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There is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/39.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“What have they seen in your palace?” Isaiah asked. “They have seen everything in my palace,” answered Hezekiah. “There is nothing among my treasures that I did not show them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/39.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All that <i>is</i> in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/39.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he said, “What have they seen in your house?” So Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that <i>is</i> in my house; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/39.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he said, “What have they seen in your house?” So Hezekiah answered, “They have seen everything that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasuries that I have not let them see.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/39.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He said, &#8220What have they seen in your house?&#8221 So Hezekiah answered, &#8220They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasuries that I have not shown them.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/39.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he said, “What have they seen in your house?” So Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasuries that I have not shown them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/39.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he said, “What have they seen in your house?” So Hezekiah said, “They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasuries that I have not shown them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/39.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Isaiah said, “What have they seen in your house?” And Hezekiah answered, “They have seen everything that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/39.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Isaiah asked, “What have they seen in your palace? ” Hezekiah answered, “They have seen everything in my palace. There isn’t anything in my treasuries that I didn’t show them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/39.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Isaiah asked, &#8220What have they seen in your palace?&#8221 Hezekiah answered, &#8220They have seen everything in my palace. There isn&#8217t anything in my treasuries that I didn&#8217t show them.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/39.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then said he, What have they seen in thy house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in my house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not showed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/39.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"What did you show them?" I asked. Hezekiah answered, "I showed them everything in my kingdom." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/39.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/39.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Isaiah asked, "What did they see in your palace?" Hezekiah answered, "They saw everything in my palace, and I showed them everything in my treasury."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/39.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"What did they see in the palace?" "They saw everything. There is nothing in the storerooms that I didn't show them." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/39.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"What did they see in your palace?" he asked. "They saw everything in my palace," Hezekiah replied. "There is nothing in my treasuries that I did not show them."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/39.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?What have they seen in your palace?? Isaiah asked. ?They have seen everything in my palace,? answered Hezekiah. ?There is nothing among my treasures that I did not show them.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/39.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Isaiah asked, "What have they seen in your palace?" Hezekiah replied, "They have seen everything in my palace. I showed them everything in my treasuries."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/39.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/39.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then said he, What have they seen in thy house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in my house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not showed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/39.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/39.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he says, “What did they see in your house?” And Hezekiah says, “They saw all that [is] in my house; there has not been a thing that I have not showed them among my treasures.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/39.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he saith, 'What saw they in thy house?' and Hezekiah saith, 'All that is in my house they saw; there hath not been a thing that I have not shewed them among my treasures.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/39.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will say, What saw they in thy house? and Hezekiah will say, All which is in my house they saw: there was not a word that I caused them not to see in my treasures.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/39.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/39.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he said, “What did they see in your house?” And Hezekiah said: “They have seen all the things that are in my house. There was nothing that I did not show them among my treasures.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/39.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He asked, “What did they see in your house?” Hezekiah answered, “They saw everything in my house. There is nothing in my storerooms that I did not show them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/39.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He said, “What have they seen in your house?” Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/39.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then said he, What have they seen in your house? And Hezekiah answered, They have seen all the things that are in my house; I have left nothing in my house that I have not showed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/39.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said: “What did they see in your house?” And Hezekiah said: “They saw everything that is in my house, and I did not leave out a thing in my house that I did not show them.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/39.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then said he: 'What have they seen in thy house?' And Hezekiah answered: 'All that is in my house have they seen; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/39.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Esaias said, What have they seen in thine house? and Ezekias said, They have seen everything in my house; and there is nothing in my house which they have not seen: yea, also the <i>possessions</i> in my treasuries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/39-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=8385" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/39.htm">Hezekiah Shows His Treasures</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came to me from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.” <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">“What</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">have they seen</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bə·ḇê·ṯe·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in your palace?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Isaiah asked.