Isaiah 39

Envoys from Babylon

1At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, having heard that he had been ill and had recovered. 2Hezekiah welcomed them gladly and showed them his treasury—the silver, gold, spices, fine oil, his whole armory, and everything in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in his entire domain that Hezekiah did not show them. 3The prophet Isaiah came to King Hezekiah and asked, “What did these men say, and where did they come from?” Hezekiah answered, “They came to me from a distant land, from Babylon.” 4Isaiah asked, “What did they see in your palace?” Hezekiah said, “They saw everything in my palace. There is nothing in my storehouses I did not show them.” 5Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:

6‘Days are coming when everything in your palace, everything your ancestors have stored up until today, will be carried to Babylon. Nothing will remain,’ says the LORD. 7‘Some of your own sons, born to you, will be taken away and become eunuchs in the king of Babylon’s palace.’” 8Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The LORD’s word you have spoken is good.” For he said, “There will be peace and stability in my days.”