Isa 39 | ABEn | STEP | In that time [ 9 sent 1 Merodach 2 Baladan 3 the 4 son 5 of Baladan 6 the 7 king 8 of Babylonia] letters, and ambassadors, and gifts to Hezekiah; for he heard that he was infirm unto death, and was raised up.

‏ Isaiah 39

CHAPTER 39 Hezekiah Reveals the Treasures

1 In that time [⁹sent ¹Merodach ²Baladan ³the ⁴son ⁵of Baladan ⁶the ⁷king ⁸of Babylonia] letters, and ambassadors, and gifts to Hezekiah; for he heard that he was infirm unto death, and was raised up. 2 And [²rejoiced ³over ⁴them ¹Hezekiah ⁶joy ⁵with a great]. And he showed to them the house of the spices, and of the silver, and of the gold, and of the balsam, and of the incenses, and of the perfumed liquid, and all the houses of the items of the treasury, and all as much as was in his treasuries. And there was not one thing which [²did not ³show ⁴to them ¹Hezekiah] in his house. 3 And [⁴came ¹Isaiah ²the ³prophet] to king Hezekiah, and he said to him, What did [²say ¹these men]? And from what place have they come to you? And Hezekiah said, From a land at a distance -- they have come to me from Babylon. 4 And Isaiah said, What did they see in your house? And Hezekiah said, All the things in my house they beheld; and there is not anything in my house which they did not behold; but even the things in my treasuries. 5 And Isaiah said to him, Hear the word of the lord of Hosts! 6 Behold, days come, and they shall take all the things in your house; even as much as [²brought together ¹your fathers] until this day -- [²unto ³Babylon ¹it shall come], and not one thing in any way shall be left behind. [³said ¹and ²God], 7 that, Also of your children whom you engendered they shall take; and they shall be made castrati in the house of the king of the Babylonians. 8 And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, [⁴is good ¹the ²word ³of the lord] which you spoke; let there be indeed peace and righteousness in my days!