1 At that time, Merodach-Baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard that he had been sick and had regained strength. VP
2 And Hezekiah was glad over them, and he showed them the house of his treasure, the silver and the gold, and the spices, and the precious oil, and all the house of his armory, and all that was found in his storehouses. There was not [a] thing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them. VP
3 And Isaiah the prophet came to king Hezekiah and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?” And Hezekiah said, “From a land” far off—they have come to me from Babylon.” VP
4 And he said “What have they seen in your house?” And Hezekiah said, “All that [is] in my house they have seen; there is not a thing that I have not shown them among my treasures.” VP
5 And Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of YHWH of hosts: VP
6 Behold, the days are coming when it will be carried off—all that [is] in your house and that your fathers have stored up until this day—to Babylon; not a thing will be left, says YHWH. VP
7 And from the sons who will come forth from you, whom you will beget, they will take away; and they will be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” VP
8 And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Good [is] the word of YHWH that you have spoken.” And he said, “For there will be peace and security in my days.” VP