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.”
2 tn In the Hebrew text this verse begins with “they said to him.”
3 tn Or “rebuke,” “correction.”
4 tn Or “contempt.”
5 tn Heb “when sons come to the cervical opening and there is no strength to give birth.”
6 tn Heb “by which the servants of the king of Assyria have insulted me.”
7 tn Heb “will not be given.”
8 tn Heb “have you raised a voice.”
9 tn Heb “and lifted your eyes on high?”
10 sn This divine title pictures the Lord as the sovereign king who rules over his covenant people and exercises moral authority over them.