Isaiah 21:3

Isaiah 21:3 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

3At this my body is racked with pain,

pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor;

I am staggered by what I hear,

I am bewildered by what I see.

3For this reason my loins are full of anguish;

Pains have seized me like the pains of a woman in labor.

I am so bewildered I cannot hear, so terrified I cannot see.

3For this reason my loins are full of anguish;

Pains have seized me like the pains of a woman in labor.

I am so bewildered I cannot hear, so terrified I cannot see.

3Therefore [continues Isaiah] my loins are filled with anguish;

Pains have seized me like the pains of a woman in childbirth;

I am so bent and bewildered that I cannot hear, I am so terrified that I cannot see.

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.

3The 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.