KJV ORIGINAL
And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Some of your own descendants—your future sons and grandsons—will be taken away and made to serve as officials in the king of Babylon's palace.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The prophet is warning King Hezekiah that his own descendants will be captured and forced to serve in the Babylonian royal court.
📚 Historical Context
This prophecy was given to King Hezekiah of Judah after he proudly showed all his treasures to Babylonian envoys around 700 BC. The prophet Isaiah warned that this display of wealth would lead to Babylon eventually conquering Jerusalem and taking the royal family captive, which happened about a century later when Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem in 586 BC.
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