Goodis 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 postponement of a calamity is always regarded as a mitigation of its severity; see 1 Kings 21:28 f.; 1 Kings 22:18 ff. Hezekiah's words probably mean no more than that mercy is mingled with judgment in the sentence pronounced on him.

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