| Chapter
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. |
