2 Kings 19:3

God's Word

They said to him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day filled with misery, punishment, and disgrace. We are like a woman who is about to give birth but doesn’t have the strength to do it.

Cross References

2 Kings 18:29

This is what the king says: Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you. He can’t rescue you from me.

2 Kings 19:2

Then he sent Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the scribe, and the leaders of the priests, clothed in sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz.

2 Kings 19:4

The Lord your God may have heard all the words of the field commander. His master, the king of Assyria, sent him to defy the living God. The Lord your God may punish him because of the message that the Lord your God heard. Pray for the few people who are left.”

Psalm 39:11

With stern warnings you discipline people for their crimes. Like a moth you eat away at what is dear to them. Certainly, everyone is like a whisper in the wind. Selah

Psalm 95:8

“Do not be stubborn like ⌞my people were⌟ at Meribah, like the time at Massah in the desert.

Isaiah 66:9

“Do I bring a mother to the moment of birth and not let her deliver?” asks the Lord. “Do I cause a mother to deliver and then make her unable to have children?” asks your God.

Hosea 13:13

They have the opportunity to live again, but they are not smart enough to take it. They are like a baby who is about to be born but won’t come out of its mother’s womb.

Hosea 5:15

I will go back to my place until they admit that they are guilty. Then they will search for me. In their distress they will eagerly look for me.”