2 Kings 20:16 (LSB)

Passage

Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of Yahweh.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 20:14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where have they come to you?” And Hezekiah said, “They have come from a far country, from Babylon.”

2 Kings 20:15 And he said, “What have they seen in your house?” So Hezekiah said, “They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasuries that I have not shown them.”

2 Kings 20:16 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of Yahweh.

2 Kings 20:17 ‘Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and all that your fathers have treasured up to this day will be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,’ says Yahweh.

2 Kings 20:18 ‘And some of your sons who will issue from you, whom you will beget, will be taken away; and they will become officials in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "isaiah", "said", "hezekiah", "hear", "word", and "yahweh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "isaiah" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And he said What have they seen..." into verse 17's "Behold the days are coming when all...", so "isaiah" and "said" 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 "isaiah" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.