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At that time Mer '
odach-bal '
adan the son of Bal '
adan ,
king of Babylon ,
sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezeki '
ah ,
for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered .
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And Hezeki '
ah welcomed them ;
and he showed them his treasure house ,
the silver ,
the gold ,
the spices ,
the precious oil ,
his whole armory ,
all that was found in his storehouses .
There was nothing in his house or in all his realm that Hezeki '
ah did not show them .
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Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezeki '
ah ,
and said to him , "
What did these men say ?
And whence did they come to you ?"
Hezeki '
ah said , "
They have come to me from a far country ,
from Babylon ."
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He said , "
What have they seen in your house ?"
Hezeki '
ah answered , "
They have seen all that is in my house ;
there is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them ."
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Then Isaiah said to Hezeki '
ah , "
Hear the word of the LORD of hosts :
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Behold ,
the days are coming ,
when all that is in your house ,
and that which your fathers have stored up till this day ,
shall be carried to Babylon ;
nothing shall be left ,
says the LORD .
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And some of your own sons ,
who are born to you ,
shall be taken away ;
and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon ."
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Then said Hezeki '
ah to Isaiah , "
The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good ."
For he thought , "
There will be peace and security in my days ."