2 Kings 19:3

New Living Translation

They told him, “This is what King Hezekiah says: Today is a day of trouble, insults, and disgrace. It is like when a child is ready to be born, but the mother has no strength to deliver the baby.

Cross References

2 Kings 18:29

This is what the king says: Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you. He will never be able to rescue you from my power.

2 Kings 19:2

And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the court secretary, and the leading priests, all dressed in burlap, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.

2 Kings 19:4

But perhaps the Lord your God has heard the Assyrian chief of staff, sent by the king to defy the living God, and will punish him for his words. Oh, pray for those of us who are left!”

Psalm 39:11

When you discipline us for our sins, you consume like a moth what is precious to us. Each of us is but a breath. Interlude

Psalm 95:8

The Lord says, “Don’t harden your hearts as Israel did at Meribah, as they did at Massah in the wilderness.

Isaiah 66:9

Would I ever bring this nation to the point of birth and then not deliver it?” asks the Lord. “No! I would never keep this nation from being born,” says your God.

Hosea 13:13

Pain has come to the people like the pain of childbirth, but they are like a child who resists being born. The moment of birth has arrived, but they stay in the womb!

Hosea 5:15

Then I will return to my place until they admit their guilt and turn to me. For as soon as trouble comes, they will earnestly search for me.”