George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Isaiah 39:8
Days. He is not unconcerned about his children, but dares not request more. Having given way to immoderate joy and vanity, he was informed that all his treasures should be taken away. (Worthington)
Days. He is not unconcerned about his children, but dares not request more. Having given way to immoderate joy and vanity, he was informed that all his treasures should be taken away. (Worthington)
Verse Isaiah 39:8. _THEN SAID HEZEKIAH_] The nature of Hezekiah's crime, and his humiliation on the message of God to him by the prophet, is more expressly declared by the author of the book of the C...
GOOD IS THE WORD OF THE LORD - The sense of this is, ‘I acquiesce in this; I perceive that it is right; I see in it evidence of benevolence and goodness.’ The grounds of his acquiescence seem to have...
CHAPTER 39 Hezekiah's Self-Exaltation 1. _The ambassadors of Merodach-baladan (Isaiah 39:1)_ 2. _Hezekiah's boasting (Isaiah 39:2)_ 3. _Isaiah's inquiry (Isaiah 39:3)_ 4. The Babylonian captivity ann...
ISAIAH 36-39. This section has been extracted from 2 Kings 18:13 to 2 Kings 20:19, and the Song of Hezekiah has been added. For an exposition see the notes on 2 K.; here we have simply to deal with th...
GOOD. Hezekiah's submission was like Eli's. Compare 1 Samuel 3:18; 2 Kings 20:19; Job 1:21; Job 2:10, &c. FOR. Nevertheless. The Hebrew distincti
_Good_is _the word of the Lord_ An expression of pious resignation, including repentance; cf. 1 Samuel 3:18. _there shall be peace and truth_(or STEADFASTNESS) _in my days_ In the Old Testament the po...
THEN SAID HEZEKIAH TO ISAIAH— Hezekiah, convinced of his error, and perceiving that he had justly provoked the divine indignation, acknowledges his fault, and _humbles himself greatly for his pride,_...
2. PUNISHMENT TEXT: Isaiah 39:5-8 5 Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of Jehovah of hosts. 6 Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in thy house, and that which thy fathers have...
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. FOR THERE SHALL BE PEACE ... IN MY DAYS. The puni...
TRUTH] i.e. stability (Jeremiah 14:13). With words of pious resignation Hezekiah acquiesces in thé will of Jehovah (cp. 1 Samuel 3:18), then in the words that follow—FOR THERE SHALL BE PEACE, etc.—he...
ALLIANCE WITH BABYLON DENOUNCED Conclusion of the historical appendix. The chapter belongs to the period when Merodach-Baladan of Babylon was making efforts to bring the various peoples of W. Asia int...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD DEFENDS *JERUSALEM ISAIAH CHAPTER S 31 TO 39 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 39 This chapter uses almost the same words as 2 Kings 20:12-19. VISITORS FROM BABYLO...
Hezekiah’s thoughts show the less pleasant part of his character. He has been foolish. And his family will suffer greatly because of his actions. But Hezekiah does not seem to care. He prayed about hi...
GOOD IS THE WORD OF THE LORD... — 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 wi...
וַ יֹּ֤אמֶר חִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ אֶֽל ־יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ טֹ֥וב...
CHAPTER XI DRIFTING TO EGYPT 720-705 13. B.C. Isaiah 20:1; Isaiah 21:1; Isaiah 38:1; Isaiah 39:1 FROM 720, when chapter 11 m
This brief chapter tells the story of Hezekiah's folly. After his recovery an embassy came from Babylon ostensibly to congratulate him. That their real motive was sinister is evident from the attitude...
(g) 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. (g) Read (2 Kings 20:19)....
8._Good is the word of Jehovah _From this reply we learn, that Hezekiah was not a stubborn or obstinately haughty man, since he listened patiently to the Prophet’s reproof, though he was little moved...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 36, 37, 38, AND 39. Chapter s 36-39 relate the history of the invasion of Sennacherib, its result, and the sickness unto death of Hezekiah, which preceded it:...
THEN SAID HEZEKIAH TO ISAIAH, GOOD IS THE WORD OF THE LORD WHICH THOU HAST SPOKEN,.... Hezekiah was at once convinced of his sin, acknowledged it and repented of it, and owned that the sentence pronou...
THE BABYLONIAN EMBASSY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. Encouraged by the reverses which the Assyrian forces suffered in Syria, one of the viceroys of Babylon, the Chaldean Merodach-baladan, made himself, for a...
Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. He readily bowed to the decree of the Lord, as pronounced upon him. HE SAID MOREOVER, FOR THERE SHALL BE PEACE AND TR...
The history contained in this chapter is related in the same words, 2 KINGS 20:12, &c., only he who here is called _Merodach_ is there called _Berodach_, merely by the change of one letter, which is v...
Isaiah 39:8 Hezekiah H2396 said H559 (H8799) Isaiah H3470 word H1697 LORD H3068 spoken H1696 (H8765) good...
‘Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of Yahweh which you have spoken is good.” He said moreover, “For there will be peace and truth in my days.” ' That Hezekiah lacked Messianic ambition comes out...
CONTENTS: Hezekiah's folly. Babylonian captivity of Judah foretold. CHARACTERS: Isaiah, Merodach-baladan, Hezekiah. CONCLUSION: It is folly for one whom God has dignified to be overproud of the resp...
Isaiah 39:1. _Merodach-Baladan._ He is called Berodach in 2 Kings 20:12; and being the son of Baladan, he joined his father's name to his own. Merodach is the name of an idol, and Baladan the name of...
_Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken._ “Good” The word “good” is here used, neither in the sense of “gracious” nor in that of “just” exclusively, but in that of “right” as comprehendi...
_Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, King of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah_ MERODACH-BALADAN Marduk-apal-iddina, son of Yakin, is the Chaldean ruler who more than any other vassa...
KEEPING A DIARY Note it in a book. Isaiah 30:8 (AV). “Note it in a book,” says the text. Do you I wonder? Do any of you keep a diary spelt d-i-a-r-y, not d-a-i-r-y? Be sure to put the “i” before the...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 39:8 THERE WILL BE PEACE AND SECURITY IN MY DAYS. Irresponsibly, Hezekiah thinks only of himself (and he was one of the good kings of Judah!). Hezekiah is disappointing as the st...
HEZEKIAH TRIED Isaiah 39:8. _Then said Hezekiah, &c._ In the narrative connected with the text we find much in Hezekiah to be avoided and much worthy of imitation. I. WE FIND HEZEKIAH IN GREAT AFFLI...
EXPOSITION This chapter is parallel with 2 Kings 20:12, and scarcely differs from it at all. Verse I has the additional words, "and was recovered;" 2 Kings 20:2, the phrase, "was glad of them," for "h...
At that time Merodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he heard that he had been sick, and that he had recovered (Isaiah 39:1). Now here's anot...
1 Peter 5:6; 1 Samuel 3:18; 2 Chronicles 34:28; 2 Samuel 15:26; Job