¹³ The pain of birth will come for him,
    but he is like a ·foolish [senseless; unwise] baby
    who won’t come out of its mother’s womb.
¹⁴ Will I save them from ·the place of the dead [the power of the grave; ^Lthe hand of Sheol]?
    Will I ·rescue [redeem] them from death?
·Where are [or Bring on…!] your plagues, death?
    ·Where is [or Bring on…!] your ·pain [destruction], ·place of death [O grave]?
    ·I will show them no mercy [^LPity/compassion is hidden from my eyes].
¹⁵ ·Israel is doing well among the nations [^LHe is fruitful among his brothers],
    but the Lord will send a wind from the east,
coming from the ·desert [wilderness],
    that will dry up his springs and wells of water.
He will ·destroy [plunder] from their treasure houses ·everything of value [every precious/desirable thing].