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Isaiah
Chapter 39
1
At that time
Merodach-Baladan,
{name means 'Merodach has given a son'
Merodach is Bel - the chief Chaldean god}
the
son of Baladan, king of Babylon,
sent
letters and a present to Hezekiah
for
he had 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 ointment,
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 where came they unto you?"
And
Hezekiah said,
"They
are come from a far country unto me,
even
from Babylon."
4
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."
5
Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah,
'Hear,
listen and obey' {shama`}
the
Word/doctrinal communication {dabar}
of
Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts: 6
"Behold,
the days come,
that
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," said Jehovah/God. 7
"And
of your sons that shall issue from you,
which
you shall beget,
shall
they take away;
and
they shall be eunuchs
in
the palace of the king of Babylon."
8
Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah,
"Good
is the word of Jehovah/God
which
you have spoken."
He
said moreover,
"For
there shall be peace
and
doctrine/truth
in
my days."
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