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and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures:
there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
3
Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men?
and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto
me,
even
from Babylon.
4
Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah
answered, All that
is
in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have
not shewed them.
5
Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the L
ORD
of hosts:
6
Behold,
the days come, that all that
is
in thine house, and
that
which thy fathers have laid up in store until
this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the L
ORD
.
7
And of thy sons that
shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in
the palace of the king of Babylon.
8
Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good
is
the word of the L
ORD
which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.
CHAPTER 40
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
2
Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry
unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of
the L
ORD
’S hand double for all her sins.
3
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the L
ORD
, make straight
in the desert a highway for our God.
4
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill
shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
5
And the
glory of the L
ORD
shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see
it
together: for the mouth of the L
ORD
hath spoken
it.
6
The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh
is
grass, and all the
goodliness thereof
is
as the flower of the field:
7
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because
the spirit of the L
ORD
bloweth upon it: surely the people
is
grass.
8
The grass withereth, the flower
fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
9
O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest
good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift
it
up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah,
Behold your God!
10
Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong
hand,
and his arm shall rule for
him: behold, his reward
is
with him, and his work before him.
11
He shall feed his flock like a
shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry
them
in his bosom,
and
shall gently
lead those that are with young.
12
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span,
and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and
the hills in a balance?
13
Who hath directed the Spirit of the L
ORD
, or
being
his counsellor hath
taught him?
14
With whom took he counsel, and
who
instructed him, and taught him in the path of
judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
15
Behold, the
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