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">“They have seen</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">everything</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bə·ḇê·ṯî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in my palace,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">answered</a> <a href="/hebrew/2396.htm" title="2396: ḥiz·qî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Yah has strengthened, a king of Judah, also several other Isr. ">Hezekiah.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">“There is nothing</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ḏā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> <a href="/hebrew/214.htm" title="214: bə·’ō·wṣ·rō·ṯāy (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse. From 'atsar; a depository.">among my treasures</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: hir·’î·ṯîm (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">show them.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of Hosts:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/20-13.htm">2 Kings 20:13</a></span><br />And Hezekiah received the envoys and showed them all that was in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his armory—all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-31.htm">2 Chronicles 32:31</a></span><br />And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/39-2.htm">Isaiah 39:2</a></span><br />And Hezekiah welcomed the envoys gladly and showed them what was in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his entire armory—all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Isaiah 39:6-7</a></span><br />The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-5.htm">Jeremiah 20:5</a></span><br />I will give away all the wealth of this city—all its products and valuables, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah—to their enemies. They will plunder them, seize them, and carry them off to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/27-21.htm">Jeremiah 27:21-22</a></span><br />Yes, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about the articles that remain in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem: / ‘They will be carried to Babylon and will remain there until the day I attend to them again,’ declares the LORD. ‘Then I will bring them back and restore them to this place.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-17.htm">Jeremiah 52:17-23</a></span><br />Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon. / They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service. / The captain of the guard also took away the basins, censers, sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands, pans, and drink offering bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Daniel 1:1-2</a></span><br />In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-13.htm">2 Kings 24:13</a></span><br />As the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-13.htm">2 Kings 25:13-17</a></span><br />Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon. / They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service. / The captain of the guard also took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-1.htm">Matthew 24:1-2</a></span><br />As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings. / “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Luke 12:33-34</a></span><br />Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-5.htm">Luke 21:5-6</a></span><br />As some of the disciples were remarking how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and consecrated gifts, Jesus said, / “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-48.htm">Acts 7:48-50</a></span><br />However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: / ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be? / Has not My hand made all these things?’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then said he, What have they seen in your house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in my house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not showed them.</p><p class="hdg">all that</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/7-19.htm">Joshua 7:19</a></b></br> And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide <i>it</i> not from me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-33.htm">Job 31:33</a></b></br> If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/23-5.htm">Proverbs 23:5</a></b></br> Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for <i>riches</i> certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/39-3.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-3.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-2.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-2.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-3.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-2.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-10.htm">Shewn</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-2.htm">Show</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-2.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-10.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/psalms/135-7.htm">Storehouses</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-7.htm">Stores</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-2.htm">Treasures</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-21.htm">Treasuries</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/39-5.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-5.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-14.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-11.htm">Shewn</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-22.htm">Show</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-14.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-12.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm">Storehouses</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-3.htm">Stores</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-3.htm">Treasures</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm">Treasuries</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 39</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/39-1.htm">Merodach-baladan, sending to visit Hezekiah, has notice of his treasures.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/39-3.htm">Isaiah, understanding thereof, foretells the Babylonian captivity.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/39.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/39.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>“What have they seen in your palace?” Isaiah asked.</b><br>This question is posed by the prophet Isaiah to King Hezekiah after the Babylonian envoys visited. The palace represents the center of Hezekiah's power and wealth. Isaiah's inquiry highlights the potential consequences of Hezekiah's actions, as showing the treasures to a foreign power could lead to future threats. This moment is pivotal, as it foreshadows the Babylonian exile. The palace, in the context of ancient Near Eastern culture, was not just a residence but a symbol of the king's authority and the nation's prosperity.<p><b>“They have seen everything in my palace,” answered Hezekiah.</b><br>Hezekiah's response indicates a lack of discernment and possibly pride. By showing "everything," he reveals the full extent of Judah's wealth and resources, which could entice Babylonian interest. This act of transparency, while seemingly hospitable, is imprudent given the political climate. Historically, this reflects the vulnerability of smaller kingdoms like Judah when interacting with emerging empires such as Babylon. Theologically, it underscores the theme of misplaced trust in human alliances rather than reliance on God.<p><b>“There is nothing among my treasures that I did not show them.”