Because of this, all hands will go limp,
    every heart will melt with fear.
Terror will seize them,
    pain and anguish will grip them;
    they will writhe like a woman in labour.
They will look aghast at each other,
    their faces aflame.

See, the day of the Lord is coming
    – a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger –
to make the land desolate
    and destroy the sinners within it.

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Because of this, all hands will go limp,(A)
    every heart will melt with fear.(B)
Terror(C) will seize them,
    pain and anguish will grip(D) them;
    they will writhe like a woman in labor.(E)
They will look aghast at each other,
    their faces aflame.(F)

See, the day(G) of the Lord is coming
    —a cruel(H) day, with wrath(I) and fierce anger(J)
to make the land desolate
    and destroy the sinners within it.

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