Hezekiah shows the envoy from Babylon all his treasures and Isaiah tells Hezekiah that the Babylonians will be back for them later. The King is happy it will occur after he's dead.
God will use Cyrus to send back Jews to Judah and rebuild Jerusalem: 45:1-25 "He will build my city and will let my exiles go free" (45:13). Future Empire: 45:22-23 "Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God and there is no other. I have sworn by Myself ... that to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance" (45:22-23).
Future Restoration/Kingdom of God (Judah): 40:1-31 "All the nations are as nothing before Him, they are regarded by Him as less than nothing and meaningless" (40:17).
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