Translations
Modern
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.
Traditional
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.
Literal
…and they will be afraid; pains and pangs will seize them; like a woman in labor they will writhe. Each man to his neighbor will look with astonishment, with faces aflame—their faces.
Latin
…et conteretur. Torsiones et dolores tenebunt; quasi parturiens dolebunt: unusquisque ad proximum suum stupebit, facies combustæ vultus eorum.
Interlinear
Hebrew
English
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.
Notes
writhe like a woman in labor: The day of the Lord brings sudden and overpowering pain and fear for the wicked (see also Jeremiah 30:6; Hosea 13:13; Micah 4:9, 10; 5:3).
Theme notes and profiles
Isaiah Messages Against the Nations Salvation in Isaiah The Day of the Lord
Events
- Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC
Glossary
Topics
Babylon: Predictions Respecting: Destruction of Birth: Pangs in Giving Wicked (People): Punishment of