2 Kings 19:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of contumely; for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and they say unto him, `Thus said Hezekiah--A day of distress, and rebuke, and despising <FI>is<Fi> this day; for come have sons unto the birth, and power there is not to bring forth.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 19:3 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 18:29This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you; he cannot deliver you from my hand.
- Psalms 39:11You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah
- Psalms 95:8do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,
- Psalms 123:3Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.
- Isaiah 26:17As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.
- Isaiah 66:9Shall 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 30:5Yes, this is what the LORD says: “A cry of panic is heard— a cry of terror, not of peace.
- Hosea 5:15Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
- Hosea 13:13Labor 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 3:15As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”
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