Verse Comparison: 2 Kings 19:3
American Standard Version
And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of contumely; for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
Amplified® Bible
They said to him, Hezekiah says: This is a day of [extreme danger and] distress, of rebuke {and} chastisement, and blasphemous {and} insolent insult; for children have come to the birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth.
Contemporary English Version
These are difficult and disgraceful times. Our nation is like a woman too weak to give birth, when it's time for her baby to be born.
Darby English Version
And they said to him, Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of trouble and of rebuke and of reviling; for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
Good News Bible
This is the message which he told them to give Isaiah: "Today is a day of suffering; we are being punished and are in disgrace. We are like a woman who is ready to give birth, but is too weak to do it.
King James Version
And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy; for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
New American Standard Bible
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.}
New International Version
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 point of birth and there is no strength to deliver them.
New King James Version
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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah, 'This day we recognize as a day of distress, rebuke, and rejection; for children have come to birth and we see no strength to deliver.
Revised Standard Version
They said to him, "Thus says Hezeki'ah, This day is a day of distress, of rebuke, and of disgrace; children have come to the birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth.
Young's Literal Translation
and they say unto him, `Thus said Hezekiah -- A day of distress, and rebuke, and despising `is' this day; for come have sons unto the birth, and power there is not to bring forth.
