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For he thought, &#8220There will be peace and security in my lifetime.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/39.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “This message you have given me from the LORD is good.” For the king was thinking, “At least there will be peace and security during my lifetime.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/39.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “There will be peace and security in my days.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/39.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “At least there will be peace and security in my lifetime.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/39.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good <i>is</i> the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/39.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD which you have spoken <i>is</i> good!” For he said, “At least there will be peace and truth in my days.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/39.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “For there will be peace and truth in my days.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/39.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, &#8220The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good.&#8221 For he thought, &#8220For there will be peace and truth in my days.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/39.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “For there will be peace and truth in my days.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/39.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of Yahweh which you have spoken is good.” For he said, “For there will be peace and truth in my days.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/39.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “There will be peace and faithfulness [to God’s promises to us] in my days.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/39.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good,” for he thought: There will be peace and security during my lifetime.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/39.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, &#8220The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good,&#8221 for he thought: There will be peace and security during my lifetime.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/39.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of Jehovah which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/39.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Hezekiah thought, "At least our nation will be at peace for a while." So he told me, "The message you brought from the LORD is good." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/39.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/39.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The LORD's word that you have spoken is good." He added, "Just let there be peace and security as long as I live."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/39.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />King Hezekiah understood this to mean that there would be peace and security during his lifetime, so he replied, "The message you have given me from the LORD is good." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/39.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"The message from the LORD that you have spoken is good," Hezekiah replied to Isaiah, since he was thinking, "…at least there will be peace and security in my lifetime."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/39.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, ?The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.? For he thought, ?At least there will be peace and security in my lifetime.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/39.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The LORD's word which you have announced is appropriate." Then he thought, "For there will be peace and stability during my lifetime." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/39.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The LORD's word which you have spoken is good." He said moreover, "For there will be peace and truth in my days."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/39.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/39.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/39.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Hezekiah says to Isaiah, “The word of YHWH that you have spoken [is] good”; and he says, “Because there is peace and truth in my days.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/39.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Hezekiah saith unto Isaiah, 'Good is the word of Jehovah that thou hast spoken;' and he saith, 'Because there is peace and truth in my days.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/39.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Hezekiah will say to Isaiah, Good the word of Jehovah which thou spakest And he will say, That there shall be peace and truth in my days.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/39.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/39.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which he has spoken is good.” And he said, “But let there be peace and truth in my days.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/39.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Hezekiah replied to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “There will be peace and stability in my lifetime.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/39.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “There will be peace and security in my days.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/39.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which you have spoken. For there shall be peace and truth in my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/39.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Hezekiah said to Eshaiya: “The answer of LORD JEHOVAH is good, for you said there shall be peace and truth in my days.” <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 Hezekiah unto Isaiah: 'Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken.' He said moreover: 'If but there shall be peace and truth in my days.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/39.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Ezekias said to Esaias, Good is the word of the Lord, which he hath spoken: let there, I pray, be peace and righteousness in my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/39-8.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=8428" 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">7</span>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="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><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. ">But Hezekiah</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.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3470.htm" title="3470: yə·ša‘·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yshayahuw; from yasha' and Yahh; Jah has saved; Jeshajah, the name of seven Israelites.">Isaiah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">“The word</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</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/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bar·tā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">you have spoken</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">is good.”