Then Hezekiahsaidto Isaiah,"The wordof the LORDwhichyou have spokenis good."For he thought,"Is it not so, ifthere will be peaceand truthin my days?"
"NeverthelessI will not doit in your daysfor the sakeof your fatherDavid,[but] I will tearit out of the handof your son.
Shimeithen saidto the king,"The wordis good.As my lordthe kinghas said,soyour servantwill do."So Shimeilivedin Jerusalemmanydays.
Now the restof the actsof Hezekiahand allhis might,and howhe madethe pooland the conduitand broughtwaterinto the city,are they not writtenin the Bookof the Chroniclesof the Kingsof Judah?
"Therefore,behold,I will gatheryou to your fathers,and you will be gatheredto your gravein peace,and your eyeswill not seeallthe evilwhichI will bringon thisplace."'"So they broughtbackwordto the king.
He sentlettersto allthe Jews,to the 127provincesof the kingdomof Ahasuerus,[namely], wordsof peaceand truth,
He said,"NakedI camefrom my mother'swomb,And nakedI shall returnthere.The LORDgaveand the LORDhas takenaway. Blessedbe the nameof the LORD."
"I have becomemute,I do not openmy mouth,Becauseit is You who have done[it].
Behold,I will bringto it healthand healing,and I will healthem; and I will revealto them an abundanceof peaceand truth.
The LORD'Slovingkindnessesindeednevercease,For His compassionsneverfail.
Whyshould [any] livingmortal,or [any] man,Offercomplaintin viewof his sins?
Then Mosessaidto Aaron,"It is whatthe LORDspoke,saying,By those who comenearMe I will be treatedas holy,And beforeallthe peopleI will be honored.'"So Aaron,therefore, keptsilent.
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,'The fastof the fourth,the fastof the fifth,the fastof the seventhand the fastof the tenth[months] will becomejoy,gladness,and cheerfulfeastsfor the houseof Judah;so lovetruthand peace.'
But the angelsaidto them, "Do not be afraid;for behold,I bring you good newsof greatjoywhichwill be for allthe people;
"Gloryto Godin the highest,And on earthpeaceamongmenwith whom He is pleased."
So Samueltoldhim everythingand hidnothingfrom him. And he said,"It is the LORD;let Him dowhatseems goodto Him."
