Jeremiah 6:24

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

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  • Jer 4:31 : 31 I hear a cry like that of a woman in labor, anguish like a woman giving birth to her first child—the cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands: 'Woe is me! My life is fainting before the killers.'
  • Jer 49:24 : 24 Damascus has grown weak; she turns to flee, and trembling has seized her. Anguish and pain have gripped her like a woman in labor.
  • Jer 50:43 : 43 The king of Babylon has heard the report about them, and his hands hang limp. Anguish grips him, pain like that of a woman in labor.
  • Jer 13:21 : 21 What will you say when He appoints leaders over you, those you taught to be rulers? Will not pain seize you like a woman in labor?
  • Jer 4:19-21 : 19 My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! My heart pounds within me; I cannot remain silent, for I have heard the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. 20 Disaster upon disaster is announced, for the whole land is devastated. Suddenly, my tents are ruined, my curtains in a moment. 21 How long must I see the banner and hear the sound of the trumpet?
  • Jer 30:6 : 6 Ask now and see: Can a man give birth? Why then do I see every strong man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor, and every face turned pale?
  • Isa 21:3 : 3 Therefore my body is filled with trembling; pangs have seized me, like the pangs of a woman in labor. I am bent over by what I heard; I am dismayed by what I saw.
  • Isa 28:19 : 19 As often as it passes through, it will seize you. Morning after morning, day and night, it will pass through. The understanding of this message will bring only terror.
  • Jer 4:6-9 : 6 Raise a banner toward Zion! Take refuge, do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, a great destruction. 7 A lion has come out of his thicket, a destroyer of nations has set out; he has left his place to turn your land into a waste. Your cities will be ruined, without inhabitants. 8 For this, put on sackcloth, lament and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us. 9 On that day, declares the LORD, the heart of the king and the officials will fail; the priests will be horrified, and the prophets will be astonished.
  • Ps 48:6 : 6 They saw it and were astounded; they were terrified and fled in alarm.
  • Prov 1:27-28 : 27 When your terror comes like a storm, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you. 28 Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will seek me earnestly, but they will not find me.
  • Jer 22:23 : 23 You who live in Lebanon, nestled among the cedars, how you will groan when pains come upon you, anguish like that of a woman in labor!
  • Ezek 21:6-7 : 6 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying: 7 Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, preach against the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel.
  • Mic 4:9-9 : 9 Why do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished, that pain seizes you like a woman in labor? 10 Writhe in pain and groan, Daughter Zion, like a woman in labor, for now you must leave the city and camp in the open field. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued. There the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies.
  • Hab 3:16 : 16 I heard, and my heart pounded; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay crept into my bones, and I trembled where I stood. Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity to come upon the nation invading us.
  • 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 While people are saying, "Peace and safety," sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jer 50:43
    82%

    43The king of Babylon has heard the report about them, and his hands hang limp. Anguish grips him, pain like that of a woman in labor.

  • Isa 26:17-18
    2 verses
    81%

    17As a pregnant woman about to give birth writhes and cries out in her labor pains, so were we in Your presence, LORD.

    18We were pregnant, we writhed in pain, but we gave birth only to wind. We have not brought salvation to the earth, and no one is born to inhabit the world.

  • Jer 4:31
    79%

    31I hear a cry like that of a woman in labor, anguish like a woman giving birth to her first child—the cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands: 'Woe is me! My life is fainting before the killers.'

  • Ps 48:6
    79%

    6They saw it and were astounded; they were terrified and fled in alarm.

  • Jer 30:5-6
    2 verses
    79%

    5This is what the LORD says: We have heard a sound of terror—a cry of fear, not peace.

    6Ask now and see: Can a man give birth? Why then do I see every strong man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor, and every face turned pale?

  • Isa 21:3
    79%

    3Therefore my body is filled with trembling; pangs have seized me, like the pangs of a woman in labor. I am bent over by what I heard; I am dismayed by what I saw.

  • Jer 6:23
    78%

    23They grasp bow and spear; they are cruel and show no mercy. Their sound roars like the sea, and they ride on horses, arrayed as men for battle against you, Daughter Zion.'

  • Jer 6:25
    78%

    25Do not go out into the fields or walk on the roads, for the enemy has a sword; there is terror on every side.

  • Jer 49:23-24
    2 verses
    77%

    23Concerning Damascus: 'Hamath and Arpad are dismayed, for they have heard bad news. They melt in fear; their hearts are troubled, restless like the sea that cannot be calmed.'

    24Damascus has grown weak; she turns to flee, and trembling has seized her. Anguish and pain have gripped her like a woman in labor.

