Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 39
(2 Kings 20:12–19)
1At thatהַהִ֡ואha.Hiv'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Merodach-baladanמְרֹדַ֣ךְme.ro.DakhH4757sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Baladanבַּלְאֲדָ֧ןbal.'a.DanH1081kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894sentשָׁלַ֡חsha.LachH7971בַּ֠לְאֲדָןBal.'a.donH4757lettersסְפָרִ֥יםse.fa.RimH5612and a giftוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503toאֶל־'el-H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,for he had heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֕עvai.yish.Ma'H8085aboutכִּ֥יkiH3588Hezekiah’sillnessחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470and recoveryוַֽיֶּחֱזָֽק׃Vai.ye.che.ZakH2388.
2And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּ֒chiz.ki.ya.HuH2396welcomedוַיִּשְׂמַ֣חvai.yis.MachH8055the envoysgladlyעֲלֵיהֶם֮'a.lei.HemH5921and showed themוַיַּרְאֵ֣םvai.yar.'EmH7200אֶת־'et-H853what was in his treasureנְכֹת֡וֹne.kho.toH5238אֶת־'et-H853houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004—the silverהַכֶּסֶף֩ha.ke.SefH3701וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the goldהַזָּהָ֨בha.za.HavH2091וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the spicesהַבְּשָׂמִ֜יםha.be.sa.MimH1314וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853,and the preciousהַטּ֗וֹבha.TovH2896וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853oilהַשֶּׁ֣מֶןha.She.menH8081,as well as his entireכָּל־kol-H3605armoryבֵּ֣ית כֵּלָ֔יוbeit ke.LavH1004H3627וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853—allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was foundנִמְצָ֖אnim.Tza'H4672in his storehousesבְּאֹֽצְרֹתָ֑יוbe.'o.tze.ro.TavH214.There wasהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961nothingלֹֽא־ דָבָ֗רlo'- da.VarH3808H1697in his palaceבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004or in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605his dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475thatאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808show themהֶרְאָ֧םher.'AmH7200.
3Then the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470wentוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396and askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whereוּמֵאַ֙יִן֙u.me.'A.yinH370did thoseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428mencome fromיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935,and whatמָ֥הmahH4100did they sayאָמְר֣וּ׀ הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.me.Ru ha.'a.na.ShimH559H582to youאֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413?” “They cameבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935to meאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413fromאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413a distantרְחוֹקָ֛הre.cho.KahH7350landמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776,”Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396repliedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “from Babylonמִבָּבֶֽל׃mi.ba.VelH894.”
4“Whatמָ֥הmahH4100have they seenרָא֖וּra.'UH7200in your palaceבְּבֵיתֶ֑ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004?”Isaiah askedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “They have seenרָא֔וּra.'UH7200everythingכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834in my palaceבְּבֵיתִי֙be.vei.TiH1004,”answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396אֵ֣ת'etH853. “There is nothingלֹֽא־ הָיָ֥ה דָבָ֛רlo'- ha.Yah da.VarH3808H1961H1697among my treasuresבְּאוֹצְרֹתָֽי׃be.'otz.ro.TaiH214thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808show themהִרְאִיתִ֖יםhir.'i.TimH7200.”
6The timeיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117will surelyהִנֵּה֮hi.NehH2009comeבָּאִים֒ba.'ImH935when everythingכָּל־kol-H3605in your palaceבְּבֵיתֶ֗ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834and all thatוַאֲשֶׁ֨רva.'a.SherH834your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have stored upאָצְר֧וּ'a.tze.RuH686untilעַד־'ad-H5704thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117will be carried offוְנִשָּׂ֣א׀ve.ni.Sa'H5375to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894.Nothingלֹֽא־ דָּבָ֖רlo'- da.VarH3808H1697will be leftיִוָּתֵ֥רyi.va.TerH3498,saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
7And some of your descendantsוּמִבָּנֶ֜יךָu.mi.ba.Nei.khaH1121אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834יֵצְא֧וּye.tze.'UH3318,yourמִמְּךָ֛mi.me.KhaH4480אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834own flesh and bloodתּוֹלִ֖ידto.LidH3205,will be taken awayיִקָּ֑חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947to beוְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.YuH1961eunuchsסָרִיסִ֔יםsa.ri.SimH5631in the palaceבְּהֵיכַ֖לbe.hei.KhalH1964of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.”
8But Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470, “The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have spokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696is goodט֥וֹבTovH2896.”For he thoughtוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “At leastכִּ֥יkiH3588there will beיִהְיֶ֛הyih.YehH1961peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965and securityוֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571in my lifetimeבְּיָמָֽי׃ פbe.ya.MaiH3117.”
Commentaries on Isaiah 39
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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