Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd’s tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
My life has passed away and been taken from me like a shepherd's tent that is packed up and moved. I have cut short my own life like a weaver cuts thread from a loom. God will cut me off through this wasting illness, from morning until evening, you are bringing my life to an end.
King Hezekiah is expressing his deep fear that his life is being cut short by serious illness, feeling like God is ending his days prematurely.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of King Hezekiah's prayer in the book of Isaiah, where he laments his impending death during a severe illness that threatened his life. As the king of Judah, Hezekiah had recently faced Assyrian invasions and had reformed religious practices, but this personal crisis highlighted his vulnerability and dependence on God. In response to his prayer, God miraculously extended his life through the prophet Isaiah.
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