2 Kings 19:3

Translations

Modern

…to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.

Traditional

And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.

Literal

And they said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of distress and rebuke and blasphemy, for the sons have come to birth, and there is no strength to bring forth.

Latin

Qui dixerunt: Hæc dicit Ezechias: Dies tribulationis, et increpationis, et blasphemiæ dies iste: venerunt filii usque ad partum, et vires non habet parturiens.

Original

Hebrew

English

…to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.

Notes

2 Kings 19:2–3

Leaders often asked prophets like Isaiah for guidance during emergencies (2 Kings 3:11–12) or before battles (1 Kings 22:8–10). Isaiah was active during King Hezekiah’s rule (2 Kings 20:1, 14).
The phrase day of distress describes the deep distress the king felt due to the insults and disgrace against God and his people. Hezekiah understood that they were powerless without God's help.

Theme notes and profiles

Assyria Hezekiah Isaiah God’s Judgment of His People Invasion Nehemiah’s Confidence in God The Sovereignty of God

Events

Reign of Hezekiahc. 726 BC

Related verses

Isaiah 66:9
Shall I bring a baby to the point of birth and not deliver it?” says the LORD. “Or will I who deliver close the womb?” says your God.
Jeremiah 30:5–7
Yes, this is what the LORD says: “A cry of panic is heard—a cry of terror, not of peace.
Isaiah 26:17–18
As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.
Hosea 13:13
Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb.
Hebrews 3:15–16
As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”
Hosea 5:15–6:1
Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
Psalm 39:11
You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah
Psalm 123:3–4
Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.
2 Kings 18:29
This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you; he cannot deliver you from my hand.
Psalm 95:8
…do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,

Parallels

Isaiah 37:1–7

People

Hezekiah: A righteous king of Judah

Glossary

Assyria, Assyrians Eliakim Hezekiah Kings, Books of First and Second Psalms, Book of Shebna Warfare

Topics

Diplomacy: Rab-Shakeh, in Trying to Induce Jerusalem to Capitulate by Bombastic Harangue Intercession: Solicited by Hezekiah, of Isaiah Jerusalem: Calamities of, Mentioned: Besieged but not Taken by Sennacherib

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