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Trembling took hold of them there, Pain, as of a woman in travail.
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The Agony of God's Foes
Commentators unanimously highlight the imagery of “a woman in travail” to describe the fear that seized Zion's enemies. As Albert Barnes explains, this biblical comparison is consistently used to denote the most severe and sudden kind of pain. This illustrates the terrifying and overwhelming consequence of standing in opposition to God's protected people and purposes.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Fear took hold upon them there - Trembling seized them; they were filled with sudden consternation. That is, as soon as they saw the city,…
19th Century
Baptist
Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. You break the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Fear took hold upon them there That is, either when they came up to the city, and passed by it, and saw what they did; or, as …
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