2 Kings 19:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 19:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 19:3 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the childre..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 19:3 — KJV
“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. blasphemy: or, provocation”
— 2 Kings 19:3 (KJV)
2 Kings 19:3 in Context — About the Book of 2 Kings
2 Kings races through the divided kingdom's final centuries — Elisha's double-portion miracles, kings good and evil, and finally exile to Assyria and Babylon. Yet miracles keep breaking in: floating axe heads, healed lepers, resurrection. God stays powerfully present even in national decline.
Cross-References for 2 Kings 19:3
“And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. blasphemy: or, provocation”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 19:3: thus, saith, hezekiah
“Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 19:3: thus, saith, hezekiah
“Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 19:3: children, come, bring
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 19:3: thus, saith, come
“That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage; a prophet: Heb. a man a prophet”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 19:3: thus, saith, children
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