thus saith the king, Let not Hezeki´ah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:
2 Kings 19:3 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezeki´ah, 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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They said to him, Hezekiah says: This is a day of [extreme danger and] distress, of rebuke and chastisement, and blasphemous and insolent insult; for children have come to the birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible They said to him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, punishment, and humiliation. It’s as if children are ready to be born, but there’s no strength to see it through. Catholic Public Domain Version And they said to him: "Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of tribulation, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy. The sons are ready to be born, but the woman in labor does not have the strength. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they said to him: Thus saith Ezechias: This day is a day of tribulation, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy. The children are come to the birth; and the woman in travail hath not strength. |
thus saith the king, Let not Hezeki´ah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:
And he sent Eli´akim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
It may be the Lord thy God will hear all the words of Rab–sha´keh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the Lord thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left.
When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.
harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.
The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.
I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.