Isaiah 38:11
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I said: I shall not see the Lord God in the land of the living. I shall behold man no more, nor the inhabitant of rest.

Job 35:14,15 Yea, when thou shalt say: He considereth not: be judged before him, and expect him. . . .

Psalm 6:4,5 Turn to me, O Lord, and deliver my soul: O save me for thy mercy's sake. . . .

Psalm 27:13 I believe to see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.

Psalm 31:22 But I said in the excess of my mind: I am cast away from before thy eyes. Therefore thou hast heard the voice of my prayer, when I cried to thee.

Psalm 116:8,9 For he hath delivered my soul from death: my eyes from tears, my feet from falling. . . .

Exodus 9:5,6 And the Lord appointed a time, saying: To morrow will the Lord do this thing in the land. . . .

Context
Hezekiah's Song of Thanksgiving
10I said: In the midst of my days I shall go to the gates of hell: I sought for the residue of my years. 11I said: I shall not see the Lord God in the land of the living. I shall behold man no more, nor the inhabitant of rest.12My generation is at an end, and it is rolled away from me, as a shepherd's tent. My life is cut off, as by a weaver: whilst I was yet but beginning, he cut me off: from morning even to night thou wilt make an end of me.…
Cross References
Psalm 27:13
I believe to see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.

Psalm 31:22
But I said in the excess of my mind: I am cast away from before thy eyes. Therefore thou hast heard the voice of my prayer, when I cried to thee.

Psalm 116:9
I will please the Lord in the land of the living.

Ezekiel 32:24
There is Elam and all his multitude round about his grave, all of them slain, and fallen by the sword; that went down uncircumcised to the lowest parts of the earth: that caused their terror in the land of the living, and they have borne their shame with them that go down into the pit.

Lexicon
I said that
אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ (’ā·mar·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

I will never
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

see
אֶרְאֶ֣ה (’er·’eh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

the LORD,
יָ֔הּ (yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3050: LORD -- the name of the God of Israel

[even] the LORD,
יָ֖הּ (yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3050: LORD -- the name of the God of Israel

in the land
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

of the living;
הַחַיִּ֑ים (ha·ḥay·yîm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

I will no
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

longer
ע֖וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

look on
אַבִּ֥יט (’ab·bîṭ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5027: To scan, look intently at, to regard

mankind
אָדָ֛ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being

with
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with

those who dwell
י֥וֹשְׁבֵי (yō·wō·šə·ḇê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in this world.
חָֽדֶל׃ (ḥā·ḏel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2309: Rest, the state of the dead


Additional Translations
I said that I will never see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living; I will no longer look on mankind with those who dwell in this world.I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.

I said, I shall not see Jehovah, even Jehovah in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.

I said, I shall no more at all see the salvation of God in the land of the living: I shall no more at all see the salvation of Israel on the earth: I shall no more at all see man.

I said, I shall not see Jah, Jah in the land of the living. With those who dwell where all has ceased to be, I shall behold man no more.

I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.

I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.

I said, "I won't see Yah, Yah in the land of the living. I will see man no more with the inhabitants of the world.

I said, I do not see Jah -- Jah! In the land of the living, I do not behold man any more, With the inhabitants of the world.
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