2 Kings 19:3
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.
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 19 connects to 10 cross-references. Hezekiah receives the Rabshakeh's message in the temple, tears his clothes, and sends to Isaiah for a word; Isaiah predicts Sennacherib will fall by a sword in his own land. A second blasphemous letter arrives; Hezekiah prays in the temple. …
Other Translations
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.
and they say unto him, `Thus said Hezekiah--A day of distress, and rebuke, and despising <FI>is<Fi> this day; for come have sons unto the birth, and power there is not to bring forth.
And they said to him, Hezekiah says, This day is a day of trouble and punishment and shame; for the children are ready to come to birth, but there is no strength to give birth to them.
Cross References
Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of …
When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely …
Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the …
Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out …
We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have …
Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring …
For thus saith the Lord; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.
Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; …