Isaiah 39:3-8

3 Then Isaiah the ¹prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, "What did these men say, and from where have they come to you?" And Hezekiah said, "They have come to me from a far ²country, from Babylon."

4 He said, "What have they seen in your house?" So Hezekiah answered, "They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing * among my treasuries that I have not shown them."

5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the ³word of the LORD of hosts,

6 'Behold, the days are coming when ⁴all that is in your house and all that your fathers have laid up in store to this day will be carried to Babylon; nothing * will be left,' says the LORD.

7 'And some of your sons who will issue from you, whom you will beget, ⁵will be taken away, and ⁶they will become officials in the palace of the king of Babylon.' "

8 ⁷Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good." For he thought, "For there will be peace and truth ⁸in my days."

Isaiah 39:3-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 39

This chapter gives an account of Hezekiah's fall into sin after his recovery, and the correction he had for it. The king of Babylon sent messengers to him to congratulate him upon his recovery, Isa 39:1. Hezekiah received them with great joy, and in the pride of his heart showed them all his treasures, Isa 39:2. Isaiah the prophet examined him about it, which he readily owned, Isa 39:3,4 upon which the Babylonish captivity is foretold, when all his riches and his children too should be carried into that land, Isa 39:5-7, to which sentence he quietly and patiently submitted, Isa 39:8.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Samuel 12:1; 2 Chronicles 16:7
• 2. Deuteronomy 28:49; Jeremiah 5:15
• 3. 1 Samuel 13:13, 14; 1 Samuel 15:16
• 4. 2 Kings 24:13; 2 Kings 25:13-15; Jeremiah 20:5
• 5. 2 Kings 24:10-16; 2 Chronicles 36:10
• 6. Daniel 1:1-7
• 7. 2 Chronicles 32:26
• 8. 2 Chronicles 34:28

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "said"
• [b]. Lit "said"