Isa 39
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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.
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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.
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Then came Isaiah the prophet to king Hezekiah, and said to him, What said these men?
and from whence came they to you? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country
to me, even from Babylon.
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Then said he, What have they seen in your 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.
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Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of YHWH of hosts:
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Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers
have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be
left, says YHWH.
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And of your sons that shall issue from you, whom you shall engender, shall they take
away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
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Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of YHWH which you have spoken. He said
moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.