Isaiah

Isaiah 21:3–4

³Therefore my body is filled with anguish.

Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor.

I am bewildered to hear,

I am dismayed to see.

⁴My heart falters;

fear makes me tremble.

The twilight I desired

has turned to horror.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
my body	מָתְנַי֙	mā·ṯə·nay	Noun - masculine dual construct; first person common singular	H4975 waist, loins
is filled	מָלְא֤וּ	mā·lə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4390 be full, fill
with anguish	חַלְחָלָ֔ה	ḥal·ḥā·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2479 anguish
Pain	צִירִ֣ים	ṣî·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6735 envoy, messenger
grips me	אֲחָז֔וּנִי	’ă·ḥā·zū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession
like the pains	כְּצִירֵ֖י	kə·ṣî·rê	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6735 envoy, messenger
of a woman in labor	יֽוֹלֵדָ֑ה	yō·w·lê·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
I am bewildered	נַעֲוֵ֣יתִי	na·‘ă·wê·ṯî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5753 bend, twist
to hear	מִשְּׁמֹ֔עַ	miš·šə·mō·a‘	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
I am dismayed	נִבְהַ֖לְתִּי	niḇ·hal·tî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H926 alarm, dismay
to see	מֵרְאֽוֹת׃	mê·rə·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My heart	לְבָבִ֔י	lə·ḇā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
falters	תָּעָ֣ה	tā·‘āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8582 err
fear	פַּלָּצ֖וּת	pal·lā·ṣūṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H6427 shuddering
makes me tremble	בִּֽעֲתָ֑תְנִי	bi·‘ă·ṯā·ṯə·nî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H1204 fall upon, startle, terrify
The twilight	נֶ֣שֶׁף	ne·šep̄	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5399 twilight
I desired	חִשְׁקִ֔י	ḥiš·qî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2837 desire
has turned	שָׂ֥ם	śām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
to horror	לַחֲרָדָֽה׃	la·ḥă·rā·ḏāh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2731 trembling, fear, anxiety

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

Isaiah 21:3 Isaiah 13:8 · Psalm 48:6 · Isaiah 26:17 · Isaiah 16:11 · Jeremiah 48:41 · Micah 4:9–10 · 1 Thessalonians 5:3

Isaiah 21:4 Luke 21:34–36

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.