Sirach 48:19 - Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ Hezekiah fortified his city, and he brought water into its midst, and he dug into rock with iron, and he built a well for water.

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Common English Bible

¹⁹ Then the people’s hearts and hands were shaken, and they were in agony like a woman who is in labor.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ Ezechias fortified his city, and brought in water into the midst thereof, and he digged a rock with iron, and made a well for water.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹⁹ The people lost their courage and shook with fear; they were in pain, like a woman in labor.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

¹⁹ Then their hearts and their hands were shaken, and they were in pain, as women in labor.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

¹⁹ The people of Jerusalem trembled with fear, and they suffered like a woman giving birth.

Sirach 48:19 Tagairtí Cros