Jeremiah 6:24 “We have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us,…”

Jeremiah 6:24

We have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

We have heard its report. Our hands become feeble. Anguish has taken hold of us, and pains as of a woman in labor.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

We haue heard their fame, and our handes waxe feeble sorrowe is come vpon vs, as the sorrowe of a woman in trauaile.

Darby Translation

We have heard the report thereof: our hands are grown feeble; anguish hath taken hold of us, pain as of a woman that travaileth.

Young's Literal Translation

'We have heard its sound, feeble have been our hands, Distress hath seized us, pain as of a travailing woman.

Bible in Basic English

The news of it has come to our ears; our hands have become feeble: trouble has come on us and pain, like the pain of a woman in childbirth.

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Cross references

“We have”

Jeremiah 4:19–21 Isaiah 28:19 Jeremiah 4:6–9 Habakkuk 3:16 Ezekiel 21:6 Ezekiel 21:7

Jeremiah 4:19–21 · BSB

My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.

Isaiah 28:19 · BSB

As often as it passes through, it will carry you away; it will sweep through morning after morning, by day and by night.” The understanding of this message will bring sheer terror.

Jeremiah 4:6–9 · BSB

Raise a signal flag toward Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction.

Habakkuk 3:16 · BSB

I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.

Ezekiel 21:6 · BSB

But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief.

Ezekiel 21:7 · BSB

And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is…

“anguish”

Jeremiah 4:31 Jeremiah 49:24 Jeremiah 50:43 Jeremiah 13:21 Jeremiah 30:6 Isaiah 21:3

Jeremiah 4:31 · BSB

For I hear a cry like a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child— the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands to say, “Woe is me, for my soul faints before the mu…

Jeremiah 49:24 · BSB

Damascus has become feeble; she has turned to flee. Panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor.

Jeremiah 50:43 · BSB

The king of Babylon has heard the report, and his hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in labor.

Jeremiah 13:21 · BSB

What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor?

Jeremiah 30:6 · BSB

Ask now, and see: Can a male 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?

Isaiah 21:3 · BSB

Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

23They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”

25Do not go out to the fields; do not walk the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.

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