Verse 3

2 Kings 19:3

World English Bible, British Edition

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3 They said to him, “Hezekiah says, ‘Today is a day of trouble, of rebuke, and of rejection; for the children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to deliver them.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗י/ו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ יוֹם צָרָ֧ה וְ/תוֹכֵחָ֛ה וּ/נְאָצָ֖ה הַ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/זֶּ֑ה כִּ֣י בָ֤אוּ בָנִים֙ עַד מַשְׁבֵּ֔ר וְ/כֹ֥חַ אַ֖יִן לְ/לֵדָֽה

English Translation

And they said to me, "Thus says Hezekiah: 'Today is a day of trouble and rebuke and blasphemy because children have come to the point of birth and there is no strength to give birth.'"

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Chapter 19 Context

1 When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the... Focus ↗

2 He sent Eliakim, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, cover... Focus ↗

3 They said to him, “Hezekiah says, ‘Today is a day of trouble, of rebuke, and of rejection; for the c...

4 It may be the LORD your God (Elohim) will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria... Focus ↗

5 So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah. Focus ↗

6 Isaiah said to them, “Tell your master this: ‘The LORD says, “Don’t be afraid of the words that you... Focus ↗

7 Behold, I will put a spirit in him, and he will hear news, and will return to his own land. I will c... Focus ↗

8 So Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he... Focus ↗

9 When he heard it said of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, “Behold, he has come out to fight against you,”... Focus ↗

10 “Tell Hezekiah king of Judah this: ‘Don’t let your God (Elohim) in whom you trust deceive you, sayin... Focus ↗

11 Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly.... Focus ↗

12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed—Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, a... Focus ↗

13 Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and... Focus ↗

14 Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to t... Focus ↗

15 Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, “LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, who are enthroned abov... Focus ↗

16 Incline your ear, LORD, and hear. Open your eyes, LORD, and see. Hear the words of Sennacherib, whic... Focus ↗

17 Truly, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands, Focus ↗

18 and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and... Focus ↗

19 Now therefore, LORD our God (Elohim), save us, I beg you, out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of... Focus ↗

20 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “The LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says ‘Y... Focus ↗

21 This is the word that the LORD has spoken concerning him: ‘The virgin daughter of Zion has despised... Focus ↗

22 Whom have you defied and blasphemed? Against whom have you exalted your voice and lifted up your eye... Focus ↗

23 By your messengers, you have defied the Lord, and have said, “With the multitude of my chariots, I h... Focus ↗

24 I have dug and drunk strange waters, and I will dry up all the rivers of Egypt with the sole of my f... Focus ↗

25 Haven’t you heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? Now I have brought it... Focus ↗

26 Therefore their inhabitants had little power. They were dismayed and confounded. They were like the... Focus ↗

27 But I know your sitting down, your going out, your coming in, and your raging against me. Focus ↗

28 Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogance has come up into my ears, therefore I... Focus ↗

29 “This will be the sign to you: This year, you will eat that which grows of itself, and in the second... Focus ↗

30 The remnant that has escaped of the house of Judah will again take root downward, and bear fruit upw... Focus ↗

31 For out of Jerusalem a remnant will go out, and out of Mount Zion those who shall escape. The LORD’s... Focus ↗

32 “Therefore the LORD says concerning the king of Assyria, ‘He will not come to this city, nor shoot a... Focus ↗

33 He will return the same way that he came, and he will not come to this city,’ says the LORD. Focus ↗

34 ‘For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for my servant David’s sake.’” Focus ↗

35 That night, the LORD’s angel went out and struck one hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of... Focus ↗

36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, went home, and lived at Nineveh. Focus ↗

37 As he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him with the... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 19 (37 verses)
Version: World English Bible, British Edition

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