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They said to him, Thus says Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of rejection; for the children have come to the birth, and there is no strength to bring forth.

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A Spiritual Crisis

Commentators explain that Hezekiah's message framed the crisis in spiritual terms, not just military ones. He saw the situation as a 'day of rebuke,' suggesting divine chastisement for sin, and a 'day of blasphemy,' recognizing the Assyrian threats as an attack on God's own honor.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Isaiah 37:3

18th Century

Theologian

This is a day of rebuke - This may refer either to the reproaches of Rabshakeh, or more probably to the fact that Hezekiah regarded the Lord…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Isaiah 37:3

19th Century

Bishop

The children are come to the birth.—The text's bold language is used where we would now employ an adjective, one whose me…

John Gill

John Gill

On Isaiah 37:3

17th Century

Pastor

And they said to him
The messengers to the prophet: thus says Hezekiah; this is the messag…