Isaiah 13:7-8

13:7 For this reason all hands hang limp, ¹ 

every human heart loses its courage. ² 

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. ³ 

[13:7]  ¹ tn Heb “drop”; KJV “be faint”; ASV “be feeble”; NAB “fall helpless.”

[13:7]  ² tn Heb “melts” (so NAB).

[13:8]  ³ tn Heb “their faces are faces of flames.” Their faces are flushed with fear and embarrassment.