They said to him, “This is what Hezekiah says: ‘Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace.(A) It is as if children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to deliver them.(B)

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They told him, “This is what Hezekiah says: This day is a day of distress(A) and rebuke and disgrace, as when children come to the moment of birth(B) and there is no strength to deliver them.

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12 Do not[a] gloat over your brother(A)
in the day of his calamity;
do not rejoice over the people of Judah(B)
in the day of their destruction;
do not boastfully mock[b](C)
in the day of distress.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 12–14 Or You should not throughout vv. 12–14
  2. 12 Lit not make your mouth big

12 You should not gloat(A) over your brother
    in the day of his misfortune,(B)
nor rejoice(C) over the people of Judah
    in the day of their destruction,(D)
nor boast(E) so much
    in the day of their trouble.(F)

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14 Do not stand at the crossroads[a](A)
to cut off their fugitives,
and do not hand over their survivors
in the day of distress.

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Footnotes

  1. 14 Hb obscure

14 You should not wait at the crossroads
    to cut down their fugitives,(A)
nor hand over their survivors
    in the day of their trouble.

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Destruction of Nineveh

The Lord is good,
a stronghold in a day of distress;
he cares for those who take refuge(A) in him.

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The Lord is good,(A)
    a refuge in times of trouble.(B)
He cares for(C) those who trust in him,(D)

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