</b><br>Hezekiah's admission that he withheld nothing from the Babylonians suggests a complete exposure of Judah's assets. The term "treasures" encompasses not only material wealth but also the sacred and cultural heritage of the nation. This act can be seen as a breach of stewardship, as the king's role was to protect and preserve the nation's resources. Biblically, this moment serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of pride and the importance of wisdom in leadership. It also sets the stage for the prophetic warning of future Babylonian conquest and exile, as detailed in subsequent chapters of Isaiah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah served as a messenger of God, delivering His words to the people of Judah and Jerusalem. In this chapter, he confronts King Hezekiah about his actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a></b><br>The King of Judah during this time, known for his faithfulness to God but also for his human weaknesses. In this event, he shows the treasures of his kingdom to envoys from Babylon.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/envoys_from_babylon.htm">Envoys from Babylon</a></b><br>Representatives from Babylon who visited Hezekiah, leading to the king's decision to show them all his treasures, which later had significant consequences for Judah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/palace_of_hezekiah.htm">Palace of Hezekiah</a></b><br>The royal residence where Hezekiah stored his treasures. It symbolizes the wealth and resources of the kingdom of Judah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/treasures_of_judah.htm">Treasures of Judah</a></b><br>The wealth and resources that Hezekiah showed to the Babylonian envoys, representing both the material prosperity and the vulnerability of Judah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/guard_against_pride.htm">Guard Against Pride</a></b><br>Hezekiah's decision to show his treasures was rooted in pride. Believers should be cautious of pride, which can lead to poor decisions and spiritual vulnerability.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_resources.htm">Stewardship of Resources</a></b><br>The treasures of Judah were meant to be stewarded wisely. Christians are called to manage their resources in a way that honors God and reflects His priorities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_relationships.htm">Discernment in Relationships</a></b><br>Hezekiah's lack of discernment in dealing with the Babylonian envoys serves as a warning to be wise and discerning in our relationships and interactions with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_actions.htm">Consequences of Actions</a></b><br>Hezekiah's actions had long-term consequences for Judah. Believers should consider the potential impact of their decisions on themselves and others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/focus_on_eternal_treasures.htm">Focus on Eternal Treasures</a></b><br>The emphasis on earthly treasures in this passage contrasts with the biblical call to prioritize eternal treasures. Christians should focus on what has lasting value in God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_39.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 39</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_39_5-7_conflict_with_history.htm">Isaiah 39:5-7: Does Isaiah's prediction of Babylonian captivity conflict with other biblical prophecies or historical chronology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_hezekiah_unconcerned_in_isaiah_39_8.htm">Isaiah 39:8: Why does Hezekiah seem untroubled by the future judgment pronounced on his descendants, and what does this imply about his character or leadership?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_babylon_covet_judah's_wealth.htm">Isaiah 39:2: How could Judah, a small kingdom, have accumulated such wealth and armaments to intrigue Babylon's interest?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_merodach-baladan's_visit.htm">Isaiah 39:1-2: Is there credible historical or archaeological evidence verifying Merodach-Baladan's visit to Hezekiah in Jerusalem?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/39.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">What have they seen in thine house?</span>--The question was pressed home. Had the king contented himself with such hospitality as would have satisfied the demands of the code of Eastern ethics? or had he, as the prophet rightly suspected, done more than that, in his vain-glorious hope of figuring among the "great powers" of the East? On the minds of the ambassadors, we may well believe the impression left was like that made on Blucher as he passed through London: that it would be "a grand city to plunder."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/39.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">What have they seen?</span> Isaiah had, no doubt, heard of what Hezekiah had done (ver. 2); but he wished to have the confession of it from his own mouth before delivering his sentence. Hezekiah tells him the truth, since he is not ashamed of his act, but rather glories in it. He has shown the ambassadors everything, and has thereby made them eager to secure his alliance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/39-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“What</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have they seen</span><br /><span class="heb">רָא֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(rā·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in your palace?”</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבֵיתֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇê·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Isaiah asked.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֕אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“They have seen</span><br /><span class="heb">רָא֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(rā·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">everything</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in my palace,”</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבֵיתִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">answered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hezekiah.</span><br /><span class="heb">חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥiz·qî·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2396.htm">Strong's 2396: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hezekiah -- 'Yah has strengthened', a king of Judah, also several other Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“There is nothing</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among my treasures</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאוֹצְרֹתָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ō·wṣ·rō·ṯāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_214.htm">Strong's 214: </a> </span><span class="str2">Treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I did not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">show them.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הִרְאִיתִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hir·’î·ṯîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/39-4.htm">Isaiah 39:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/39-4.htm">Isaiah 39:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/39-4.htm">Isaiah 39:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/39-4.htm">Isaiah 39:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/39-4.htm">Isaiah 39:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/39-4.htm">Isaiah 39:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/39-4.htm">Isaiah 39:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/39-4.htm">Isaiah 39:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/39-4.htm">Isaiah 39:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/39-4.htm">Isaiah 39:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/39-4.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 39:4 Then he asked What have they seen (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/39-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 39:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 39:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/39-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 39:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 39:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>