en_tn/isa/38/15.md

# What can I say?

Hezekiah uses a question to emphasize he has nothing left to say. This can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "I have nothing left to say." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])

# I will walk slowly

This is an idiom. Here "walking" refers to living. Alternate translation: "I will like humbly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])

# all my years

This refers to the rest of his life. The meaning of this can be made clear. Alternate translation: "the rest of my life" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])

# because of the bitterness of my soul

The word "soul" is a metonym for the whole person. The phrase "bitterness of my soul" is an idiom for being very sad. Alternate translation: "because I am very sad" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/idiom]])