Isaiah 39:1-7 ▼

1 At that time Merodach-Baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been ill and had recovered.

2 Hezekiah welcomed them and showed them his storehouse with its silver, gold, spices, and high-quality olive oil, as well as his whole armory and everything in his treasuries. Hezekiah showed them everything in his palace and in his whole kingdom.

3 Isaiah the prophet visited King Hezekiah and asked him, |What did these men say? Where do they come from?| Hezekiah replied, |They come from the distant land of Babylon.|

4 Isaiah asked, |What have they seen in your palace?| Hezekiah replied, |They have seen everything in my palace. I showed them everything in my treasuries.|

5 Isaiah said to Hezekiah, |Listen to the word of the LORD who commands armies:

6 Look, a time is coming when everything in your palace and the things your ancestors have accumulated to this day will be carried away to Babylon; nothing will be left,' says the LORD.

7 Some of your very own descendants whom you father will be taken away and will be made eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'|