Jeremiah 50:43

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.

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

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.

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

One messenger after another announces to the king, “Babylon has been captured!

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.”