) , which was a type of Christ, to whom we should have respect in all our petitions, as being the only Mediator between God and man: and prayed unto the Lord; as follows:

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Ésaïe 38:2 In-Context

1 En ce temps-là, Ézéchias fut malade à la mort; et le prophète Ésaïe, fils d'Amots, vint vers lui et lui dit: Ainsi a dit l'Éternel: mets ordre à ta maison, car tu vas mourir, et tu ne vivras plus.
2 Alors Ézéchias tourna son visage contre la muraille et pria l'Éternel,
3 Et il dit: O Éternel, souviens-toi que j'ai marché devant ta face avec fidélité et intégrité de cœur, et que j'ai fait ce qui est agréable à tes yeux! Et Ézéchias répandit beaucoup de larmes.
4 Alors la parole de l'Éternel fut adressée à Ésaïe, en ces mots:
5 Va, et dis à Ézéchias: Ainsi a dit l'Éternel, le Dieu de David, ton père: j'ai entendu ta prière, j'ai vu tes larmes; voici, je vais ajouter quinze années à tes jours.

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