2 Kings 19:1-3

Living Bible

19 When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and went into the Temple to pray. ² Then he told Eliakim, Shebnah, and some of the older priests to clothe themselves in sackcloth and to go to Isaiah (son of Amoz), the prophet, with this message:

³ “King Hezekiah says, ‘This is a day of trouble, insult, and dishonor. It is as when a child is ready to be born, but the mother has no strength to deliver it.