2 Kings 19:3
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.
Cross-references
In 2 Kings 18:29, the Assyrian taunts create the distress described here — a direct narrative link.
In Psalm 123:4, the contempt of the arrogant is described — exactly the kind of disgrace Hezekiah's people face from Assyria.
Isaiah 26:17 uses the same childbirth pain imagery, depicting a people in travail before God.
Isaiah 26:18 echoes 'brought forth wind' — a failed delivery, matching the lack of strength here.
Isaiah 66:9 contrasts God's promise to bring forth with the human inability here — opposite outcomes.
Isaiah 37:3 records the exact same message from Hezekiah—a parallel account of this day of distress.
In Psalm 123:3, the psalmist cries for mercy after enduring contempt — mirroring the distress from Assyrian scorn here.
In Jeremiah 30:5-7, 'a time of distress for Jacob' is promised with deliverance — a pattern echoed in Hezekiah's crisis.
In Hosea 5:15, God waits until Israel admits guilt and seeks him — Hezekiah's distress leads to seeking God through Isaiah.
In Hosea 6:1, the call to return to the Lord after he tears — parallel to Hezekiah's repentance in distress.