The leaders of Edom are terrified; Moab's mighty men are trembling; the people of Canaan lose their courage.

Terror and dread fall upon them. They see your strength, O LORD, and stand helpless with fear until your people have marched past--- the people you set free from slavery.

Howl in pain! The day of the LORD is near, the day when the Almighty brings destruction.

They will all be terrified and overcome with pain, like the pain of a woman in labor. They will look at each other in fear, and their faces will burn with shame.

He turned pale and was so frightened that his knees began to shake.

What I saw and heard in the vision has filled me with terror and pain, pain like that of a woman in labor.

Now stop and think! Can a man give birth to a child? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor? Why is everyone so pale?

A terrible day is coming; no other day can compare with it--- a time of distress for my people, but they will survive."

Israel has a chance to live, but is too foolish to take it---like a child about to be born, who refuses to come out of the womb.