2 Kings 19:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

2 Kings 19:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Kings 19:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Kings 19:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They said to him, “Hezekiah says, ‘Today is a day of trouble, of rebuke, and of rejection; for the children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to deliver them.”

2 Kings 19:3 — World English Bible

2 Kings 19:3 ASV — 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. ”

2 Kings 19:3 — American Standard Version

2 Kings 19:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

2 Kings 19:3 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Kings 19:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

2 Kings 19:3 — Darby Translation

2 Kings 19:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And they said vnto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of tribulation and of rebuke, and blasphemie: for the childre are come to the birth, and there is no strength to bring foorth.”

2 Kings 19:3 — Geneva Bible

2 Kings 19:3 in Context — 2 Kings 19

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 there is not strength to bring forth.

4 It may be the Lord thy God will hear all the words of Rab–shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the Lord thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left.

5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

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What Does 2 Kings 19:3 Mean?

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