Isaiah 37:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
(vai·yo·me·ru)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to him, "Thusכֹּ֚ה
(koh)
3541: thus, herea prim. adverb
saysאָמַ֣ר
(a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
Hezekiah,חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ
(chiz·ki·ya·hu,)
2396: "Yah has strengthened," a king of Judah, also several other Isr.from chazaq and Yah
'Thisהַזֶּ֑ה
(haz·zeh;)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
dayיֹום־
(yo·vm-)
3117: daya prim. root
is a dayהַיֹּ֣ום
(hai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
of distress,צָרָ֧ה
(tza·rah)
6869a: straits, distressfem. of tsar
rebukeוְתֹוכֵחָ֛ה
(ve·to·v·che·chah)
8433a: rebuke, correctionfrom yakach
and rejection;וּנְאָצָ֖ה
(u·ne·'a·tzah)
5007a: contemptfrom naats
for childrenבָנִים֙
(va·nim)
1121: sona prim. root
have comeבָ֤אוּ
(va·'u)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to birth,מַשְׁבֵּ֔ר
(mash·ber,)
4866: place of breachfrom shabar
and there is noאַ֖יִן
(a·yin)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
strengthוְכֹ֥חַ
(ve·cho·ach)
3581b: strength, powerfrom an unused word
to deliver.לְלֵדָֽה׃
(le·le·dah.)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And they said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto him Thus saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Hezekiah
Chizqiyah  (khiz-kee-yaw')
strengthened of Jah; Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites -- Hezekiah, Hizkiah, Hizkijah.
This day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
is a day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of trouble
tsarah  (tsaw-raw')
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival -- adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.
and of rebuke
towkechah  (to-kay-khaw')
chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence) -- argument, chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, be (often) reproved.
and of blasphemy
n'atsah  (neh-aw-tsaw')
scorn -- blasphemy.;
for the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
are come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to the birth
mishber  (mish-bare')
the orifice of the womb (from which the fetus breaks forth) -- birth, breaking forth.
and there is not strength
koach  (ko'-akh)
from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
to bring forth
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah, 'This day is a day of distress, rebuke and rejection; for children have come to birth, and there is no strength to deliver.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They said to him, "This is what Hezekiah says: 'Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace, for children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to deliver them.

International Standard Version
"Here is what Hezekiah says," they told him. "This day is a day of trouble, rebuke, and disgrace, as when children come to the point of birth and there is no energy to deliver them.

NET Bible
"This is what Hezekiah says: 'This is a day of distress, insults, and humiliation, as when a baby is ready to leave the birth canal, but the mother lacks the strength to push it through.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They said to him, "This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day filled with misery, punishment, and disgrace. We are like a woman who is about to give birth but doesn't have the strength to do it.

King James 2000 Bible
And they said unto him, Thus says Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children have come to birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
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