Isaiah 39

Living Bible

39 Soon afterwards, the king of Babylon (Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan) sent Hezekiah a present and his best wishes,^[a] for he had heard that Hezekiah had been very sick and now was well again. ² Hezekiah appreciated this and took the envoys from Babylon on a tour of the palace, showing them his treasure-house full of silver, gold, spices, and perfumes. He took them into his jewel rooms, too, and opened to them all his treasures—everything.

³ Then Isaiah the prophet came to the king and said, “What did they say? Where are they from?”

“From far away in Babylon,” Hezekiah replied.

⁴ “How much have they seen?” asked Isaiah.

And Hezekiah replied, “I showed them everything I own, all my priceless treasures.”

⁵ Then Isaiah said to him, “Listen to this message from the Lord Almighty:

⁶ “The time is coming when everything you have—all the treasures stored up by your fathers—will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left. ⁷ And some of your own sons will become slaves, yes, eunuchs, in the palace of the king of Babylon.”

⁸ “All right,” Hezekiah replied. “Whatever the Lord says is good. At least there will be peace during my lifetime!”