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Isaiah 39 (GN)

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¹ About that same time the king of Babylonia, Merodach Baladan, son of Baladan, heard that King Hezekiah had been sick, so he sent him a letter and a present. ² Hezekiah welcomed the messengers and showed them his wealth---his silver and gold, his spices and perfumes, and all his military equipment. There was nothing in his storerooms or anywhere in his kingdom that he did not show them. ³ Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, "Where did these messengers come from and what did they say to you?" Hezekiah answered, "They came from a very distant country, from Babylonia." ⁴ "What did they see in the palace?" "They saw everything. There is nothing in the storerooms that I didn't show them." ⁵ Isaiah then told the king, "The LORD Almighty says that ⁶ a time is coming when everything in your palace, everything that your ancestors have stored up to this day, will be carried off to Babylonia. Nothing will be left. ⁷ Some of your own direct descendants will be taken away and made eunuchs to serve in the palace of the king of Babylonia." ⁸ King Hezekiah understood this to mean that there would be peace and security during his lifetime, so he replied, "The message you have given me from the LORD is good."