<t /><p class="bodytext">At that time Merodach-Baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been ill and had recovered.

<p class="poetry">The craftsman encourages the metalsmith,p> <p class="poetry">the one who wields the hammer encourages<n id="1" /> the one who pounds on the anvil.p> <p class="poetry">He approves the quality of the welding,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and nails it down so it won&#8217;t fall over.&#8221;p>