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

1And when King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth and entered the house of the Lord. 2Then he sent Eliakim who was over the household with Shebna the scribe and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz. They said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah, ‘This day is a day of distress, rebuke and rejection; for children have come to birth, and there is no strength to deliver. 4Perhaps the Lord your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to reproach the living God, and will rebuke the words which the Lord your God has heard. Therefore, offer a prayer for the remnant that is left.’” 5So the servants of King Hezekiah came 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

• They saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to him, “Thusכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּchizqîyâh chizqîyâhû yechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · HezekiahH2396
• Thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of distressצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
• rebukeתּוֹכֵחָהtôkêchâh tôkachath · rebukeH8433
• and rejectionנְאָצָהne'âtsâh ne'âtsâh · contemptH5007
• childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• have comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to birthמַשְׁבֵּרmishbêr · birthH4866
• and thereאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• strengthכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• deliverיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205

Cross-references for Isaiah 37:3

• Isaiah 25:8He will swallow up death for all time, And the Lord God will wipe tears away from all faces, And He will remove the reproach of His people from all the earth; For the Lord has spoken.
• Isaiah 33:2O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited for You. Be their strength every morning, Our salvation also in the time of distress.
• 2 Kings 19:3They said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah, ‘This day is a day of distress, rebuke, and rejection; for children have come to birth and there is no strength to deliver.
• 2 Chronicles 15:4But in their distress they turned to the Lord God of Israel, and they sought Him, and He let them find Him.
• Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.”
• Psalms 91:15He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.
• Psalms 116:3The cords of death encompassed me And the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I found distress and sorrow.
• Jeremiah 30:7Alas! for that day is great, There is none like it; And it is the time of Jacob’s distress, But he will be saved from it.
• Hosea 5:15I will go away and return to My place Until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.
• Hosea 6:1“Come, let us return to the Lord. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.
• Revelation 3:19Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent.
• Psalms 95:8Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the wilderness,
• Isaiah 26:17As the pregnant woman approaches the time to give birth, She writhes and cries out in her labor pains, Thus were we before You, O Lord.
• Isaiah 66:9Shall I bring to the point of birth and not give delivery?” says the Lord. “Or shall I who gives delivery shut the womb?” says your God.
• Hosea 13:13The pains of childbirth come upon him; He is not a wise son, For it is not the time that he should delay at the opening of the womb.

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