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Cry out! The day of the Lord is near.
    The Mighty One is coming to destroy the Babylonians.
Their hands won’t be able to help them.
    Everyone’s heart will melt away in fear.
The people will be filled with terror.
    Pain and suffering will grab hold of them.
    They will groan with pain like a woman having a baby.
They’ll look at one another in terror.
    Their faces will burn with shame.

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Wail,(A) for the day(B) of the Lord is near;
    it will come like destruction(C) from the Almighty.[a](D)
Because of this, all hands will go limp,(E)
    every heart will melt with fear.(F)
Terror(G) will seize them,
    pain and anguish will grip(H) them;
    they will writhe like a woman in labor.(I)
They will look aghast at each other,
    their faces aflame.(J)

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  1. Isaiah 13:6 Hebrew Shaddai