Reference

2 Kings 20:5

Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the Lord.
3

I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

4

And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

5

Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the Lord.

6

And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

7

And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.

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Literal Fulfillment

While the healing is literal, the "going up to the house of the Lord" could be interpreted metaphorically as a spiritual restoration rather than a physical act.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes God communicating *through* a prophet (Isaiah to Hezekiah), but it does not explicitly detail the *method* by which God communicated to Isaiah in this instance, such as a dream, vision, or audible voice.