2 Kings 19:1-3
19:1 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the
Lord’s temple.
19:2 He sent Eliakim the palace supervisor, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests,
1 clothed in sackcloth, with this message to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz:
19:3 “This is what Hezekiah says:
2 ‘This is a day of distress, insults,
3 and humiliation,
4 as when a baby is ready to leave the birth canal, but the mother lacks the strength to push it through.
5
2 Kings 19:6
19:6 Isaiah said to them, “Tell your master this: ‘This is what the
Lord says: “Don’t be afraid because of the things you have heard – these insults the king of Assyria’s servants have hurled against me.
6
2 Kings 19:10
19:10 “Tell King Hezekiah of Judah this: ‘Don’t let your God in whom you trust mislead you when he says, “Jerusalem will not be handed over
7 to the king of Assyria.”
2 Kings 19:22
19:22 Whom have you taunted and hurled insults at?
At whom have you shouted, 8
and looked so arrogantly? 9
At the Holy One of Israel! 10
1 tn Heb “elders of the priests.”
1 tn In the Hebrew text this verse begins with “they said to him.”
2 tn Or “rebuke,” “correction.”
3 tn Or “contempt.”
4 tn Heb “when sons come to the cervical opening and there is no strength to give birth.”
1 tn Heb “by which the servants of the king of Assyria have insulted me.”
1 tn Heb “will not be given.”
1 tn Heb “have you raised a voice.”
2 tn Heb “and lifted your eyes on high?”
3 sn This divine title pictures the Lord as the sovereign king who rules over his covenant people and exercises moral authority over them.