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Isaiah 38:1

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am 3291, bc 718

was Hezekiah: 2 Kings 20:1-11; 2 Chronicles 32:24; John 11:1-5; Acts 9:37; Philippians 2:27-30

And Isaiah: Isaiah 37:21, Isaiah 39:3-4

Set thine house in order: Heb. Give charge concerning thy house, 2 Samuel 17:23; Ecclesiastes 9:10

for thou: Jeremiah 18:7-10; Jonah 3:4, Jonah 3:10

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