KJV
ASV
13. The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for it is time he should not tarry in the place of the breaking forth of children.
ESV
13. The pangs of childbirth come for him, but he is an unwise son, for at the right time he does not present himself at the opening of the womb.
ERVEN
13. His punishment will be like the pain of a woman giving birth. He will not be a wise son. The time will come for his birth, and he will not survive.
NLT
13. Pain has come to the people like the pain of childbirth, but they are like a child who resists being born. The moment of birth has arrived, but they stay in the womb!
WEB
13. The sorrows of a travailing woman will come on him. He is an unwise son; For when it is time, he doesn't come to the opening of the womb.
NET
13. The labor pains of a woman will overtake him, but the baby will lack wisdom; when the time arrives, he will not come out of the womb!
NLV
13. The pains like a woman giving birth will come upon him, but he is not a wise son. He is not willing to be born.
HCSB
13. Labor pains come on him. He is not a wise son; when the time comes, he will not be born.
YLT
13. Pangs of a travailing woman come to him, He [is] a son not wise, For he remaineth not the time for the breaking forth of sons.
LITV
13. The pangs of one giving birth shall come to him; he is not a wise son, for he cannot stand still in the time of the breaking forth of sons.
RV
13. The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for it is time he should not tarry in the place of the breaking forth of children.
NCV
13. The pain of birth will come for him, but he is like a foolish baby who won't come out of its mother's womb.
MKJV
13. The pains of a woman in travail shall come to him. He is an unwise son; for he cannot stand still in the time of the breaking forth of sons.
AKJV
13. The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come on him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.
LXXEN
13. Pains as of a woman in travail shall come upon him: he is thy wise son, because he shall not stay in the destruction of thy children.
KJV
13. The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he [is] an unwise son; for he should not stay long in [the place of] the breaking forth of children.
AMP
13. The pains of a woman in childbirth are coming on for him [to be born]; but he is an unwise son, for now when it is time [to be born], he comes not to the place where [unborn] children break forth [he needs new birth but makes no effort to acquire it].
KJVP
13. The sorrows H2256 of a travailing woman H3205 shall come H935 VQY3MP upon him : he H1931 PPRO-3MS [ is ] an unwise H2450 AMS son H1121 ; for H3588 CONJ he should not H3808 NADV stay H5975 VQY3MS long H6256 NMS in [ the ] [ place ] [ of ] the breaking forth H4866 of children H1121 .
YLT
13. Pangs of a travailing woman come to him, He [is] a son not wise, For he remaineth not the time for the breaking forth of sons.
ASV
13. The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for it is time he should not tarry in the place of the breaking forth of children.
WEB
13. The sorrows of a travailing woman will come on him. He is an unwise son; For when it is time, he doesn't come to the opening of the womb.
NASB
13. The birth pangs shall come for him, but he shall be an unwise child; For when it is time he shall not present himself where children break forth.
ESV
13. The pangs of childbirth come for him, but he is an unwise son, for at the right time he does not present himself at the opening of the womb.
RV
13. The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for it is time he should not tarry in the place of the breaking forth of children.
RSV
13. The pangs of childbirth come for him, but he is an unwise son; for now he does not present himself at the mouth of the womb.
NKJV
13. The sorrows of a woman in childbirth shall come upon him. He [is] an unwise son, For he should not stay long where children are born.
MKJV
13. The pains of a woman in travail shall come to him. He is an unwise son; for he cannot stand still in the time of the breaking forth of sons.
AKJV
13. The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come on him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.
NRSV
13. The pangs of childbirth come for him, but he is an unwise son; for at the proper time he does not present himself at the mouth of the womb.
NIV
13. Pains as of a woman in childbirth come to him, but he is a child without wisdom; when the time arrives, he does not come to the opening of the womb.
NIRV
13. You will suffer pain like a woman having a baby. You are like a foolish child. It is time for you to be born. But you refuse to come out of your mother's body.
NLT
13. Pain has come to the people like the pain of childbirth, but they are like a child who resists being born. The moment of birth has arrived, but they stay in the womb!
MSG
13. "When birth pangs signaled it was time to be born, Ephraim was too stupid to come out of the womb. When the passage into life opened up, he didn't show.
GNB
13. Israel has a chance to live, but is too foolish to take it---like a child about to be born, who refuses to come out of the womb.
NET
13. The labor pains of a woman will overtake him, but the baby will lack wisdom; when the time arrives, he will not come out of the womb!
ERVEN
13. His punishment will be like the pain of a woman giving birth. He will not be a wise son. The time will come for his birth, and he will not survive.