18For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.


In Context

15 What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done [it:] I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.

16 O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.

17 Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

18 For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

19 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

20 The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.

Isaiah 38:18 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

38:18For the grave cannot praise you, death cannot sing your praise; those who go down to the pit cannot hope for your faithfulness.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

38:18For hell shall not confess to thee, neither shall death praise thee: nor shall they that go down into the pit, look for thy truth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

38:18For Sheol cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: They that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

38:18For not Sheol shall praise thee, nor death celebrate thee; they that go down into the pit do not hope for thy truth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

38:18For the grave cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

38:18For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

38:18For Sheol can't praise you. Death can't celebrate you. Those who go down into the pit can't hope for your truth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

38:18For Sheol doth not confess Thee, Death doth not praise Thee, Those going down to the pit hope not for Thy truth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

38:18For the grave cannot praise you, death can not celebrate you: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for your truth.