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
29:6 Judgment will come from the Lord who commands armies, 2
accompanied by thunder, earthquake, and a loud noise,
by a strong gale, a windstorm, and a consuming flame of fire.
30:30 The Lord will give a mighty shout 3
and intervene in power, 4
with furious anger and flaming, destructive fire, 5
with a driving rainstorm and hailstones.
66:15 For look, the Lord comes with fire,
his chariots come like a windstorm, 6
to reveal his raging anger,
his battle cry, and his flaming arrows. 7
1 tn Heb “their faces are faces of flames.” Their faces are flushed with fear and embarrassment.
2 tn Heb “from the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts] there will be visitation.” The third feminine singular passive verb form תִּפָּקֵד (tippaqed, “she/it will be visited”) is used here in an impersonal sense. See GKC 459 §144.b.
3 tn Heb “the Lord will cause the splendor of his voice to be heard.”
4 tn Heb “and reveal the lowering of his arm.”
5 tn Heb “and a flame of consuming fire.”
4 sn Chariots are like a windstorm in their swift movement and in the way that they kick up dust.
5 tn Heb “to cause to return with the rage of his anger, and his battle cry [or “rebuke”] with flames of fire.”