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

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.

[13:8]  ¹ tn Heb “their faces are faces of flames.” Their faces are flushed with fear and embarrassment.

[21:3]  ² tn Heb “my waist is filled with shaking [or “anguish”].”

[21:3]  ³ tn Or perhaps, “bent over [in pain]”; cf. NRSV “I am bowed down.”