2 Kings 20:14 (YLT)

Passage

And Isaiah the prophet cometh in unto king Hezekiah, and saith unto him, `What said these men? and whence come they unto thee?' And Hezekiah saith, `From a land afar off they have come--from Babylon.'

Nearby Context

2 Kings 20:12 At that time hath Berodach-Baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick;

2 Kings 20:13 and Hezekiah hearkeneth unto them, and sheweth them all the house of his treasury, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the good ointment, and all the house of his vessels, and all that hath been found in his treasuries; there hath not been a thing that Hezekiah hath not shewed them, in his house, and in all his dominion.

2 Kings 20:14 And Isaiah the prophet cometh in unto king Hezekiah, and saith unto him, `What said these men? and whence come they unto thee?' And Hezekiah saith, `From a land afar off they have come--from Babylon.'

2 Kings 20:15 And he saith, `What saw they in thy house?' and Hezekiah saith, `All that <FI>is<Fi> in my house they saw; there hath not been a thing that I have not shewed them among my treasures.'

2 Kings 20:16 And Isaiah saith unto Hezekiah, `Hear a word of Jehovah:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "isaiah", "prophet", "cometh", "king", "hezekiah", "saith", "said", and "whence". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "isaiah" and "prophet", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "and Hezekiah hearkeneth unto them and sheweth..." into verse 15's "And he saith What saw they in...", so "isaiah" and "prophet" 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 "prophet" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.