Jeremiah 6:24

Jeremiah 6:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
• New International Version (NIV)We have heard reports about them, and our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.
• English Standard Version (ESV)We have heard the report of it; our hands fall helpless; anguish has taken hold of us, pain as of a woman in labor.
• New King James Version (NKJV)We have heard the report of it; Our hands grow feeble. Anguish has taken hold of us, Pain as of a woman in labor.

Context of Jeremiah 6:24

22This is what the Lord says: Look, an army is coming from a northern land; a great nation will be stirred up from the remote regions of the earth. 23They grasp bow and javelin. They are cruel and show no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride on horses, lined up like men in battle formation against you, Daughter Zion. We have heard about it, and our hands have become weak. Distress has seized us — pain, like a woman in labor. 25Don’t go out to the fields; don’t walk on the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side. 26My dear people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in the dust. Mourn as you would for an only son, a bitter lament, for suddenly the destroyer will come on us.

Jeremiah 6:24 word by word

שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ אֶת־שָׁמְע֖וֹ רָפ֣וּ יָדֵ֑ינוּ צָרָה֙ הֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְנוּ חִ֖יל כַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• We have heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• the fameשֹׁ֫מַעshôma‛ · reportH8089
• thereof: our handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• wax feebleרָפָהrâphâh · to slackenH7503
• anguishצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
• hath taken holdחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: holdH2388
• painחִילchîyl chîylâh · agonyH2427
• as of a woman in travailיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205

Cross-references for Jeremiah 6:24

• Jeremiah 4:6Lift up a signal flag toward Zion. Run for cover! Don’t stand still! For I am bringing disaster from the north — a crushing blow.
• Isaiah 28:19Every time it passes through, it will carry you away; it will pass through every morning — every day and every night. Only terror will cause you to understand the message.
• Ezekiel 21:6“But you, son of man, groan! Groan bitterly with a broken heart right before their eyes.
• Habakkuk 3:16I heard, and I trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Rottenness entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Now I must quietly wait for the day of distress to come against the people invading us.
• Jeremiah 4:31I hear a cry like a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child. The cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands: “Woe is me, for my life is weary because of the murderers!”
• Jeremiah 13:21What will you say when he appoints close friends as leaders over you, ones you yourself trained? Won’t labor pains seize you, as they do a woman in labor?
• Jeremiah 22:23You residents of Lebanon, nestled among the cedars, how you will groan when pains come on you, agony like a woman in labor.
• Jeremiah 30:6Ask and see whether a male can give birth. Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?
• Jeremiah 49:24Damascus has become weak; she has turned to run; panic has gripped her. Distress and labor pains have seized her like a woman in labor.
• Jeremiah 50:43The king of Babylon has heard about them; his hands have become weak. Distress has seized him — pain, like a woman in labor.
• Psalms 48:6Trembling seized them there, agony like that of a woman in labor,
• Proverbs 1:27when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when trouble and stress overcome you.
• Isaiah 21:3Therefore I am filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pain of a woman in labor. I am too perplexed to hear, too dismayed to see.
• Micah 4:9Now, why are you shouting loudly? Is there no king with you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor?
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 6:24

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-30Verses 18-30 God rejects their outward services, as worthless to atone for their sins. Sacrifice and incense were to direct them to a Mediator; but when offered to purchase a license to go on in sin, they provoke God. The sins of God's professing people make them an easy prey to their enemies. They dare not show themselves. Saints may rejoice in hope of God's mercies, though they see them only in the promise: sinners must mourn for fear of God's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-30This conversation between Jeremiah and the Lord likely occurred at the start of the Babylonian invasion in 605 BC. In these three poems, Jeremiah shares the Lord’s message (Jeremiah 6:22–23), connects with his people's fear, and urges them to repent quickly (6:24–26). He then receives a heartfelt message from the Lord (Jeremiah 6:27–30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. fame thereof--the report of them.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 6:24

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In the dictionaries

• Cruel
• Mount
• Reprobate
• Wallow
• Anguish
• Fame
• Jeremiah (2)
• Pain
• Sheshach

Commentaries on Jeremiah 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings