Yesaya 39:2

39:2 Hezekiah welcomed ¹  them and showed them his storehouse with its silver, gold, spices, and high-quality olive oil, as well as his whole armory and everything in his treasuries. Hezekiah showed them everything in his palace and in his whole kingdom. ² 

Yesaya 40:26

40:26 Look up at the sky! ³ 

Who created all these heavenly lights? ⁴ 

He is the one who leads out their ranks; ⁵ 

he calls them all by name.

Because of his absolute power and awesome strength,

not one of them is missing.

[39:2]  ¹ tn Heb “was happy with”; NAB, NASB “was pleased”; NIV “received the envoys gladly.”

[39:2]  ² tn Heb “there was nothing which Hezekiah did not show them in his house and in all his kingdom.”

[40:26]  ³ tn Heb “Lift on high your eyes and see.”

[40:26]  ⁴ tn The words “heavenly lights” are supplied in the translation for clarification. See the following lines.

[40:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “the one who brings out by number their host.” The stars are here likened to a huge army that the Lord leads out. Perhaps the next line pictures God calling roll. If so, the final line may be indicating that none of them dares “go AWOL.” (“AWOL” is a military acronym for “absent without leave.”)