Merodach-baladan, sending to visit Hezekiah because of the wonder, hath notice of his treasures.

1 ¶ At that² timeº Merodachbaladan,º the sonº of Baladan,º kingº of Babylon,º sentºª lettersº and a presentº to² Hezekiah:º for he had heardºª that² he had been sick,ºª and was recovered.ºª 2 And Hezekiahº was gladºª of² them, and shewedºª them² the houseº of his precious things,º² the silver,º and the gold,º and the spices,º and the preciousº ointment,º and all² the houseº of his armour,º and all² that² was foundºª in his treasures:º there was² nothingº² in his house,º nor in all² his dominion,º that² Hezekiahº shewedºª them not.²

Isaiah, understanding thereof, foretelleth the Babylonian captivity.

3 ¶ Then cameºª Isaiahº the prophetº unto² kingº Hezekiah,º and saidºª unto² him, What² saidºª these² men?¹² and from whenceº² cameºª they unto² thee? And Hezekiahº said,ºª They are comeºª from a farº countryº² unto² me, [even] from Babylon.º² 4 Then saidºª he, What² have they seenºª in thine house?º And Hezekiahº answered,ºª² All² that² [is] in mine houseº have they seen:ºª there is² nothingº² among my treasuresº that² I have not² shewedºª them. 5 Then saidºª Isaiahº to² Hezekiah,º Hearºª the wordº of the LORDº of hosts:º 6 Behold,² the daysº come,ºª that all² that² [is] in thine house,º and [that] which² thy fathersº have laid up in storeºª until² this² day,º shall be carriedºª to Babylon:º nothingº² shall be left,ºª saithºª the LORD.º 7 And of thy sonsº² that² shall issueºª from² thee, which² thou shalt beget,ºª shall they take away;ºª and they shall be² eunuchsº in the palaceº of the kingº of Babylon.º 8 Then saidºª Hezekiahº to² Isaiah,º Goodº [is] the wordº of the LORDº which² thou hast spoken.ºª He saidºª moreover, For² there shall be² peaceº and truthº in my days.º