2 Kings 20:4 (DRB)

Passage

And before Isaias was gone out of the middle of the court, the word of the Lord came to him, saying:

Nearby Context

2 Kings 20:2 And he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the Lord, saying:

2 Kings 20:3 I beseech thee, O Lord, remember how I have walked before thee in truth, and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is pleasing before thee. And Ezechias wept with much weeping.

2 Kings 20:4 And before Isaias was gone out of the middle of the court, the word of the Lord came to him, saying:

2 Kings 20:5 Go back, and tell Ezechias, the captain of my people: Thus saith the Lord, the God of David, thy father: I have heard thy prayer, and I have seen thy tears: and behold I have healed thee: on the third day thou shalt go up to the temple of the Lord.

2 Kings 20:6 And I will add to thy days fifteen years: and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of the Assyrians, and I will protect this city for my own sake, and for David, my servant's sake.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "before", "isaias", "gone", "middle", "court", "word", "lord", and "came". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "before" and "isaias", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "I beseech thee O Lord remember how..." into verse 5's "Go back and tell Ezechias the captain...", so "before" and "isaias" belong inside that flow. In 2 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "before" and "isaias" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.