23 You who live in ‘Lebanon,’

who are nestled in cedar buildings,

how you will groan when pangs come upon you,

pain like that of a woman in labor!

23 O inhabitant of Lebanon,

nested among the cedars,

how you will be pitied when pangs come upon you,

pain as of a woman in labor!”

23 O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars,

How gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee,

The pain as of a woman in travail!

23 It may be nice to live in a beautiful palace

paneled with wood from the cedars of Lebanon,

but soon you will groan with pangs of anguish—

anguish like that of a woman in labor.

23 O inhabitant of Lebanon,

Making your nest in the cedars,

How gracious will you be when pangs come upon you,

Like the pain of a woman in labor?

23 King, you live in your palace,

cozy in your rooms of cedar.

But when your punishment comes, how you will groan

like a woman giving birth to a baby!

23 O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how greatly to be pitied shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!

23 Thou inhabitress of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how pitiful shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, pain as of a woman in travail!

23 You live in Lebanon and have your nest in the cedars. 

But you will groan when pain strikes you, 

pain like a woman giving birth to a child. 

23 You residents of Lebanon,

nestled among the cedars,

how you will groan when labor pains come on you,

agony like a woman in labor.

23 O inhabitant of Lebanon,

nested among the cedars,

how you will groan when pangs come upon you,

pain as of a woman in labor!

23 Inhabitants of Lebanon,

nestled among the cedars,

how you will groan when labor pains come to you,

anguish as the woman who gives birth.

23 Some of you live in Jerusalem in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

You are comfortable in your cedar buildings.

But you will groan when pain comes on you.

It will be like the pain of a woman having a baby.