Jeremiah 6:24

24 We have heard reports about them, and our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.

Jeremiah 6:24 in Other Translations

KJV
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.
ESV
24 We have heard the report of it; our hands fall helpless; anguish has taken hold of us, pain as of a woman in labor.
NLT
24 We have heard reports about the enemy, and we wring our hands in fright. Pangs of anguish have gripped us, like those of a woman in labor.
MSG
24 We've heard the news, and we're as limp as wet dishrags. We're paralyzed with fear. Terror has a death grip on our throats.
CSB
24 We have heard about it, and we are discouraged. Distress has seized us- pain like a woman in labor.

Jeremiah 6:24 In-Context

22 This is what the LORD says: “Look, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is being stirred up from the ends of the earth.
23 They are armed with bow and spear; they are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride on their horses; they come like men in battle formation to attack you, Daughter Zion.”
24 We have heard reports about them, and our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.
25 Do not go out to the fields or walk on the roads, for the enemy has a sword, and there is terror on every side.
26 Put on sackcloth, my people, and roll in ashes; mourn with bitter wailing as for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Isaiah 13:7
  • 2. S Jeremiah 4:19
  • 3. S Jeremiah 4:31; Jeremiah 50:41-43
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