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Hezekiáh is reproved, because he shewed his treasures unto the ambassadours of Babylon.

1.At *the same time, ^aMerodách Baladán, the son of Baladán, King of Babél, sent ^bletters, and a present to Hezekiáh: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.

2.And Hezekiáh was ^cglad of them, and shewed them the house of the treasures, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointement, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his kingdom that Hezekiáh shewed them not.

3.Then came Isaiáh the Prophet unto King Hezekiáh, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they to thee? And Hezekiáh said, They are come from a far country unto me, from Babél.

4.Then said he, What have ^dthey seen in thine house? And Hezekiáh answered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures, that I have not shewed them.

5.And Isaiáh said to Hezekiáh, Hear the word of the Lord of hostes,

6.Behold, the days come that all that is in thine house, and which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shalbe ^ecarryed to Babél, nothing shalbe left, saith the Lord.

7.And of thy sons, that shall proceed out of thee, and which thou shalt beget, shall they take away, and they shalbe ^feunches in the palace of the King of Babél.

8.^gThen said Hezekiáh to Isaiáh, The word of the Lord is good, which thou hast spoken: and he said, Yet let there be peace, and trueth in my dayes.

Isaiah 39

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