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 

[19:2]  ¹ tn Heb “elders of the priests.”

[19:3]  ² tn In the Hebrew text this verse begins with “they said to him.”

[19:3]  ³ tn Or “rebuke,” “correction.”

[19:3]  ⁴ tn Or “contempt.”

[19:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “when sons come to the cervical opening and there is no strength to give birth.”

[19:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “by which the servants of the king of Assyria have insulted me.”

[19:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “will not be given.”

[19:22]  ⁸ tn Heb “have you raised a voice.”

[19:22]  ⁹ tn Heb “and lifted your eyes on high?”

[19:22]  ¹⁰ sn This divine title pictures the Lord as the sovereign king who rules over his covenant people and exercises moral authority over them.