Isaiah 39:4

39:4 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.”

Isaiah 39:8

39:8 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.”


tn Heb “he”; the referent (Isaiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “good” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “favorable.”

tn Heb “and he said.” The verb אָמַר (’amar, “say”) is sometimes used of what one thinks (that is, says to oneself).

tn Or “surely”; cf. CEV “At least.”