Translations
For I heard a cry like a woman in labor, the anguish of one giving birth for the very first time—the voice of Daughter Zion gasping for breath, reaching out her hands in desperation: "Woe is me! I am fainting—the murderers are closing in!"
For I heard a cry like a woman in labour, anguish like one bearing her firstborn—the voice of Bat-Tsiyyon gasping and stretching out her hands: "Woe is me! My whole being faints before the killers!"
For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.
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!”