ESV Reformation Study Bible – Isa 13:8
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Isa 13:8

13:8 woman in labor. This comparison is used often in the Bible for intense pain and suffering (21:3; 49:24; 50:43; Ps. 48:6; Mic. 4:9; cf. Rom. 8:22).