Isaiah 39

Hezekiah Shows His Treasures

11At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. 2Hezekiah 2was 3pleased, and showed them all his treasure house, the 4silver and the gold and the spices and the precious oil and his whole armory and all that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them. 3Then Isaiah the 5prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where have they come to you?” And Hezekiah said, “They have come to me from a far 6country, from Babylon.” 4He said, “What have they seen in your house?” So Hezekiah 7answered, “They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasuries that I have not shown them.”

5Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the 8word of the Lord of hosts, 6‘Behold, the days are coming when 9all that is in your house and all that your fathers have laid up in store to this day will be carried to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the Lord. 7‘And some of your sons who will issue from you, whom you will beget, 10will be taken away, and 11they will become officials in the palace of the king of Babylon.’” 812Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good.” For he 13thought, “For there will be peace and truth 14in my days.”