Isaiah 39
1 At that time, Merodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, because he had heard that Hezekiah had been ill and had recovered.
2 Hezekiah was pleased with them and showed them his treasury: the silver, the gold, the spices, the fine oil, the entire storehouse of his belongings, and everything found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house or anywhere in his realm that Hezekiah did not show them.
3 Then the prophet Isaiah came to King Hezekiah and said to him, “What did these men say, and where did they come from to you?” Hezekiah answered, “They came to me from a distant land, from Babylon.”
4 Isaiah said, “What did they see in your house?” Hezekiah answered, “They saw everything in my house. There was nothing in my treasuries that I did not show them.”
5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of Hosts:
6 ‘Look, days are coming when everything in your house, and what your fathers have stored up to this day, will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD.
7 And some of your sons who will come from you, whom you will father, will be taken away and will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”
8 Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” He added, “Yes, there will be peace and security in my days.”
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