</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.">For he thought,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">“At least</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">there will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: šā·lō·wm (N-ms) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">peace</a> <a href="/hebrew/571.htm" title="571: we·’ĕ·meṯ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Firmness, faithfulness, truth. Contracted from 'aman; stability; certainty, truth, trustworthiness.">and security</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yā·māy (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">in my lifetime.”</a> </span><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/20-19.htm">2 Kings 20:19</a></span><br />But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Will there not at least be peace and security in my lifetime?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-17.htm">Isaiah 38:17-20</a></span><br />Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back. / For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness. / The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/26-19.htm">Jeremiah 26:19</a></span><br />Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-25.htm">2 Chronicles 32:25-26</a></span><br />But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem. / Then Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart—he and the people of Jerusalem—so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them during the days of Hezekiah.<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="/1_kings/21-27.htm">1 Kings 21:27-29</a></span><br />When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly. / Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying: / “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/22-18.htm">2 Kings 22:18-20</a></span><br />But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard, / because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD. / ‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-27.htm">Ezekiel 12:27-28</a></span><br />“Son of man, take note that the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many years from now; he prophesies about the distant future.’ / Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘None of My words will be delayed any longer. The message I speak will be fulfilled, declares the Lord GOD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-39.htm">Lamentations 3:39</a></span><br />Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11</a></span><br />Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-48.htm">Matthew 24:48-51</a></span><br />But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’ / And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. / The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Luke 12:19-20</a></span><br />Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ / But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-26.htm">Luke 17:26-30</a></span><br />Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. / It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4-5</a></span><br />Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? / But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which you have spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.</p><p class="hdg">good</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/10-3.htm">Leviticus 10:3</a></b></br> Then Moses said unto Aaron, This <i>is it</i> that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/3-18.htm">1 Samuel 3:18</a></b></br> And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It <i>is</i> the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/15-26.htm">2 Samuel 15:26</a></b></br> But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, <i>here am</i> I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.</p><p class="hdg">for</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/34-28.htm">2 Chronicles 34:28</a></b></br> Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/8-16.htm">Zechariah 8:16,19</a></b></br> These <i>are</i> the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/38-3.htm">Good</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-3.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-5.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-5.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-5.htm">Isaiah</a> <a href="/psalms/39-5.htm">Lifetime</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-10.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-17.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-10.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm">Security</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-20.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-19.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-5.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/40-9.htm">Good</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-2.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-4.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-4.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/matthew/3-3.htm">Isaiah</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-22.htm">Lifetime</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-24.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-14.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-14.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm">Security</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-22.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-3.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-8.htm">Word</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>But Hezekiah said to Isaiah,</b><br>Hezekiah, the king of Judah, is responding to the prophet Isaiah. This interaction follows Isaiah's prophecy about the future Babylonian captivity of Judah. Hezekiah's response is significant as it reflects his character and priorities. Historically, Hezekiah was a king who sought to follow God, as seen in his earlier reforms and reliance on God during the Assyrian threat (2 Kings 18-19). However, this moment reveals a more complex aspect of his leadership and personal concerns.<p><b>“The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.”</b><br>Hezekiah's acceptance of Isaiah's prophecy as "good" is intriguing. It suggests a resignation to God's will, acknowledging the authority and truth of the prophetic word. This phrase can be compared to other biblical figures who accepted God's difficult pronouncements, such as Eli in <a href="/1_samuel/3-18.htm">1 Samuel 3:18</a>. It also reflects a common biblical theme of submission to God's sovereignty, even when the message is unfavorable.<p><b>For he thought,</b><br>This internal reflection provides insight into Hezekiah's mindset. It reveals a personal reasoning that contrasts with his outward acceptance. The Bible often records the thoughts of individuals to provide a deeper understanding of their motivations and spiritual state, as seen in passages like <a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5</a> and <a href="/matthew/9-4.htm">Matthew 9:4</a>.<p><b>“At least there will be peace and security in my lifetime.”