Jeremiah 50:43

New American Bible - revised edition

The king of Babylon hears news of them, and his hands hang helpless; Anguish takes hold of him, like the pangs of a woman giving birth.

Cross References

Jeremiah 30:6

Inquire and see: does a male give birth? Why, then, do I see all these men, their hands on their loins Like women in labor, all their faces drained of color?

Jeremiah 49:22

Look! like an eagle he soars aloft, and spreads his wings over Bozrah; On that day the hearts of Edom’s warriors become like the heart of a woman in labor. Against Damascus.

Jeremiah 49:24

Damascus loses heart, turns to flee; panic has seized it. Distress and pangs take hold, like the pain of a woman in labor.

Jeremiah 51:31

One runner meets another, herald meets herald, Telling the king of Babylon that his entire city has been taken.

Jeremiah 6:24

We hear news of them; our hands hang helpless, Anguish takes hold of us, pangs like a woman in childbirth.