Isaiah 37:3
1 On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
2 And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz
to tell 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.
4 Perhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”
5 So the servants of King Hezekiah went to Isaiah,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- to tell 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.
- KJV
- And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
- WEB
- They said to him, “Hezekiah says, ‘Today is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of rejection; for the children have come to the birth, and there is no strength to give birth.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And they said to him, Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of reviling; for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
- BLB
- And they said to him “Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of distress and rebuke and contempt! For sons have come to the point of birth, and there is not strength for giving birth.
- ÅB
- Og de sa til ham: Så sier Hiskia: En nødens og tuktelsens og vanærens dag er denne dag; barnet er kommet til livmorens munning, men det er ingen kraft til å føde.
- OTB
- De sa til ham: “Dette er hva Hiskia sier: ‘Denne dagen er en av nød, irettesettelse og ydmykelse, som når barn kommer til fødselsøyeblikket, men det er ingen styrke til å føde dem.
- B1930
- Og de sa til ham: Så sier Esekias: En nødens og tuktelsens og vanærens dag er denne dag; barnet er kommet til modermunnen, men det er ingen kraft til å føde.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 66:9
Shall 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.
Read in contextHosea 13:13
Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb.
Read in context2 Kings 19:3
to tell 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.
Read in contextPsalms 50:15
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
Read in contextIsaiah 26:17–18
As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.
Read in contextIsaiah 33:2
O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.
Read in context2 Chronicles 15:4
But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.
Read in contextPsalms 91:15
When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
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