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.
And they said to him, 'This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of trouble, discipline, and disgrace. We are like a woman in labor who has no strength left to deliver her baby.'
King Hezekiah is telling God through his messengers that Jerusalem is in desperate trouble - like a mother too weak to give birth - and they need God's help urgently.
📚 Historical Context
This message was delivered during the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem around 701 BC, when the powerful Assyrian army under Sennacherib had surrounded the city. King Hezekiah sent this desperate plea to the prophet Isaiah, asking him to pray for the remnant of people still alive in the city. The Assyrians had already conquered most of Judah and were demanding Jerusalem's surrender.
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