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Howl! for the Day of Adonai is at hand,
destruction coming from Shaddai.
This is why every arm will hang limp
and everyone’s courage melt away.
They will be gripped by panic,
seized with pain and agony,
writhing like a woman in labor,
looking aghast at each other, faces aflame.

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Wail,(A) for the day(B) of the Lord is near;
    it will come like destruction(C) from the Almighty.[a](D)
Because of this, all hands will go limp,(E)
    every heart will melt with fear.(F)
Terror(G) will seize them,
    pain and anguish will grip(H) them;
    they will writhe like a woman in labor.(I)
They will look aghast at each other,
    their faces aflame.(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 13:6 Hebrew Shaddai