2 Kings 19:1-3

Expanded Bible

Jerusalem Will Be Saved^(A)

19 When King Hezekiah heard the message, he tore his clothes [^Ca sign of mourning or distress] and put on ·rough cloth [sackcloth; burlap; ^Calso a sign of mourning]. Then he went into the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord. ² Hezekiah sent Eliakim, the ·palace [^Lking’s house] manager, and Shebna, the royal secretary, and the ·older [or elders of the] priests to Isaiah. They were all wearing ·rough cloth [sackcloth; burlap] when they came to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz. ³ They told Isaiah, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of ·sorrow [distress; trouble] and ·punishment [insults, rebuke] and ·disgrace [rejection], as when a child ·should [is ready to] be born, but the mother is not strong enough to give birth to it.