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Isaiah 39 Catholic Public Domain Version
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1 At that time, Merodach Baladan, the son of Baladan, the king of Babylon, sent letters and gifts to Hezekiah. For he had heard that he had fallen ill and had recovered.
1 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 had recovered.
2 And Hezekiah rejoiced over them, and he showed them the storehouses of his aromatic spices, and of the silver and gold, and of the perfumes and precious ointments, and all the repositories for his belongings, and all the things that were found in his treasures. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah did not show them.
2 Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his precious things, the silver, the gold, 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 didn’t show them.
3 Then Isaiah the prophet entered before king Hezekiah, and he said to him, “What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?” And Hezekiah said, “They came to me from a far away land, from Babylon.”
3 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah, and asked him, “What did these men say? From where did they come to you?” Hezekiah said, “They have come from a country far from me, even from Babylon.”
4 And he said, “What did they see in your house?” And Hezekiah said: “They have seen all the things that are in my house. There was nothing that I did not show them among my treasures.”
4 Then he asked, “What have they seen in your house?” Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house. There is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.”
5 And Isaiah said to Hezekiah: “Hear the word of the Lord of hosts:
5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of Yahweh of Armies:
6 Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and all that your fathers have stored up, even to this day, will be taken away to Babylon. There will be nothing left behind, says the Lord.
6 ‘Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up until today, will be carried to Babylon. Nothing will be left,’ says Yahweh.
7 And your children, who will issue from you, whom you will produce, they will be taken away. And they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”
7 ‘They will take away your sons who will issue from you, whom you shall father, and they will be eunuchs in the king of Babylon’s palace.’”
8 And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which he has spoken is good.” And he said, “But let there be peace and truth in my days.”
8 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Yahweh’s word which you have spoken is good.” He said moreover, “For there will be peace and truth in my days.”
People & places in this chapter
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People
Baladan
Named as the father of Merodach-baladan king of Babylon.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 20:12; Isaiah 39:1
Hezekiah
A great reformer who trusted God and saw Jerusalem delivered from Assyria.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 18-20; 2 Chron. 29-32; Isa. 36-39; Matt. 1:9-10
Cross references (8)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Kings 20:12–19; 2 Chronicles 32:23; 2 Samuel 10:2; Isaiah 13:19; Isaiah 39:1–8
- 2 2 Chronicles 32:25; 2 Chronicles 32:31; Psalm 146:3–4; Job 31:25; Jeremiah 17:9
- 3 Deuteronomy 28:49; 2 Samuel 12:1; Jeremiah 5:15; 2 Chronicles 16:7; 2 Chronicles 25:15
- 4 Proverbs 23:5; 1 John 1:9; Proverbs 28:13; Job 31:33; Joshua 7:19
- 5 1 Samuel 15:16; 1 Samuel 13:13–14
- 6 2 Kings 25:13–15; 2 Kings 24:13; Jeremiah 20:5; Daniel 1:2; Jeremiah 27:21–22
- 7 Daniel 1:1–7; 2 Chronicles 36:10; 2 Kings 24:12; 2 Chronicles 36:20; 2 Kings 25:6–7
- 8 2 Chronicles 32:26; 2 Chronicles 34:28; 1 Peter 5:6; Job 1:21; Zechariah 8:19
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