Lexicon :: Strong's H8433 - tôḵēḥâ

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, but there is no strength to deliver them.

Hear now my argument,

and listen to my defense.[fn]

I would plead my case before him

and fill my mouth with arguments.

I am like a man who does not hear

and has no arguments in his mouth.

“You discipline a person with punishment for iniquity,

consuming like a moth what is precious to him;

yes, every human being is only a vapor.Selah

For I am afflicted all day long

and punished every morning.

inflicting vengeance on the nations

and punishment on the peoples,

“If you respond to my warning,[fn]

then I will pour out my spirit on you

and teach you my words.

“since you neglected all my counsel

and did not accept my correction,

“were not interested in my counsel,

and rejected all my correction,

Do not despise the LORD’s instruction, my son,

and do not loathe his discipline;

and you will say, “How I hated discipline,

and how my heart despised correction.

For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light,

and corrective discipline is the way to life.

The one who follows instruction is on the path to life,

but the one who rejects correction goes astray.

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,

but one who hates correction is stupid.

Poverty and disgrace come to those

who ignore discipline,

but the one who accepts correction will be honored.

A fool despises his father’s discipline,

but a person who accepts correction is sensible.

Discipline is harsh for the one who leaves the path;

the one who hates correction will die.

One who[fn] listens to life-giving rebukes

will be at home among the wise.

Better an open reprimand

than concealed love.

One who becomes stiff-necked,

after many reprimands

will be shattered instantly —

beyond recovery.

A rod of correction imparts wisdom,

but a youth left to himself[fn]

is a disgrace to his mother.

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

“So you[fn] will be a disgrace and a taunt, a warning and a horror, to the nations around you when I execute judgments against you in anger, wrath, and furious rebukes. I, the LORD, have spoken.

“I will execute severe vengeance against them with furious rebukes. They will know that I am the LORD when I take my vengeance on them.’ ”

Ephraim will become a desolation

on the day of punishment;

I announce what is certain

among the tribes of Israel.

I will stand at my guard post

and station myself on the lookout tower.

I will watch to see what he will say to me

and what I should[fn] reply about my complaint.