⁸ “The word of the Lord you have spoken is good,^(A)” Hezekiah replied. For he thought, “There will be peace and security in my lifetime.^(B)”

²⁶ Then Hezekiah repented^(A) of the pride of his heart, as did the people of Jerusalem; therefore the Lord’s wrath did not come on them during the days of Hezekiah.^(B)

²⁸ Now I will gather you to your ancestors,^(A) and you will be buried in peace. Your eyes will not see all the disaster I am going to bring on this place and on those who live here.’”^(B)

So they took her answer back to the king.

⁶ Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.^(A)

¹⁹ This is what the Lord Almighty says: “The fasts of the fourth,^(A) fifth,^(B) seventh^(C) and tenth^(D) months will become joyful^(E) and glad occasions and happy festivals for Judah. Therefore love truth^(F) and peace.”

¹⁶ These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth^(A) to each other, and render true and sound judgment^(B) in your courts;^(C)