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Isaiah 13:8

Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.

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ASV

and they shall be dismayed; pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman in travail: they shall look in amazement one at another; their faces shall be faces of flame.

KJV

And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְֽנִבְהָ֓לוּ׀ve.niv.Ha.luand they will be terrifiedH926 →
צִירִ֤יםtzi.RimpangsH6735 →
וַֽחֲבָלִים֙va.cha.va.Limand painsH2256 →
יֹֽאחֵז֔וּןyo.che.Zunthey will seize [them] !H270 →
כַּיּוֹלֵדָ֖הkai.yo.le.Dahlike <the> [woman] giving birthH3205 →
יְחִיל֑וּןye.chi.Lunthey will be in anguish !H2342 →
אִ֤ישׁ'isheachH376 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huneighbor hisH7453 →
יִתְמָ֔הוּyit.Ma.huthey will look in astonishmentH8539 →
פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[will be] faces ofH6440 →
לְהָבִ֖יםle.ha.VimflamesH3851 →
פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃pe.nei.Hemfaces theirH6440 →

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Hosea 13:13Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb.Jeremiah 13:21What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor?Isaiah 21:3Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.Isaiah 26:17As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.Nahum 2:10She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!Jeremiah 49:22Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.Jeremiah 48:41Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.Isaiah 21:3–4Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.Genesis 3:16To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”Daniel 5:5–6At that moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. As the king watched the hand that was writing,Jeremiah 30:6Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?John 16:21A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.Jeremiah 4:31For I hear a cry like a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child—the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands to say, “Woe is me, for my soul faints before the murderers!”Psalms 48:5–6They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.Joel 2:6Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.Jeremiah 50:43The king of Babylon has heard the report, and his hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in labor.Psalms 69:24Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them.

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