Isaiah 37:3

Isaiah 37:3 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)They told him, “This is what Hezekiah says: This day is a day of distress and rebuke and disgrace, as when children come to the moment of birth and there is no strength to deliver them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah, 'This day is a day of distress, of rebuke, and of disgrace; children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah: ‘This day is a day of trouble and rebuke and blasphemy; for the children have come to birth, but there is no strength to bring them forth.

Context of Isaiah 37:3

1When King Hezekiah heard the report of his officers, he tore his clothes. Then he put on rough sackcloth and he went into the Lord's temple. 2He sent Eliakim, Shebna and the leaders of the priests to Amoz's son, Isaiah the prophet. Eliakim was the most important officer in the king's palace. Shebna was a government officer. They were all wearing sackcloth. They told Hezekiah's message to Isaiah: ‘This is a time of great trouble. Assyria has insulted us to make us ashamed. Our nation is like a woman who is ready to give birth, but she is too weak to push the child out. 4The Assyrian officer has brought a message from his king to insult the God who lives for ever. Maybe the Lord your God has heard that message. He should punish the officer for his wicked message. So please pray for the people who remain in Jerusalem.’ 5When King Hezekiah's officers told their message to Isaiah,

Isaiah 37:3 word by word

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ יוֹם־צָרָ֧ה וְתוֹכֵחָ֛ה וּנְאָצָ֖ה הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֣י בָ֤אוּ בָנִים֙ עַד־מַשְׁבֵּ֔ר וְכֹ֥חַ אַ֖יִן לְלֵדָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּchizqîyâh chizqîyâhû yechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · HezekiahH2396
• This dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of troubleצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
• and of rebukeתּוֹכֵחָהtôkêchâh tôkachath · rebukeH8433
• and of blasphemyנְאָצָהne'âtsâh ne'âtsâh · contemptH5007
• for the childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• are comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to the birthמַשְׁבֵּרmishbêr · birthH4866
• not strengthכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• to bring forthיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205

Cross-references for Isaiah 37:3

• Isaiah 25:8The Almighty Lord will destroy death for ever. He will clean away the tears in everyone's eyes. His people will not feel ashamed any more. Nobody in all the world will ever insult them again. That is what the Lord has said.
• Isaiah 33:2Lord, please be kind to us. We wait for you to help us. Make us strong every day. Rescue us when trouble happens.
• 2 Kings 19:3They told Hezekiah's message to Isaiah: ‘This is a time of great trouble. Assyria has insulted us to make us ashamed. Our nation is like a woman who is ready to give birth, but she is too weak to push the child out.
• 2 Chronicles 15:4But when they were in trouble, they turned to the Lord, Israel's God. They asked him to help them and he answered them.
• Psalms 50:15Pray to me when you are in trouble. Then I will rescue you, and you will praise me.’
• Psalms 91:15When he calls to me for help, I will answer him. When he has trouble, I will be with him. I will rescue him, and people will respect him.
• Psalms 116:3The danger of death was very near to me. I became afraid of the deep hole of death. I was very sad and upset.
• Jeremiah 30:7It will be a time of terrible trouble, worse than anything that has happened before. It will be a time of great trouble for Jacob's descendants. But I will rescue them from their trouble.’
• Hosea 5:15Then I will return to my place. I will leave them to receive their full punishment. When they have suffered enough, they will turn back to me. They will want to serve me again.’
• Hosea 6:1‘Listen! We should return to serve the Lord. He has torn us to pieces, but now he will make us well again. He has hurt us, but now he will make our wounds better.
• Revelation 3:19I help everyone that I love. When they have done wrong things, I tell them, ‘You have done a wrong thing.’ I show them the right thing that they should do. So be serious about how you live. Stop doing wrong things and turn to me.
• Psalms 95:8He says, ‘Do not refuse to obey me, like my people did at Meribah. They also did that one day at Massah, in the desert.
• Isaiah 26:17Because of your punishment, Lord, we had much pain. We were like a woman who is giving birth and she cries out with pain.
• Isaiah 66:9The Lord your God says, ‘When I bring a baby to the moment of birth, the child is always born. I do not stop its birth.’
• Hosea 13:13They will be in pain like a woman who is giving birth. Her child is foolish. He refuses to be born!

Commentaries on Isaiah 37:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3This is a day of rebuke - This may refer either to the reproaches of Rabsbakeh, or more probably to the fact that Hezekiah regarded the Lord as rebuking his people for their sins. The word which is used here (תוכחח tôkēchâh ), means more properly chastisement or punishment Psalm 149:7; Hosea 5:9. And of blasphemy - Margin, Provocation.‘ The word used here (נאצה ne'âtsâh ), means properly reproach or contumely; and the sense is, that God and his cause…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-38Jerusalem’s rescue from King Sennacherib of Assyria is a main event in Isaiah 1–39. The Lord promised to save his people. He would remain present with Jerusalem (see 7:14). He would also keep a remnant, a small group who would survive (see study note on Isaiah 10:20). Much of the land became empty and the population greatly reduced. This happened because Judah made a foolish alliance with Assyria (chapters 7–8). Even so, the Lord did not allow total…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. rebuke--that is, the Lord's rebuke for His people's sins (Psa 149:7; Ho 5:9). blasphemy--blasphemous railing of Rab-shakeh. the children, &c.--a proverbial expression for, We are in the most extreme danger and have no power to avert it (compare Ho 13:13).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 37:3

• Prophets

In the dictionaries

• Hezekiah
• Rabmag
• Bible, the
• Blasphemy
• Chronicles, Books of
• Hezekiah (2)
• Isaiah
• Sennacherib

Commentaries on Isaiah 37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings