Isaiah 39

Hezekiah Shows His Treasures

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

5Isaiah then said to Hezekiah, “Hear the 8word of the Lord of armies, 6‘Behold, the days are coming when 9everything that is in your house, and what your fathers have stored up to this day, will be carried to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the Lord. 7‘And some of your sons who will come from you, whom you will father, 10will be taken away, and 11they will become eunuchs 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.”