And when they ask you: Why are you groaning? then say: Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will become weak. Every spirit will be discouraged, and every knee will turn to water. Yes, it is coming and it will happen." [This is] the declaration of the Lord God.

Therefore everyone's hands will become weak, and every man's heart will melt.

They will be horrified; pain and agony will seize [them]; they will be in anguish like a woman in labor. They will look at each other, their faces flushed with fear.

We have heard about it, and we are discouraged. Distress has seized us-- pain like a woman in labor.

Therefore strengthen your tired hands and weakened knees,