2 Kings 19:3
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.
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Psalms 39:11When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, Thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: Surely every man is vanity. Selah
Psalms 123:3Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Isaiah 66:9Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith Jehovah: shall I that cause to bring forth shut [the womb]? saith thy God.
Hosea 5:15I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.
Hebrews 3:15while it is said, To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 19:2-8
Hezekiah's Sends to Isaiah. ( b. c. 710.) 1 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord . 2 And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz. 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… Read the whole commentary →