Dreadful sounds are in his ears; during peace, devastation comes upon him.

Terrors frighten him on every side, and have scattered him to his feet.

They saw it, so they marveled; they were troubled, and hurried away.

Fear took hold of them there, and writhing, like a woman giving birth.

How have they been brought to desolation, as in a moment! They are fully brought to an end with destruction,

That which the wicked fears shall come upon him, but the desire of the righteous is granted.

And it was told to the house of David, saying, Syria is allied with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest are swayed by the wind.

Therefore my loins are filled with pain; pangs have taken hold on me like the pangs of a woman in labor. I am bent over from hearing it; I am dismayed from seeing it.

My heart has wandered, terror overwhelms me; the twilight I longed for He has turned into trembling.

But the wicked are like the troubled sea, which cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

There is no peace, says my God, to the wicked.

Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins shook, and his knees knocked one against the other.