They said to him, ‘This is what Hezekiah says: “Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace. It is as if children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to deliver them.
Isaiah 26:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Lord, they went to you in their distress; they poured out whispered prayers because your discipline fell on them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Lord, when they were in trouble and distress, they sought and visited You; they poured out a prayerful whisper when Your chastening was upon them. American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah, in trouble have they visited thee; they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them. Common English Bible LORD, in distress they sought you out; they poured out prayers to you when you disciplined them. Catholic Public Domain Version Lord, they have sought you in anguish. Your doctrine was with them, amid the tribulation of murmuring. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Lord, they have sought after thee in distress: in the tribulation of murmuring thy instruction was with them. |
They said to him, ‘This is what Hezekiah says: “Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace. It is as if children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to deliver them.
say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave birth to me.’ For they have turned their back to me and not their face, yet in their time of disaster they beg, ‘Rise up and save us! ’
You residents of Lebanon, nestled among the cedars, how you will groan when pains come on you, agony like a woman in labour.
You will call to me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
Arise, cry out in the night from the first watch of the night. Pour out your heart like water before the Lord’s presence. Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children who are fainting from hunger at the head of every street.
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.
They do not cry to me from their hearts; rather, they wail on their beds. They slash themselves , for grain and new wine; they turn away from me.
The people then came to Moses and said, ‘We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and against you. Intercede with the Lord so that he will take the snakes away from us.’ And Moses interceded for the people.
As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be zealous and repent.
But the Israelites said, ‘We have sinned. Deal with us as you see fit; only rescue us today! ’
‘No, my lord,’ Hannah replied. ‘I am a woman with a broken heart. I haven’t had any wine or beer; I’ve been pouring out my heart before the Lord.