| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Isaiah 21:3:1 ⧉עַל־כֵּ֗ןalkehntherefore Isaiah 21:3:2 ⧉מָלְא֤וּmaleuare filled Isaiah 21:3:3 ⧉מָתְנַי֙matenaimy loins or my waist Isaiah 21:3:4 ⧉חַלְחָלָ֔הkhalkhalawith trembling or with anguish Isaiah 21:3:5 ⧉צִירִ֣יםtsiriimpangs Isaiah 21:3:6 ⧉אֲחָז֔וּנִיakhazunihave seized me Isaiah 21:3:7 ⧉כְּצִירֵ֖יketsirelike the pangs of Isaiah 21:3:8 ⧉יֽוֹלֵדָ֑הyoledaa woman giving birth or one in labor Isaiah 21:3:9 ⧉נַעֲוֵ֣יתִיnaevetiI am bent or I am bowed down Isaiah 21:3:10 ⧉מִשְּׁמֹ֔עַmishshemoafrom hearing Isaiah 21:3:11 ⧉נִבְהַ֖לְתִּיnivhaaltiI am dismayed or I am terrified Isaiah 21:3:12 ⧉מֵרְאֽוֹת׃mereotfrom seeing |
| 3. Formal Translation Therefore my loins are filled with anguish; pangs have seized me like the pangs of a woman in labor. I was bent over so that I could scarcely hear, and I was dismayed so that I could scarcely see. |
| 3. Dynamic Translation That is why I am hurting to my core; cramps have gripped me like a woman in labor. I am doubled over and can barely take in what I hear, and I am shaken by what I see. |