Jeremiah 50:43

The Passion Translation

The king of Babylon heard the news, and his strength melted away. Anguish seized him, like the pain of a woman in labor.

Cross References

Jeremiah 30:6

Now, ask yourself this and carefully consider: can a man give birth to a child? Then why do I see each man gripping his sides like a woman in labor? How terrible! Why has every face turned pale?

Jeremiah 49:22

Look, an enemy will swoop down on Bozrah and attack Edom without warning, like an eagle diving from the sky. The enemy will capture the cities and the fortresses. And on that day Edom’s warriors will be as frightened as a woman in her birth pains.”

Jeremiah 49:24

The people of Damascus are in a panic. They have lost their courage and have turned to run. Anguish and travail have taken hold of them, like a woman in labor.

Jeremiah 51:31

Courier after courier, messenger after messenger, runs to inform the king of Babylon: One says, “Your city has been taken from every side.”

Jeremiah 6:24

The people say: “We have heard the news, and our strength fails. Like a woman in childbirth, we are in agony, seized with pain.