  • Isa 13:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    7Because of this, every hand will go limp and every human heart will melt with fear.

    8They will be terrified; pain and anguish will grip them. They will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at each other in dismay, their faces aflame.

  • Ezek 7:17
    76%

    17All hands will hang limp, and every knee will become weak as water.

  • Nah 2:10
    75%

    10Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! The supply is endless, the abundance of all treasures.

  • Hab 3:16
    75%

    16I heard, and my heart pounded; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay crept into my bones, and I trembled where I stood. Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity to come upon the nation invading us.

  • Mic 4:9-11
    3 verses
    75%

    9Why do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished, that pain seizes you like a woman in labor?

    10Writhe in pain and groan, Daughter Zion, like a woman in labor, for now you must leave the city and camp in the open field. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued. There the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies.

    11But now many nations are gathered against you, saying, 'Let her be defiled, and let our eyes gloat over Zion.'

  • Jer 9:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    18'For a voice of wailing is heard from Zion: “How devastated we are! We are utterly ashamed, for we have left the land and our dwellings have been cast off.”'

    19'Hear the word of the Lord, you women; let your ears receive the words of His mouth. Teach your daughters to wail and one another to mourn.'

  • Exod 15:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14The peoples have heard; they tremble; anguish has seized the inhabitants of Philistia.

    15The chiefs of Edom are dismayed; the leaders of Moab tremble; the inhabitants of Canaan melt away.

  • Ezek 21:7
    73%

    7Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, preach against the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel.

  • Lam 3:47
    73%

    47Panic and pitfall have come upon us, devastation and destruction.

  • Lam 1:17
    73%

    17Zion stretches out her hands, but there is no one to comfort her. The LORD has decreed for Jacob that his neighbors become his foes; Jerusalem has become an unclean thing among them.

  • Jer 4:19
    73%

    19My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! My heart pounds within me; I cannot remain silent, for I have heard the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

  • Isa 42:14
    72%

    14For a long time, I have kept silent; I have held my peace and restrained myself. But now, like a woman in labor, I will cry out; I will gasp and pant together.

  • Jer 8:15
    72%

    15We hoped for peace, but no good has come. We looked for a time of healing, but there is only terror.

  • Joel 2:6
    72%

    6Before them, nations writhe in anguish; every face turns pale.

  • Jer 22:23
    72%

    23You who live in Lebanon, nestled among the cedars, how you will groan when pains come upon you, anguish like that of a woman in labor!

  • Lam 5:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5We are pursued with burdens upon our necks; we are weary and find no rest.

    6We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

  • Lam 4:18
    72%

    18Our steps were closely pursued so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end drew near; our days were fulfilled, for our end had come.

  • Jer 46:5
    72%

    5Why do I see them terrified, retreating? Their warriors are beaten down; they flee in haste without looking back—terror is all around! declares the Lord.

  • Jer 14:19
    72%

    19Have You utterly rejected Judah? Does Your soul loathe Zion? Why have You struck us so that we cannot be healed? We hoped for peace, but no good has come; for a time of healing, but there was only terror.

  • Jer 15:9
    71%

    9The mother of seven has grown weak and faint; she has breathed her last. Her sun has set while it was still day; she has been disgraced and humiliated. And the remnant of them I will deliver to the sword in the presence of their enemies,' declares the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 29:9
    71%

    9This is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons, daughters, and wives are in captivity today.

  • Lam 2:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11My eyes are worn out from weeping, my inner being is in turmoil; my heart is poured out on the ground because of the destruction of my people, as children and infants faint in the streets of the city.

    12They cry out to their mothers, 'Where is the bread and the wine?' as they faint like the wounded in the streets of the city, and as they breathe their last in their mothers’ arms.

  • Neh 6:9
    71%

    9For they were all trying to intimidate us, saying, "Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed." But now, strengthen my hands!

  • Jer 51:30
    71%

    30The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they remain in their strongholds. Their strength has failed; they have become like women. Her dwellings are set on fire; the bars of her gates are broken.

  • Jer 48:41
    71%

    41The cities are captured, and the strongholds are seized. On that day, the heart of Moab's warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

  • Lam 5:17
    71%

    17Because of this, our hearts are faint, and our eyes grow dim with tears.

  • Isa 24:16
    71%

    16From the ends of the earth, we hear songs: 'Glory to the Righteous One.' But I said, 'I perish, I perish, woe to me! The treacherous betray, with treachery the treacherous betray.'

  • Jer 6:4
    71%

    4Prepare for war against her! Arise, let us attack at noon! