| 1 At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon,
sent letters and a present to Hezekiah; for he heard that he had been sick,
and was recovered. 2 And Hezekiah was glad of them, and showed them the
house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and
the precious oil, and all the house of his armor, and all that was found in
his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that
Hezekiah showed them not. 3 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king
Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they
unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even
from Babylon. 4 Then said he, What have they seen in thy house? And
Hezekiah answered, All that is in my house have they seen: there is nothing
among my treasures that I have not showed them. 5 Then said Isaiah to
Hezekiah, Hear the word of Jehovah of hosts: 6 Behold, the days are
coming, when all that is in thy house, and that which thy fathers have laid
up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be
left, saith Jehovah. 7 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, whom
thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the
palace of the king of Babylon. 8 Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is
the word of Jehovah which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall
be peace and truth in my days.
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