2 Kings 19:3
19:3 “This is what Hezekiah says: 1 ‘This is a day of distress, insults, 2 and humiliation, 3 as when a baby is ready to leave the birth canal, but the mother lacks the strength to push it through. 4
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. 5
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.”
5 tn Heb “by which the servants of the king of Assyria have insulted me.”