3 Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see. 4 My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror. 5 They prepare a table, they lay out a carpet, they eat, they drink! Rise up, O princes, oil the shields!
Isaiah 21:3–5
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Jeremiah 4:18–20
18 “Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!” 19 My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard th…
Psalms 55:3–5
3 at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger. 4 My heart murmurs within me, and the terrors of death assail me. 5 Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
Jeremiah 6:23–25
23 They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.” 24 We have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain… 25 …
Psalms 38:9–11
9 O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You. 10 My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded. 11 My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.
Jeremiah 8:17–19
17 “For behold, I will send snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” declares the LORD. 18 My sorrow is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me. 19 Listen to the cry of the daughter of my people from a land far away: “Is the LORD no…
Job 30:26–28
26 But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell. 27 I am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me. 28 I go about blackened, but not by the sun. I stand up in the assembly and cry for help.
Psalms of Solomon 8:1–2
1 Distress and the sound of war hath my ear heard, The sound of a trumpet announcing slaughter and calamity, (PSS) 2 The sound of much people as of an exceeding high wind, As a tempest with mighty fire sweeping through the Negeb. (PSS)
Psalms 143:3–5
3 For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead. 4 My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me. 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the…
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