Isaiah

Isaiah 13:8–9

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.

⁹Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming—

cruel, with fury and burning anger—

to make the earth a desolation

and to destroy the sinners within it.

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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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הִנֵּ֤ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the Day	יוֹם־	yō·wm-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is coming	בָּ֔א	bā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
cruel	אַכְזָרִ֥י	’aḵ·zā·rî	Adjective - masculine singular	H394 cruel
with fury	וְעֶבְרָ֖ה	wə·‘eḇ·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H5678 overflow, arrogance, fury
and burning anger	וַחֲר֣וֹן	wa·ḥă·rō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2740 (burning of) anger
to make	לָשׂ֤וּם	lā·śūm	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7760 put, place, set
the earth	הָאָ֙רֶץ֙	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
a desolation	לְשַׁמָּ֔ה	lə·šam·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8047 waste, appalment
and to destroy	יַשְׁמִ֥יד	yaš·mîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8045 be exterminated, destroyed
the sinners	וְחַטָּאֶ֖יהָ	wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’e·hā	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H2400 sinful
within it	מִמֶּֽנָּה׃	mim·men·nāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

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

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

Isaiah 13:9 Nahum 1:6 · Malachi 4:1 · Isaiah 13:15–18 · Isaiah 13:6 · Jeremiah 50:40–42 · Jeremiah 6:22–23 · Revelation 17:16–17 · Isaiah 47:10–15 · Jeremiah 51:35–58 · Nahum 1:2 · Psalm 104:35 · Proverbs 2:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.