Isaiah

Isaiah 21:3

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.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.