The king of Babylon has heard reports about them. His hands can’t help him. He is in great pain. It is like the pain of a woman having a baby.

“巴比伦王听见他们的风声，手就发软，痛苦将他抓住，疼痛仿佛产难的妇人。

巴比伦王听见他们的风声，手就发软，痛苦将他抓住，仿佛临产的妇人疼痛一般。

巴比伦王听见他们的风声，手就发软，痛苦将他抓住，仿佛临产的妇人疼痛一般。

巴比伦王闻风丧胆，四肢发软，像分娩的妇人一样痛苦不堪。

巴比伦王听了有关他们的消息，手就发软；痛苦紧紧抓住他，他疼痛好像正在生产的妇人。

巴比倫王聽見他們的風聲，手就發軟，痛苦將他抓住，疼痛彷彿產難的婦人。

巴比倫王聽見他們的風聲，手就發軟，痛苦將他抓住，彷彿臨產的婦人疼痛一般。

巴比倫王聽見他們的風聲，手就發軟，痛苦將他抓住，彷彿臨產的婦人疼痛一般。

巴比倫王聞風喪膽，四肢發軟，像分娩的婦人一樣痛苦不堪。

巴比倫王聽了有關他們的消息，手就發軟；痛苦緊緊抓住他，他疼痛好像正在生產的婦人。

『巴比倫王聽見這風聲，手就發軟；產難的感覺將他抓住，他掙扎疼痛像生產的婦人。

巴比倫王聞聲而手弱、悽楚迫之、痛苦若臨產之婦、

巴比倫王聞聲喪膽、憂心戚戚、若婦將產。

巴比倫王聞其風聲喪膽、憂戚惶恐、若婦臨產、

The king of Babylon has heard reports about them, and his hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in labor.

“ The king of Babylon heard the report of them, and his hands fell helpless; anguish seized him, pain as of a woman in labor.

The king of Babylon has heard reports about the enemy, and he is weak with fright. Pangs of anguish have gripped him, like those of a woman in labor.

The king of Babylon has heard about them; his hands have become weak. Distress has seized him— pain, like a woman in labor.

The king of Babylon has heard the report about them, And his hands hang limp; Distress has gripped him, Agony like a woman in childbirth.

“ The king of Babylon has heard the report about them, And his hands grow feeble; Anguish has taken hold of him, Pangs as of a woman in childbirth.

The king of Babylon hath heard the tidings of them, and his hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.

The king of Babylon has heard reports about them, and his hands fall helpless. Distress has seized him— pain, like a woman in labor.

The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him,[ and] pangs as of a woman in travail.

The king of Babylon will become paralyzed with fear when he hears news of their coming. Anguish will grip him, agony like that of a woman giving birth to a baby.

The king of Babylon has heard the news of them, and his hands become feeble: anguish has taken hold of him, pains as of a woman in labor.

The people of Damascus have become weak. They have turned to run away. Panic has taken hold of them. Suffering and pain have taken hold of them. Their pain is like the pain of a woman having a baby.

One messenger after another comes to the king of Babylon. All of them announce that his entire city is captured.

Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared. They wrote something on the plaster of the palace wall. It happened near the lampstand. The king watched the hand as it wrote.His face turned pale. He was so afraid that his legs became weak. And his knees were knocking together.

The vision fills my body with pain. Pains take hold of me. They are like the pains of a woman having a baby. I am shaken by what I hear. I’m terrified by what I see.My heart grows weak. Fear makes me tremble. I longed for evening to come. But it brought me horror instead of rest.

Cry out! The day of the Lord is near. The Mighty One is coming to destroy the Babylonians.Their hands won’t be able to help them. Everyone’s heart will melt away in fear.The people will be filled with terror. Pain and suffering will grab hold of them. They will groan with pain like a woman having a baby. They’ll look at one another in terror. Their faces will burn with shame.

Look! An enemy is coming. It’s like an eagle diving down. It will spread its wings over Bozrah. At that time the hearts of Edom’s soldiers will tremble in fear. They’ll be like the heart of a woman having a baby.