uW Translation Notes:

General Information:

This verse is almost identical to Jeremiah 6:24. See how you translated that verse.

(Occurrence 0) his hands fell limp in distress

(Some words not found in UHB: heard king Bāⱱel DOM report_of,their and,they_dropped hands_of,his anguish it,took_hold_of_him pain like_(the),who]_gives_birth )

Alternate translation: [his hands were weak because he was anxious]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) Anguish seized him

(Some words not found in UHB: heard king Bāⱱel DOM report_of,their and,they_dropped hands_of,his anguish it,took_hold_of_him pain like_(the),who]_gives_birth )

Feeling great anguish is spoken of as if anguish grabs the king of Babylon. Alternate translation: [He felt terrible anguish]

(Occurrence 0) Anguish

(Some words not found in UHB: heard king Bāⱱel DOM report_of,their and,they_dropped hands_of,his anguish it,took_hold_of_him pain like_(the),who]_gives_birth )

suffering and grief that would bring a person to tears

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) like a woman giving birth

(Some words not found in UHB: heard king Bāⱱel DOM report_of,their and,they_dropped hands_of,his anguish it,took_hold_of_him pain like_(the),who]_gives_birth )

The anguish that they feel because the enemy coming to attack them is compared to the anguish that a woman feels when she is about to give birth to a baby. Alternate translation: [like a woman who is about to give birth]