Psalms 48:6

In 11 translations

BSB

Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.

KJV

Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

WEB

Trembling took hold of them there, pain, as of a woman in travail.

ASV

Trembling took hold of them there, Pain, as of a woman in travail.

LSV

Trembling has seized them there, || Pain, as of a travailing woman.

YLT

Trembling hath seized them there, Pain, as of a travailing woman.

DBY

Trembling took hold upon them there; anguish, as of a woman in travail.

DRC47:7

Trembling took hold of them. There were pains as of a woman in labour.

GNV

Feare came there vpon them, and sorowe, as vpon a woman in trauaile.

JPS48:7

Trembling took hold of them there, pangs, as of a woman in travail.

LXXE47:7

Trembling took hold on them: there were the pangs as of a woman in travail.

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Original-language editions

WLC48:7

רְ֭עָדָה אֲחָזָ֣תַם שָׁ֑ם חִ֝֗יל כַּיּוֹלֵֽדָה׃KJV:Ps.48.6

LXX-Br47:7

τρόμος ἐπελάβετο αὐτῶν· ἐκεῖ ὠδῖνες ὡς τικτούσης.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Isaiah 13:6–8Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty. Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe…
• Hosea 13:13Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb.
• Exodus 15:15–16Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away, and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a…
• Daniel 5:6his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
• Isaiah 21:3Therefore 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.
• Jeremiah 30:6–7Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale? How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of…

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