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

22Thus says the Lord, “Behold, a people is coming from the north land, And a great nation will be aroused from the remote parts of the earth. 23They seize bow and spear; They are cruel and have no mercy; Their voice roars like the sea, And they ride on horses, Arrayed as a man for the battle Against you, O daughter of Zion!” We have heard the report of it; Our hands are limp. Anguish has seized us, Pain as of a woman in childbirth. 25Do not go out into the field And do not walk on the road, For the enemy has a sword, Terror is on every side. 26O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth And roll in ashes; Mourn as for an only son, A lamentation most bitter. For suddenly the destroyer Will come upon us.

Jeremiah 6:24 word by word

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

• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• the reportשֹׁ֫מַעshôma‛ · reportH8089
• Our handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• are limpרָפָהrâphâh · to slackenH7503
• Anguishצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
• has seizedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: holdH2388
• Painחִילchîyl chîylâh · agonyH2427
• as of a woman in childbirthיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205

Cross-references for Jeremiah 6:24

• Jeremiah 4:6Lift up a standard toward Zion! Seek refuge, do not stand still, For I am bringing evil from the north, And great destruction.
• Isaiah 28:19As 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.”
• Ezekiel 21:6As for you, son of man, groan with breaking heart and bitter grief, groan in their sight.
• Habakkuk 3:16I 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.
• Jeremiah 4:31For 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 13:21What 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 22:23You who dwell in Lebanon, Nested in the cedars, How you will groan when pangs come upon you, Pain like a woman in childbirth!
• Jeremiah 30:6Ask 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?
• Jeremiah 49:24Damascus 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 50:43The king of Babylon has heard the report about them, And his hands hang limp; Distress has gripped him, Agony like a woman in childbirth.
• Psalms 48:6Panic seized them there, Anguish, as of a woman in childbirth.
• Proverbs 1:27When your dread comes like a storm And your calamity comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.
• Isaiah 21:3For 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.
• Micah 4:9“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?
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3While 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.

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

• Birth
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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