Isaiah 13:8

“And they will be terrified; pangs and pains will seize them; like a woman giving birth they will writhe; each at his neighbor will stare in amazement; faces of flames are their faces.”

Isaiah 13:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 13:8, word by word

And they will be terrifiedנִבְהָלוּnivhalu

be dismayed

To be struck with dread, or frighten others.

Where else “nivhalu” appears
pangsצִירִיםtsirim

pang

Sharp agony, like labor.

Where else “tsirim” appears
and painsחֲבָלִיםchavalim

pangs

Sharp, strong pains, like those of a woman in labor.

Where else “chavalim” appears
will seize themיֹאחֵזוּyochezu

seize

To take something in the hand and not let go.

Where else “yochezu” appears
like a woman giving birthיּוֹלֵדָהyoleda

bear

To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.

Where else “yoleda” appears
they will writheיְחִילוּyechilu

writhe

To twist and shudder from sharp pain or from fear.

Where else “yechilu” appears
eachאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears
at his neighborרֵעֵree

neighbor

The person living near, anyone one deals with.

Where else “ree” appears
will stare in amazementיִתְמָהוּyitmahu

be astonished

Be astonished, look at one another in amazement.

Where else “yitmahu” appears
facesפְּנֵיpene

face

The front of the head, of someone or of God.

Where else “pene” appears
of flamesלְהָבִיםlehavim

flame

Fire that rises and shines, often the fire of God's anger.

Where else “lehavim” appears

The context

7Therefore all hands will go limp, and every heart of a mortal will melt.

8 · This verse (above)

9Look, the day of YHWH is coming, cruel, and wrath and burning anger, to make the earth a desolation, and its sinners he will destroy from it.

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