Jeremiah 6:24

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Jeremiah 6:24

We have heard the report of it;
Our hands are limp.
Anguish has seized us,
Pain as of a woman in childbirth.

Jeremiah 4:31

For I heard a cry as of a woman in labor,
The anguish as of one giving birth to her first child,
The cry of the daughter of Zion gasping for breath,
Stretching out her hands, saying,
“Ah, woe is me, for I faint before murderers.”

Jeremiah 49:24

“Damascus has become helpless;
She has turned away to flee,
And panic has gripped her;
Distress and pangs have taken hold of her
Like a woman in childbirth.

Jeremiah 50:43

“The king of Babylon has heard the report about them,
And his hands hang limp;
Distress has gripped him,
Agony like a woman in childbirth.

Isaiah 21:3

For this reason my loins are full of anguish;
Pains have seized me like the pains of a woman in labor.
I am so bewildered I cannot hear, so terrified I cannot see.

Isaiah 28:19

“As often as it passes through, it will seize you;
For morning after morning it will pass through, anytime during the day or night,
And it will be sheer terror to understand what it means.”

Jeremiah 4:19-21

My soul, my soul! I am in anguish! Oh, my heart!
My heart is pounding in me;
I cannot be silent,
Because you have heard, O my soul,
The sound of the trumpet,
The alarm of war.

Jeremiah 13:21

“What will you say when He appoints over you—
And you yourself had taught them—
Former companions to be head over you?
Will not pangs take hold of you
Like a woman in childbirth?

Jeremiah 30:6

‘Ask now, and see
If a male can give birth.
Why do I see every man
With his hands on his loins, as a woman in childbirth?
And why have all faces turned pale?

Psalm 48:6

Panic seized them there,
Anguish, as of a woman in childbirth.

Proverbs 1:27-28

When your dread comes like a storm
And your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.

Jeremiah 4:6-9

“Lift up a standard toward Zion!
Seek refuge, do not stand still,
For I am bringing evil from the north,
And great destruction.

Jeremiah 22:23

“You who dwell in Lebanon,
Nested in the cedars,
How you will groan when pangs come upon you,
Pain like a woman in childbirth!

Ezekiel 21:6-7

As for you, son of man, groan with breaking heart and bitter grief, groan in their sight.

Micah 4:9-10

“Now, why do you cry out loudly?
Is there no king among you,
Or has your counselor perished,
That agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth?

Habakkuk 3:16

I heard and my inward parts trembled,
At the sound my lips quivered.
Decay enters my bones,
And in my place I tremble.
Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress,
For the people to arise who will invade us.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

While they are saying, “Peace and safety!” then destruction will come upon them suddenly like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape.

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Summary

Jeremiah 6:24

We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

We have

Anguish

General references

Isaiah 26:17

Bible References

We have

“Lift up a standard toward Zion!
Seek refuge, do not stand still,
For I am bringing evil from the north,
And great destruction.

“As often as it passes through, it will seize you;
For morning after morning it will pass through, anytime during the day or night,
And it will be sheer terror to understand what it means.”

As for you, son of man, groan with breaking heart and bitter grief, groan in their sight.

I heard and my inward parts trembled,
At the sound my lips quivered.
Decay enters my bones,
And in my place I tremble.
Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress,

For the people to arise who will invade us.

Anguish

For I heard a cry as of a woman in labor,
The anguish as of one giving birth to her first child,
The cry of the daughter of Zion gasping for breath,

Stretching out her hands, saying,

“Ah, woe is me, for I faint before murderers.”

“What will you say when He appoints over you—
And you yourself had taught them—
Former

companions to be head over you?

Will not pangs take hold of you
Like a woman in childbirth?

“You who dwell in Lebanon,
Nested in the cedars,
How you will groan when pangs come upon you,

Pain like a woman in childbirth!

‘Ask now, and see
If a male can give birth.
Why do I see every man
With his hands on his loins, as a woman in childbirth?
And why have all faces turned pale?

“Damascus has become helpless;
She has turned away to flee,
And panic has gripped her;

Distress and pangs have taken hold of her

Like a woman in childbirth.

“The king of Babylon has heard the report about them,
And his hands hang limp;

Distress has gripped him,

Agony like a woman in childbirth.

Panic seized them there,

Anguish, as of a woman in childbirth.

When your dread comes like a storm
And your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.

For this reason my loins are full of anguish;
Pains have seized me like the pains of a woman in labor.
I am so bewildered I cannot hear, so terrified I cannot see.

“Now, why do you cry out loudly?
Is there no king among you,
Or has your counselor perished,
That agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth?

While they are saying, “Peace and safety!” then

destruction will come upon them suddenly like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape.

General references

As the pregnant woman approaches the time to give birth,

She writhes and cries out in her labor pains,
Thus were we before You, O Lord.