Isaiah 13:8

13:8 They panic –

cramps and pain seize hold of them

like those of a woman who is straining to give birth.

They look at one another in astonishment;

their faces are flushed red. ¹ 

Isaiah 21:3-4

21:3 For this reason my stomach churns; ² 

cramps overwhelm me

like the contractions of a woman in labor.

I am disturbed ³  by what I hear,

horrified by what I see.

21:4 My heart palpitates, ⁴ 

I shake in fear; ⁵ 

the twilight I desired

has brought me terror.

Daniel 5:6

5:6 Then all the color drained from the king’s face ⁶  and he became alarmed. ⁷  The joints of his hips gave way, ⁸  and his knees began knocking together.

¹ tn Heb “their faces are faces of flames.” Their faces are flushed with fear and embarrassment.

² tn Heb “my waist is filled with shaking [or “anguish”].”

³ tn Or perhaps, “bent over [in pain]”; cf. NRSV “I am bowed down.”

⁴ tn Heb “wanders,” perhaps here, “is confused.”

⁵ tn Heb “shuddering terrifies me.”

⁶ tn Aram “[the king’s] brightness changed for him.”

⁷ tn Aram “his thoughts were alarming him.”

⁸ tn Aram “his loins went slack.”