Yeshayah (Isaiah) 39:1–8 — Hizkiyah shows off his wealth

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Isa 39:1–8

39:1 Hizkiyah shows off his wealth

(2 Kgs 20:12-19)

39 At that time, Babylonian King Merodak -Bal’adan (son of Baladan) sent messengers with letters and a gift to King Hizkiyah (Hezekiah) because he had heard that he’d been sick and then recovered. 2 Hizkiyah happily welcomed them, and showed them his treasure house—the gold and silver and spices and high-quality oil, as well as his armoury and other storehouses. Hizkiyah showed them everything in his palace and all over his kingdom.

3 Afterwards, the prophet Yeshayah (Isaiah) went to King Hizkiyah and asked him where those men had come from and what they had said.

“They came from the distant region of Bavel (Babylon),” Hizkiyah replied.

4 “What did they see in your palace?” Yeshayah asked.

“They’ve seen everything that’s in my palace,” Hizkiyah answered. “There’s none of my treasures that I didn’t show them.”

5 Then Yeshayah told Hizkiyah, “Listen to this message from Commander-in-chief Yahweh: 6 The time is definitely coming when everything in your palace will be carried away to Bavel—everything that your ancestors collected in the past until now. Yahweh says that nothing will be left. 7 In addition, some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away and be castrated so as to become servants in the Babylonian king’s palace.”

8 “Yahweh’s message that you’ve passed on is appropriate,” Hizkiyah told Yeshayah, “because at least there’ll be peace and stability during my time.”

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39 At_time the_that Mərodak Balʼₐdān the _son _of Balʼₐdān the _king _of Bāⱱel he _sent letters and_a _gift to Ḩizqiy^yāh and_he/it _listened if/because _that he _had _been _sick and_he _was _strong.

2 And_he _rejoiced on_them Ḩizqiy^yāh and_he_showed _them DOM the _house _of mmm[fn] DOM the_silver and_DOM the_gold and_DOM the_spices and_DOM the_oil (the)_good and_DOM all _of the _house _of his _weapons _of_his and_DOM all _of that it _was _found in_storehouses _of_his not it _was anything which not he_showed _them Ḩizqiy^yāh in_house _of_his and_on/over_all realm _of.

3 And_ Yəshaˊ^yāh the_prophet _he _came to the_king Ḩizqiy^yāh and_he/it _said to_him/it what did _they _say the_men the_these and_from_where are _they _coming to_you and_ Ḩizqiy^yāh _he/it _said from_a _land distant they _have _come to_me from_Bāⱱel.

4 And_he/it _said what did _they _see in_house _of_your and_ Ḩizqiy^yāh _he/it _said DOM all _of that is_in_house _of_my they _saw not anything which not I_showed _them it _was in_storehouses _of_my.

5 And_ Yəshaˊ^yāh/(Isaiah) _he/it _said to Ḩizqiy^yāh hear the _message _of YHWH soldiers/messengers.

6 HERE days are_coming and_it _will _be _carried _off all _of that is_in_house _of_your and_which ancestors _of_your they _have _stored _up until the_day the_this Bāⱱel not anything it _will _be _left YHWH he _says.

7 And_some_of_your _descendants who they _will _come _forth from_you whom you _will _father people _will _take and_they _will _be eunuchs in_(the)_palace of _the _king _of of _Bāⱱel.

8 And_ Ḩizqiy^yāh _he/it _said to Yəshaˊ^yāh is_good the _message _of YHWH which you _have _spoken and_he/it _said if/because peace and_stability it _will _be in_days _of_my.

39:2 OSHB variant note: נכת/ה: (x-qere) ’נְכֹת֡/וֹ’: lemma=5238 n=1.1.1.2 morph=HNcfsc/Sp3ms id=23X3B נְכֹת֡/וֹ

2 Ki 20:12–19

20:12 Hizkiyah shows off his treasures

Southern kingdom

(Isa. 39:1-8)

12 At that time, Baladan’s son former King Merodak-Bal’adan of Bavel (Babylon) heard that Hizkiyah (Hezekiah) was sick and sent him letters and a gift. 13 When the messengers arrived, Hizkiyah listened to them, then he showed them his entire treasure house: the gold and silver, the spices and the best oil, the house of his armour, and everything that was in his treasuries. He didn’t keep anything in his palace or in his kingdom secret from them. 14 Later the prophet Yeshayah (Isaiah) came to King Hizkiyah and he asked him, “Where were those men from and what did they say?”

