Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"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." — 2 Kings 19:3 (ASV)
Rebuke. — Rather, chastisement (Hosea 5:9). The verb means to give judgment, punish, etc. It occurs in the next verse, will reprove the words, or rather, punish for the words.
Blasphemy. — Compare Isaiah 1:4; Isaiah 5:24, where the cognate verb is used; and Nehemiah 9:18; Nehemiah 9:26, where the noun “provocations” is almost identical.
The children are come ... — With this proverb, expressive of the utter collapse of all human resources, compare the similar language of Hosea (Hosea 13:13).