Wail, for the day of the Lord is near;
    it will come like destruction from the Almighty.[a]
Because of this, all hands will go limp,
    every heart will melt with fear.
Terror will seize them,
    pain and anguish will grip them;
    they will writhe like a woman in labour.
They will look aghast at each other,
    their faces aflame.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 13:6 Hebrew Shaddai