This is what the king says: “Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you; he can’t rescue you from my power.
2 Kings 19:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised They said to 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
This is what the king says: “Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you; he can’t rescue you from my power.
He sent Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the court secretary, and the leading priests, who were covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.
Perhaps the Lord your God will hear all the words of the royal spokesman, whom his master the king of Assyria sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke him for the words that the Lord your God has heard. Therefore, offer a prayer for the surviving remnant.” ’
‘Will 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.
Labour pains come on him. He is not a wise son; when the time comes, he will not be born. ,
I will depart and return to my place until they recognise their guilt and seek my face; they will search for me in their distress.