Isaiah 39:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

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.

Thy sons that shall issue from thee - the sons which Hezekiah (as Josephus tells us) wished to have (note, Isaiah 37:3, on "wept sore") will be among the foremost in suffering.

Eunuchs - fulfilled, Daniel 1:2-3; Daniel 1:7.

Isaiah 39:7

7 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.