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.
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Louis Segond 1910
En ce temps-là, Ezéchias fut malade à la mort. Le prophète Esaïe, fils d'Amots, vint auprès de lui, et lui dit: Ainsi parle l'Eternel: Donne tes ordres à ta maison, car tu vas mourir, et tu ne vivras plus.
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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.
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
cause. Thus He foretold to Ezechias: "Take order with thy house, for thou shalt die, and not live" ( Is. 38:1 ). Yet this did not take place, since from eternity it was otherwise disposed in the divine knowledge and will, which is unchangeable. Hence Gregory says (Moral. xvi, 5):…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
re the matter of prophecy can be false. Objection 2: Further, Isaias prophesied to Ezechias saying ( Is. 38:1 ): "Take order with thy house, for thou shalt surely die, and shalt not live," and yet fifteen years were added to his life ( 4 Kings 20:6 ). Again the Lord said ( Jer. 1…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
an acts, are so disposed as to lead to such a result. In this way we are to understand the saying of Is. 38:1 : "Thou shalt die, and not live"; in other words, "The disposition of thy body has a tendency to death": and the saying of Jonah 3:4, "Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall b…
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