Isa 21:3 | NETfull | STEP | For this reason my stomach churns; cramps overwhelm me like the contractions of a woman in labor. I am disturbed by what I hear, horrified by what I see.

Isaiah 21:3

3 For this reason my stomach churns; ^{▼▼ Heb “my waist is filled with shaking [or “anguish”].”}
cramps overwhelm me
like the contractions of a woman in labor.
I am disturbed ^{▼▼ Or perhaps, “bent over [in pain]”; cf. NRSV “I am bowed down.”} by what I hear,
horrified by what I see.