Isaiah 39

Berean Standard Bible

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Merodach-baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to King Hezekiah of Judah after hearing of his illness and recovery. Hezekiah gladly welcomed the Babylonian envoys and showed them all his treasures, including silver, gold, spices, precious oil, and his entire armory. Following this visit, the prophet Isaiah questioned Hezekiah about the men and what they had seen, and Hezekiah confirmed that they had seen everything in his palace. Isaiah then delivered a message from the LORD, prophesying that all the stored treasures and some of Hezekiah's own descendants would eventually be carried off to Babylon. Hezekiah accepted this word as good, noting that there would at least be peace and security during his own lifetime.

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¹At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard about Hezekiah’s illness and recovery. ²And Hezekiah welcomed the envoys gladly and showed them what was in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his entire armory—all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them. ³Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came to me from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.” ⁴“What have they seen in your palace?” Isaiah asked. “They have seen everything in my palace,” answered Hezekiah. “There is nothing among my treasures that I did not show them.” ⁵Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of Hosts: ⁶The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. ⁷And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” ⁸But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “At least there will be peace and security in my lifetime.”