# Kerioth has been captured, and its strongholds have been seized

"The enemy has captured Kerioth and seized its strongholds"

# the hearts of Moab's soldiers will be like the hearts of women in birth labor

"Moab's soldiers will be afraid like a woman about to give birth". This compares the fear that will overwhelm the soldiers of Moab to the fear a woman may feel when she is about to give birth.