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href="/bsb/psalms/48.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/48.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Trembling seized them there, pain like that of a woman in labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/48.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They were gripped with terror and writhed in pain like a woman in labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/48.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Trembling took hold of them there, anguish as of a woman in labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/48.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Fear took hold upon them there, <i>and</i> pain, as of a woman in travail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/48.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Fear took hold of them there, <i>And</i> pain, as of a woman in birth pangs,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Panic seized them there, Anguish, as <i>that</i> of a woman in childbirth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/48.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Panic seized them there, Anguish, as of a woman in childbirth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Panic seized them there, Anguish, as of a woman in childbirth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Panic seized them there, Anguish, as of a woman in childbirth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Panic seized them there, And pain, as that of a woman in childbirth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Trembling seized them there, agony like that of a woman in labor,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Trembling seized them there, agony like that of a woman in labor, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/48.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Trembling took hold of them there, Pain, as of a woman in travail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They trembled all over like women giving birth <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/48.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Trembling took hold of them there; pain, as of a woman in travail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Trembling seized them like the trembling that a woman experiences during labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/48.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There they were seized with fear and anguish, like a woman about to bear a child, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/48.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Trembling seized them there, pains like those of a woman in labor,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/48.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Look at them shake uncontrollably, like a woman writhing in childbirth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Trembling took hold of them there, pain, as of a woman in travail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/48.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Trembling took hold of them there, pain, as of a woman in travail. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Trembling has seized them there, "" Pain, as of a travailing woman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Trembling hath seized them there, Pain, as of a travailing woman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Trembling seized them there, pain as of her bringing forth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />trembling took hold of them. There were pains as of a woman in labour. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 47:7>Trembling took hold of them. In that place, their pains were that of a woman in labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/48.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Trembling seized them there, anguish, like a woman’s labor, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />trembling took hold of them there, pains as of a woman in labor,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Fear took hold of them, and pain, as of a woman in travail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And trembling seized them, and pains, as of labor.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Trembling took hold of them there, Pangs, as of a woman in travail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Trembling took hold on them: there were the pangs as of a woman in travail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/48-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=5651" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/48.htm">Broken Bondage</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7461.htm" title="7461: rə·‘ā·ḏāh (N-fs) -- A trembling. Or radah; from ra'ad; a shudder.">Trembling</a> <a href="/hebrew/270.htm" title="270: ’ă·ḥā·zā·ṯam (V-Qal-Perf-3fs:: 3mp) -- To grasp, take hold, take possession. A primitive root; to seize.">seized them</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2427.htm" title="2427: ḥîl (N-ms) -- A writhing, anguish. And chiylah; from chuwl; a throe.">anguish</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: kay·yō·w·lê·ḏāh (Prep-k, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">like a woman in labor.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Isaiah 13:8</a></span><br />Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-24.htm">Jeremiah 6:24</a></span><br />We have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-43.htm">Jeremiah 50:43</a></span><br />The king of Babylon has heard the report, and his hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Nahum 2:10</a></span><br />She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/21-3.htm">Isaiah 21:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-17.htm">Isaiah 26:17</a></span><br />As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-9.htm">Micah 4:9-10</a></span><br />Why do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor? / Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued; there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-13.htm">Hosea 13:13</a></span><br />Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-8.htm">Matthew 24:8</a></span><br />All these are the beginning of birth pains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-8.htm">Mark 13:8</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-21.htm">John 16:21</a></span><br />A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-2.htm">Revelation 12:2</a></span><br />She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-7.htm">Isaiah 66:7-8</a></span><br />“Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy. / Who has heard of such as this? Who has seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be delivered in an instant? Yet as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-31.htm">Jeremiah 4:31</a></span><br />For I hear a cry like a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child—the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands to say, “Woe is me, for my soul faints before the murderers!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Fear took hold on them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.</p><p class="hdg">Fear</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-15.htm">Exodus 15:15,16</a></b></br> Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6-8</a></b></br> Howl ye; for the day of the LORD <i>is</i> at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/5-6.htm">Daniel 5:6</a></b></br> Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.</p><p class="hdg">pain</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/21-3.htm">Isaiah 21:3</a></b></br> Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing <i>of it</i>; I was dismayed at the seeing <i>of it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Jeremiah 30:6,7</a></b></br> Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/13-13.htm">Hosea 13:13</a></b></br> The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he <i>is</i> an unwise son; for he should not stay long in <i>the place of</i> the breaking forth of children.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/39-2.htm">Anguish</a> <a href="/exodus/1-16.htm">Childbirth</a> <a href="/psalms/48-5.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/psalms/41-12.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/job/39-16.htm">Labor</a> <a href="/psalms/41-3.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/psalms/32-10.htm">Pangs</a> <a href="/psalms/48-5.htm">Panic</a> <a href="/psalms/18-5.