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Wail, for the day of Yahweh is near;
    it will come like destruction from Shaddai![a]
Therefore all hands will grow slack,
    and every human heart will melt,
    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,[b]
    their faces flushing.[c]

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  1. Isaiah 13:6 Often translated “the Almighty”
  2. Isaiah 13:8 Literally “A man will stare at his neighbor”
  3. Isaiah 13:8 Literally “faces of flames”

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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  1. Isaiah 13:6 Hebrew Shaddai