</b><br>Hezekiah's concern for peace and security during his own reign highlights a human tendency to prioritize immediate comfort over long-term consequences. This reflects a short-sightedness that can be seen in other biblical narratives, such as Esau selling his birthright for immediate gratification (<a href="/genesis/25-29.htm">Genesis 25:29-34</a>). Theologically, it raises questions about stewardship and responsibility for future generations. The peace Hezekiah refers to is likely the absence of war and political stability, which were significant concerns for a king in the ancient Near East. This phrase also contrasts with the messianic hope of ultimate peace and security found in prophecies like <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a>, pointing to a future fulfillment in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <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. He is the central figure in this passage, responding to a prophecy about the future of his kingdom.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament who served as God's messenger. He delivered the prophecy to Hezekiah regarding the future consequences of his actions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_envoys.htm">Babylonian Envoys</a></b><br>Representatives from Babylon who visited Hezekiah, leading to the events that prompted Isaiah's prophecy. Their visit foreshadows the future Babylonian captivity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, over which Hezekiah reigned. The prophecy concerns the future of this kingdom.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophecy_of_captivity.htm">Prophecy of Captivity</a></b><br>The event where Isaiah prophesies that the treasures of Judah and Hezekiah's descendants will be taken to Babylon, a significant turning point in Judah's history.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_short-sightedness.htm">The Danger of Short-Sightedness</a></b><br>Hezekiah's response reveals a focus on immediate comfort rather than long-term consequences. Believers are encouraged to consider the future impact of their actions on others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Hezekiah's pride led to a lack of concern for future generations. Christians are called to humility, recognizing that their actions can have far-reaching effects.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the grim prophecy, God's ultimate plan for redemption and restoration remains. Believers can trust in God's sovereignty even when facing difficult truths.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intergenerational_responsibility.htm">Intergenerational Responsibility</a></b><br>Hezekiah's response highlights the need for believers to care for future generations, ensuring that their legacy is one of faithfulness and obedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a></b><br>Prophecy serves as both a warning and a guide. Christians should heed prophetic messages in Scripture, allowing them to shape their lives and decisions.<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/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><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/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/is_ahaz's_sundial_historically_verified.htm">2 Kings 20:8: Is there an archaeological or historical record of Ahaz's sundial that corroborates this account?</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>(8) <span class= "bld">Good is the word of the Lord . . .</span>--The words have the appearance of a pious resignation, but we feel that they are less true and noble than those of David on a like occasion: "I have sinned and done wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? Let thy hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house" (<a href="/2_samuel/24-17.htm" title="And David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, See, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let your hand, I pray you, be against me, and against my father's house.">2Samuel 24:17</a>). Hezekiah's thanksgiving reminds us a little too much of "<span class= "ital">Apres moi ledeluge</span>."<p><span class= "bld">Peace and truth.</span>--The latter word is used in the sense of "stability" (so <a href="/psalms/54-5.htm" title="He shall reward evil to my enemies: cut them off in your truth.">Psalm 54:5</a>). The two words are used in the same way in <a href="/jeremiah/14-13.htm" title="Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say to them, You shall not see the sword, neither shall you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.">Jeremiah 14:13</a>, where we find "assured peace" in the text of the Authorised Version, and "peace of truth" in the margin.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/39.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Good is the word.</span> While there is resignation, there is no doubt something also of selfishness, in Hezekiah's acceptance of the situation. "Apres mot le deluge" is a saying attributed to a modern Frenchman. Hezekiah's egotism is less pronounced and less cynical. He thinks with gratitude of the "peace and steadfastness" which are to be "in his day;" he does not dwell in thought on the coming "deluge." The "word of the Lord" is "good" to him in more ways than one. It has assured him of coming male offspring - of sons to sit upon his throne, and save him from the curse of childlessness. And it has assured him of a rest for his nation - a respite, so that the Babylonian struggle shall not follow immediately upon the Assyrian; but there shall be a "breathing-space" (<a href="/ezra/9-8.htm">Ezra 9:8</a>), a tranquil time, during which Israel may "dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places" (<a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Isaiah 32:18</a>). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/39-8.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">But Hezekiah</span><br /><span class="heb">חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙</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">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</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">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Isaiah,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ša‘·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3470.htm">Strong's 3470: </a> </span><span class="str2">Isaiah -- 'salvation of Yah', four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“The word</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּבַר־</span> <span class="translit">(də·ḇar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</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">you have spoken</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבַּ֑רְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(dib·bar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is good.”</span><br /><span class="heb">ט֥וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">For he thought,</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">“At least</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there will be</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֶ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">peace</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁל֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(šā·lō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> </span><span class="str2">Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and security</span><br /><span class="heb">וֶאֱמֶ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(we·’ĕ·meṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_571.htm">Strong's 571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in my lifetime.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיָמָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yā·māy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - 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