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/psalms/46-3.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/psalms/25-18.htm">Travail</a> <a href="/revelation/12-2.htm">Travailing</a> <a href="/psalms/18-45.htm">Trembling</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/55-4.htm">Anguish</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Childbirth</a> <a href="/psalms/49-5.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/psalms/55-3.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/psalms/78-46.htm">Labor</a> <a href="/psalms/55-19.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/psalms/73-4.htm">Pangs</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-26.htm">Panic</a> <a href="/psalms/56-1.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/psalms/55-5.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Travail</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Travailing</a> <a href="/psalms/55-5.htm">Trembling</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 48</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/48-1.htm">The ornaments and privileges of the church</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/48.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/48.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Trembling seized them there</b><br>This phrase captures the immediate and overwhelming fear experienced by the enemies of Zion. In the biblical context, Zion often represents the city of Jerusalem, a symbol of God's presence and protection. The imagery of trembling suggests a divine intervention that causes fear among those who oppose God's people. This can be connected to various instances in the Old Testament where God instills fear in the hearts of Israel's enemies, such as in <a href="/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14-16</a>, where the nations tremble at the power of God displayed during the Exodus. The "there" indicates a specific location, likely referring to the site of God's deliverance or judgment, emphasizing the tangible reality of God's protection over His people.<p><b>Anguish like a woman in labor</b><br>This simile draws on the universal and intense experience of childbirth to describe the depth of the enemies' distress. In ancient Near Eastern culture, labor pain was a common metaphor for extreme fear or distress, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Isaiah 13:8</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/6-24.htm">Jeremiah 6:24</a>. The use of this imagery highlights the inevitability and intensity of the anguish faced by those who oppose God. It also reflects the suddenness and inescapability of divine judgment. This phrase can be seen as a type of prophetic warning, illustrating the ultimate futility of resisting God's will. The comparison to labor pains also subtly points to the idea of new beginnings or transformations, as labor results in birth, suggesting that God's deliverance of His people may lead to a new era or phase in their history.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion/jerusalem.htm">Zion/Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city of God, often symbolizing God's presence and protection. In <a href="/bsb/psalms/48.htm">Psalm 48</a>, Zion is depicted as a place of divine strength and beauty.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/k/kings_of_the_earth.htm">Kings of the Earth</a></b><br>These are the rulers who gather against Zion but are ultimately overwhelmed by God's power and presence.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a></b><br>The event of God protecting and delivering Zion from its enemies, causing them to tremble and experience anguish.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god_over_earthly_powers.htm">The Power of God Over Earthly Powers</a></b><br>God's sovereignty is unmatched, and even the mightiest rulers tremble before Him. This should encourage believers to trust in God's ultimate authority and protection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>The imagery of labor pains signifies the inevitability and intensity of God's judgment. Believers are reminded to live in readiness and reverence, acknowledging God's righteous judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_god's_presence.htm">The Assurance of God's Presence</a></b><br>Just as Zion is protected by God's presence, believers can find comfort and security in knowing that God is with them, even in times of distress.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_fear_god,_not_man.htm">The Call to Fear God, Not Man</a></b><br>The fear and trembling of the kings serve as a reminder that reverence should be directed towards God rather than human authorities or circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_spiritual_battles.htm">Preparation for Spiritual Battles</a></b><br>Understanding that spiritual battles are real and that God's power is our defense encourages believers to be spiritually vigilant and reliant on God's strength.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_48.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 48</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/order_of_jesus'_disciples'_calling.htm">What does 'travail' mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'travail'_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does "travail" mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_advice_on_handling_angst.htm">What does the Bible say about dealing with angst?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_kings_trembled_in_psalm_48.htm">Psalm 48:5–6: Is there any historical or scientific evidence that opposing kings literally “saw and were amazed” to the point of trembling? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> <span class="cmt_word">- Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.</span> This description is wholly inapplicable to the destruction of Sennacherib's host, unperceived until it was accomplished (<a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35</a>), but is sufficiently in agreement with the narrative of <a href="/2_chronicles/20-1.htm">2 Chronicles 20:1-23</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/48-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Trembling</span><br /><span class="heb">רְ֭עָדָה</span> <span class="translit">(rə·‘ā·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7461.htm">Strong's 7461: </a> </span><span class="str2">A trembling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seized</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחָזָ֣תַם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥā·zā·ṯam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_270.htm">Strong's 270: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grasp, take hold, take possession</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them there,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anguish</span><br /><span class="heb">חִ֝֗יל</span> <span class="translit">(ḥîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2427.htm">Strong's 2427: </a> </span><span class="str2">A writhing, anguish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a woman in labor.</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּיּוֹלֵֽדָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(kay·yō·w·lê·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/48-6.htm">Psalm 48:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/48-6.htm">Psalm 48:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/48-6.htm">Psalm 48:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/48-6.htm">Psalm 48:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/48-6.htm">Psalm 48:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/48-6.htm">Psalm 48:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/48-6.htm">Psalm 48:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/48-6.htm">Psalm 48:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/48-6.htm">Psalm 48:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/48-6.htm">Psalm 48:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/48-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 48:6 Trembling took hold of them there pain (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/48-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 48:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 48:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/48-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 48:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 48:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>