Isaiah 39

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

2And Hezekiah was glad because of them, and he showed them his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, the fine oil, all his armory, and all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.

3Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, “What did these men say, and where did they come to you from?” And Hezekiah said, “They came to me from a distant land, from Babylon.”

4And he said, “What have they seen in your house?” And Hezekiah said, “They have seen everything that is in my house. There was nothing that I did not show them in my treasuries.”

5Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of Yahweh of Hosts.”

6Look, days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have stored up until this day, will be carried to Babylon; not a thing will be left, says Yahweh.

7And some of your sons who will come from you, whom you will father, will be taken, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

8Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “There will be peace and stability in my days.”