“They came from a distant land—from Bavel,” he replied.

15 “What did they see in your house?” Yeshayah asked.

“They saw everything that’s in my house,” he replied. “There wasn’t anything in my treasuries that I didn’t show them.”

16 Then Yeshayah told Hizkiyah, “Listen to Yahweh’s message: 17 He says that days are coming when everything in your house, and everything that your ancestors stored carefully away until this day will be carried to Bavel. Nothing will be left behind.[ref] 18 What’s more, some of your own biological descendants will be taken and they’ll be castrated to become servants of the Babylonian king.”

19 “What you said from Yahweh is fine,” Hizkiyah replied to Yeshayah. “At least I might have peace and stability in my time.”

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12 At_time (the)_that Merodach- Balʼₐdān the _son _of Balʼₐdān the _king _of Bāⱱel he _sent letters and_a _gift to Ḩizqiy^yāh if/because he _had _heard if/because _that Ḩizqiy^yāh he _had _been _sick.

13 And_he/it _listened to_them Ḩizqiy^yāh and_he_showed _them DOM all _of the _house _of his _treasure _of_his[fn] DOM the_silver and_DOM the_gold and_DOM the_spices and_DOM the_oil _of (the)_good and_DOM the _house _of his _weapons _of_his and_DOM all _of that it _was _found in_storehouses _of_his not it _was anything which not he_showed _them Ḩizqiy^yāh in_house _of_his and_on/over_all realm _of_his.

14 And_ Yəshaˊ^yāh/(Isaiah) the_prophet _he _came to the_king Ḩizqiy^yāh and_he/it _said to_him/it what did _they _say the_men the_these and_from_where are _they _coming to_you and_ Ḩizqiy^yāh _he/it _said from_a _land distant they _have _come from_Bāⱱel.

15 And_he/it _said what did _they _see in_house _of_your and_ Ḩizqiy^yāh _he/it _said DOM all _of that is_in_house _of_my they _saw not anything which not I_showed _them it _was in_storehouses _of_my.

16 And_ Yəshaˊ^yāh _he/it _said to Ḩizqiy^yāh hear the _message _of YHWH.

17 HERE days are_coming and_it _will _be _carried _off all _of that is_in_house _of_your and_which ancestors _of_your they _have _stored _up until the_day the_this to_Bāⱱel not anything it _will _be _left YHWH he _says.

18 And_some_of_your _descendants who they _will _come _forth from_you whom you _will _father people _will _take[fn][fn] and_they _will _be eunuchs in_(the)_palace of _the _king _of of _Bāⱱel.

19 And_ Ḩizqiy^yāh _he/it _said to Yəshaˊ^yāh is_good the _message _of YHWH which you _have _spoken and_he/it _said am_not if peace and_stability it _will _be in_days _of_my.

20:13 OSHB note: We have abandoned or added a ketib/qere relative to BHS. In doing this we agree with L against BHS.

20:18 OSHB variant note: יקח: (x-qere) ’יִקָּ֑חוּ’: lemma=3947 n=1 morph=HVqi3mp id=12Uf2 יִקָּ֑חוּ

20:18 OSHB note: Adaptations to a Qere which L and BHS, by their design, do not indicate.

20:17: 2Ki 24:13; 2Ch 36:10.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section ISA 39:1

Hizkiyah shows off his wealth

Isa 39:1–8

2 Ki 20:12–19

Collected OET-RV cross-references

OET-RV by cross-referenced section ISA 39:1

Hizkiyah shows off his wealth

Isa 39:1–8

2 Ki 20:12–19

Collected OET-RV cross-references

2 Ki 20:12–19