Isaiah 37:3 meaning and explanation

to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.

Isaiah 37:3, Berean Standard Bible

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Hezekiah sends his officials to the prophet Isaiah because Assyria's Rabshakeh has just threatened Jerusalem and mocked the living God. The king's message describes the moment with a vivid image: a woman has reached the point of labor, but she has no strength to give birth.

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