Isaiah 39
39
XXXIX
1At that time Merodach Baladan, 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. 2And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them his treasure-house, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found among his treasures. There was nothing in his house, or in all his dominion, that Hezekiah did not shew them. 3Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him: What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said: They came unto me from a far country, even from Babylon. 4Then said he: What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah said: All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures which I have not shewed them. 5Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah: 6Hear the word of Jehovah of hosts. Behold, the days shall come, when all that is in thine house, and all that thy fathers have treasured up unto this day, shall be carried away to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith Jehovah. 7And of thy sons which shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. 8And Hezekiah said to Isaiah: Good is the word of Jehovah, which thou hast spoken: He said, moreover, There shall be peace and truth in my days.
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Translated by Rev John Jones (Ioan Tegid).Published at Oxford in 1830, second edition 1842.
Isaiah 39
39
Hezekiah’s Failure
1Shortly after Hezekiah was healed of his illness, the king of Babylon, Merodach-Baladan, # 39:1 Merodach-Baladan means “god of blood and slaughter,” “god of war [Mars],” or “god of murder.” son of Baladan, # 39:1 Baladan means “Baal is his lord.” heard that King Hezekiah had been deathly ill and had recovered. So he sent envoys carrying letters and a lavish gift. 2Delighted by the king’s gesture, and having a desire to impress them, Hezekiah welcomed the envoys from Babylon and opened the doors of the king’s storehouses of treasures and showed them to the envoys. He let them see all of his gold, silver, spices, and costly fragrant oils, as well as his entire armory. All of the king’s royal treasures, all that was in the king’s palace, and all the wealth of his whole kingdom was shown to them.
3Then Isaiah the prophet visited the king and said to him, “What have you done? What did these men say and where did they come from?”
Hezekiah replied, “They are envoys from distant Babylon.”
4Then Isaiah asked, “What did they see in your palace?”
“They have seen everything in my palace,” responded Hezekiah. “I showed them everything in my royal treasuries.”
5Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Here is what Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, has to say to you: 6‘The days are coming when all the treasures in your palace and all the wealth that your ancestors have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon; absolutely nothing will be left,’ says the Lord. 7‘Some of your own sons who come after you will be deported and become high officials in the palace of the king of Babylon.’ ”
8Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word Yahweh has spoken through you is good and right.” For he thought, “At least for me, there will be peace and security in my lifetime.” # 39:8 Hezekiah, the reformer, went from being a man who was favored by God and divinely healed to one who thought only of himself. See 2 Chron. 32:25.
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