Isaiah
39 from Scroll 1Q Isaiaha
1 At that time, Merodach
Baladan the son of Baladan, king of
Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah;
for he heard that he had been sick, and had recovered. 2 Hezekiah was pleased with
them, and showed them all the
house of his precious things, the silver,
and the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, and all
the house of his armor, and all that was
found in his treasures. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his
dominion, that Hezekiah didn’t show
them. 3 Then Isaiah the prophet came to king Hezekiah,
and asked him, “What did these men say?
Where did they come from to you?”
Hezekiah said, “They have come from a country far
from me, even from Babylon.”
4 Then he asked, “What have they seen in your house?”
Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house. There is nothing among my
treasures that I have not shown
them.”
5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah,
“Hear the word of Yahweh of Armies: 6 ‘Behold, the days are coming
when all that is in
your house, and that which your fathers
have stored up until today, will be carried to
Babylon. They will go and nothing will be left,’ says Yahweh. 7 ‘They
will take away your sons who will issue from you, whom you shall father, and they will be eunuchs in the king of Babylon’s
palace.’ ”
8 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah,
“Yahweh’s word which you have spoken is
good.” He said moreover, “For there will be peace and truth in my days.”
Isaiah 39 from Scroll 1Q Isaiahb
1 At that time, Merodach Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon,
sent letters and a present to Hezekiah; for he heard that he had been sick, and had recovered.
2 Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his precious things, the
silver, and the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, and all the house of
his armor, and all that was found in his
treasures. There was nothing in his house, nor in
all his dominion, that Hezekiah didn’t show them. 3 Then Isaiah the prophet came to king Hezekiah, and asked him, “What did these men say? Where did they come from to you?”
Hezekiah said, “They have come from a country far from me, even from
Babylon.”
4 Then he asked, “What have they seen in your house?”
Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all
that is in my house. There is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown
them.”
5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of Yahweh of Armies: 6 ‘Behold,
the days are coming when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up
until today, will be carried to Babylon. Nothing will be left,’ says Yahweh. 7 ‘They will
take away your sons who will issue from you, whom you shall father, and they
will be eunuchs in the king of Babylon’s palace.’”
8 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Yahweh’s word which you have spoken is good.” He said
moreover, “For there will be peace and
truth in my days.”
Isaiah
39 from Scroll 4Q56 Isaiahb
1 At
that time, Merodach Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah; for he heard that he had
been sick, and had recovered. 2 Hezekiah was pleased with them,
and showed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold,
the spices, and the precious oil, and all the house of his armor, and all that
was found in his treasures. There was nothing in his house, nor in all
his dominion, that Hezekiah didn’t show them. 3 Then Isaiah the prophet came to king Hezekiah, and asked
him, “What did these men say? Where did they come from to you?”
Hezekiah
said, “They have come from a country far from me,
even from Babylon.”
4 Then
he asked, “What have they seen in
your house?”
Hezekiah
answered, “They have seen all that is in my
house. There is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.”
5 Then
Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the
word of Yahweh of Armies: 6 ‘Behold, the days are coming when
all that is in your house, and that which your
fathers have stored up until today,
will be carried to Babylon. Nothing
will be left,’ says Yahweh. 7 ‘They will take away your sons who will issue from you, whom you shall father,
and they will be eunuchs in the king of
Babylon’s palace.’ ”
8 Then
Hezekiah said to Isaiah,
“Yahweh’s word which you have spoken is
good.” He said moreover, “For there will
be peace and truth in my days.”