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The Prophecy
of Isaias 39
At that time Merodach Baladan, the son of Baladan king
of Babylon, sent letters and presents to Ezechias: for
he had heard that he had been sick and was recovered.
And Ezechias rejoiced at their coming, and he shewed
them the storehouses of his aromatical spices, and of
the silver, and of the gold, and of the sweet odours,
and of the precious ointment, and all the storehouses
of his furniture, and all things that were found in
his treasures. There was nothing in his house, nor in
all his dominion that Ezechias shewed them not.
Then Isaias the prophet came to king Ezechias, and said
to him: What said these men, and from whence came they
to thee? And Ezechias said: From a far country they
came to me, from Babylon
And he said: What saw they in thy house? And Ezechias
said: All things that are in my house have they seen,
there was not any thing which I have not shewn them
in my treasures.
And Isaias said to Ezechias: Rear the word of the Lord
of hosts.
Behold the days shall come, that all that is in thy
house, and that thy fathers have laid up in store until
this day, shall be carried away into Babylon: there
shall not any thing be left, saith the Lord.
And of thy children, that shall issue from thee, whom
thou shalt beget, they shall take away, and they shall
be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
And Ezechias said to Isaias: The word of the Lord, which
he hath spoken, is good. And he said: Only let peace
and truth be in my days. |