Isaiah 39

¹At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan , king of Babylon , sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah , for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered .

²And Hezekiah welcomed them gladly . And he showed them his treasure house , the silver , the gold , the spices , the precious oil , his whole armory , all that was found in his storehouses . There was nothing in his house or in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them.

³Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah , and said to him, What did these men say ? And from where did they come to you? Hezekiah said , They have come to me from a far country , from Babylon .

⁴He said , What have they seen in your house ? Hezekiah answered , They have seen all that is in my house . There is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them.

⁵Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah , Hear the word of the Lord of hosts :

⁶Behold , the days are coming , when all that is in your house , and that which your fathers have stored up till this day , shall be carried to Babylon . Nothing shall be left , says the Lord.

⁷And some of your own sons , who will come from you, whom you will father , shall be taken away , and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon .

⁸Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah , The word of the Lord that you have spoken is good . For he thought , There will be peace and security in my days .