Isaiah 39:5

Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of Hosts:

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Isaiah addresses King Hezekiah immediately after Hezekiah displays every treasure in his palace to Babylonian envoys.

The words — The Hebrew שְׁמַע (she.Ma') issues a command to "hear," introducing דְּבַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת (de.var Yah.weh tze.va.ot), literally "the word of Yahweh of hosts."

The thread — This prophetic summons parallels Samuel’s divine declarations in 1 Samuel 13:13 and 1 Samuel 15:16.

Why it lands — The text demands immediate attention to God’s impending judgment on Hezekiah’s hoarded wealth before verse 6 details the future Babylonian exile.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.

The Hebrew words

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרva/i.Yo.merand/ he said יְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huIsaiah אֶל־'el-to חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiah שְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'hear דְּבַר־de.var-[the] word of יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh צְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otof hosts

King James Version

Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the Lord of hosts:

Cross-references

1 Samuel 13:13 “You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
1 Samuel 15:16 “Stop!” exclaimed Samuel. “Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” “Tell me,” Saul replied.

People named

HezekiahIsaiah