Isaiah

Isaiah 13:6–8

⁶Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near;

it will come as destruction from the Almighty.^a

⁷Therefore all hands will fall limp,

and every man’s heart will melt.

⁸Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them;

they will writhe like a woman in labor.

They will look at one another,

their faces flushed with fear.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Wail	הֵילִ֕ילוּ	hê·lî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H3213 howl, make a howling
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the Day	י֣וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is near	קָר֖וֹב	qā·rō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7138 near
it will come	יָבֽוֹא׃	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
as destruction	כְּשֹׁ֖ד	kə·šōḏ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H7701 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
from the Almighty	מִשַּׁדַּ֥י	miš·šad·day	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7706 Almighty

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
hands	יָדַ֣יִם	yā·ḏa·yim	Noun - fd	H3027 hand
will fall limp	תִּרְפֶּ֑ינָה	tir·pe·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H7503 sink, relax
and every	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
man’s	אֱנ֖וֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
heart	לְבַ֥ב	lə·ḇaḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
will melt	יִמָּס׃	yim·må̄s	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4549 dissolve, melt

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Terror	וְֽנִבְהָ֓לוּ׀	wə·niḇ·hā·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H926 alarm, dismay
pain	צִירִ֤ים	ṣî·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6735 envoy, messenger
and anguish	וַֽחֲבָלִים֙	wa·ḥă·ḇā·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H2256 cord, territory, band
will seize them	יֹֽאחֵז֔וּן	yō·ḥê·zūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession
they will writhe	יְחִיל֑וּן	yə·ḥî·lūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H2342 whirl, dance, writhe
like a woman in labor	כַּיּוֹלֵדָ֖ה	kay·yō·w·lê·ḏāh	Preposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
They will look at	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
one	אִ֤ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
another	רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
their faces	פְּנֵ֥י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
flushed	לְהָבִ֖ים	lə·hā·ḇîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3851 flame, blade
with fear	יִתְמָ֔הוּ	yiṯ·mā·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8539 be astounded, dumbfounded

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 13:6 Joel 1:15 · Amos 5:18 · Isaiah 13:9 · 1 Thessalonians 5:2–3 · Zephaniah 1:7 · Ezekiel 30:2–3 · Zephaniah 1:14 · Jeremiah 51:8 · Revelation 18:10 · Isaiah 2:12 · Joel 2:11 · Isaiah 34:8

Isaiah 13:7 Ezekiel 21:7 · Isaiah 19:1 · Nahum 1:6 · Ezekiel 7:17 · Nahum 2:10

Isaiah 13:8 Nahum 2:10 · Isaiah 26:17 · 1 Thessalonians 5:3 · Isaiah 21:3–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.