Isaiah 13:6–8
6 Wail,w for the dayx of the Lord is near;
it will come like destructiony from the Almighty.a z
7 Because of this, all hands will go limp,a
every heart will melt with fear.b
8 Terrorc will seize them,
pain and anguish will gripd them;
they will writhe like a woman in labor.e
They will look aghast at each other,
their faces aflame.f
Isaiah 13:6–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)
6 Wail, for the day of the Lord is near;
as destruction from the Almighty it will come!
7 Therefore all hands will be feeble,
and every human heart will melt.
8 They will be dismayed:
pangs and agony will seize them;
they will be in anguish like a woman in labor.
They will look aghast at one another;
their faces will be aflame.
Isaiah 13:6–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
6 Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand;
It shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint,
And every man’s heart shall melt:
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them;
They shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth:
They shall be amazed one at another;
Their faces shall be as flames.
Isaiah 13:6–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 Scream in terror, for the day of the Lord has arrived—
the time for the Almighty to destroy.
7 Every arm is paralyzed with fear.
Every heart melts,
8 and people are terrified.
Pangs of anguish grip them,
like those of a woman in labor.
They look helplessly at one another,
their faces aflame with fear.
Isaiah 13:6–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
6 Wail, for the day of the Lord is at hand!
It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore all hands will be limp,
Every man’s heart will melt,
8 And they will be afraid.
Pangs and sorrows will take hold of them;
They will be in pain as a woman in childbirth;
They will be amazed at one another;
Their faces will be like flames.
Isaiah 13:6–8 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 Cry, because the Lord’s day of judging is near;
the Almighty is sending destruction.
7 People will be weak with fear,
and their courage will melt away.
8 Everyone will be afraid.
Pain and hurt will grab them;
they will hurt like a woman giving birth to a baby.
They will look at each other in fear,
with their faces red like fire.
Isaiah 13:6–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 Wail ye; for the day of Jehovah is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come. 7 Therefore shall all hands be feeble, and every heart of man shall melt: 8 and they shall be dismayed; pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman in travail: they shall look in amazement one at another; their faces shall be faces of flame.
Isaiah 13:6–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
6 Howl, for the day of Jehovah is at hand; it cometh as destruction from the Almighty. 7 Therefore shall all hands be feeble, and every heart of man shall melt, 8 and they shall be terrified: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them, they shall writhe as a woman that travaileth; they shall be amazed one at another, their faces shall be as flames.
Isaiah 13:6–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 Cry loudly, for the day of the Lord is near.
It will come like destruction from the Almighty.
7 That is why every hand will hang limp,
and everyone’s courage will fail.
8 They’ll be terrified.
Pain and anguish will seize them.
They’ll writhe like a woman giving birth to a child.
They’ll look at one another in astonishment.
Their faces will be burning red.
Isaiah 13:6–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 Wail! For the day of the Lord is near.
It will come like destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore everyone’s hands will become weak,
and every man’s heart will melt.
8 They will be horrified;
pain and agony will seize them;
they will be in anguish like a woman in labor.
They will look at each other,
their faces flushed with fear.
Isaiah 13:6–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
6 Wail, for the day of the Lord is near;
it will come like destruction from the Almighty!
7 Therefore all hands will be feeble,
and every human heart will melt,
8 and they will be dismayed.
Pangs and agony will seize them;
they will be in anguish like a woman in labor.
They will look aghast at one another;
their faces will be aflame.
Isaiah 13:6–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
6 Wail, for the day of Yahweh is near;
it will come like destruction from Shaddai!
7 Therefore all hands will grow slack,
and every human heart will melt,
8 and they will be dismayed.
Pangs and labor pains will seize them;
they will tremble like a woman giving birth.
They will stare at one another,
their faces flushing.
Isaiah 13:6–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
6 Cry out! The day of the Lord is near.
The Mighty One is coming to destroy them.
7 Their hands won’t be able to help them.
Everyone’s heart will melt away in fear.
8 The people will be filled with terror.
Pain and suffering will grab hold of them.
They will groan with pain like a woman having a baby.
They’ll look at one another in terror.
Their faces will burn with shame.
Isaiah 13:6–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 Wail, for the day of the Lord is near!
It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore all hands will fall limp,
And every man’s heart will melt.
8 They will be terrified,
Pains and anguish will take hold of them;
They will writhe like a woman in labor,
They will look at one another in astonishment,
Their faces aflame.