Isaiah 39
1 At that
time Merodachbaladan, the
son of
Baladan, king of
Babylon, sent letters and a
present to
Hezekiah: for he had
heard that he had been
sick, and was
recovered.
2 And
Hezekiah was
glad of them, and
shewed them the
house of his precious
things, the
silver, and the
gold, and the
spices, and the
precious ointment, and all the
house of his
armour, and all that was
found in his
treasures: there was
nothing in his
house, nor in all his
dominion, that
Hezekiah shewed them not.
3 Then
came Isaiah the
prophet unto
king Hezekiah, and
said unto him, What
said these
men? and from
whence came they unto thee? And
Hezekiah said, They are
come from a
far country unto me, even from
Babylon. 4 Then
said he, What have they
seen in thine
house? And
Hezekiah answered, All that is in mine
house have they
seen: there is
nothing among my
treasures that I have not
shewed them.
5 Then
said Isaiah to
Hezekiah, Hear the
word of the
LORD of
hosts: 6 Behold, the
days come, that all that is in thine
house, and that which thy
fathers have laid up in
store until this
day, shall be
carried to
Babylon: nothing shall be
left,
saith the
LORD. 7 And of thy
sons that shall
issue from thee, which thou shalt
beget, shall they take
away; and they shall be
eunuchs in the
palace of the
king of
Babylon. 8 Then
said Hezekiah to
Isaiah, Good is the
word of the
LORD which thou hast
spoken. He
said moreover, For there shall be
peace and
truth in my
days.