17 ‘Behold, the days are coming when (A)everything that is in your house, and what your fathers have stored up to this day, will be carried to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the Lord. 18 ‘And some (B)of your sons who will come from you, whom you will father, will be taken away; and they will become (C)officials in the palace of the king of Babylon.’” 19 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which you have spoken is (D)good.” For he [a]thought, “Is it not good, if there will be peace and [b]security in my days?”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 20:19 Lit said
  2. 2 Kings 20:19 Lit trustworthiness

17 The time will surely come when everything in your palace, and all that your predecessors have stored up until this day, will be carried off to Babylon.(A) Nothing will be left, says the Lord. 18 And some of your descendants,(B) your own flesh and blood who will be born to you, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”(C)

19 “The word of the Lord you have spoken is good,” Hezekiah replied. For he thought, “Will there not be peace and security in my lifetime?”

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