Jeremiah 49:24

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You people of Damascus have lost your courage, and in panic you turn to run, gripped by fear and pain.

Cross References

Genesis 3:16

Then the LORD said to the woman, “You will suffer terribly when you give birth. But you will still desire your husband, and he will rule over you.”

Jeremiah 30:6

Can men give birth? Then why do I see them looking so pale and clutching their stomachs like women in labour?

Jeremiah 4:31

I heard groaning and crying. Was it a woman giving birth to her first child? No, it was Jerusalem. She was gasping for breath and begging for help. “I'm dying!” she said. “They have murdered me.”

Jeremiah 48:41

Your cities and fortresses will be captured, and your warriors gripped by fear.

Jeremiah 49:22

An enemy will swoop down to attack you, like an eagle spreading its wings and circling over Bozrah. Your warriors will be gripped by fear.

Jeremiah 49:29

His fearsome army will surround you, taking your tents and possessions, your sheep and camels.

Jeremiah 49:37

Their armies will crush and kill you, and you will face the disaster that my anger brings.

Jeremiah 50:43

Ever since your king heard about this army, he has been weak with fear; he twists and turns in pain like a woman giving birth.

Jeremiah 6:24

Then the people said, “Just hearing about them makes us tremble with fear, and we twist and turn in pain like a woman giving birth.”

Hosea 13:13

You are like a senseless child who refuses to be born at the proper time.

Matthew 24:8

But this is just the beginning of troubles.

Mark 13:8

Nations and kingdoms will go to war against each other. There will be earthquakes in many places, and people will starve to death. But this is just the beginning of troubles.