1. In those days, when Hezekiah was mortally ill, the prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, came and said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you shall not recover.”
2. Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord:
3. “Ah, Lord, remember how faithfully and wholeheartedly I conducted myself in your presence, doing what was good in your sight!” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4. Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah:
5. Go, tell Hezekiah: Thus says the Lord, the God of your father David: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Now I will add fifteen years to your life.
6. I will rescue you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; I will be a shield to this city.
7. This will be the sign for you from the Lord that the Lord will carry out the word he has spoken: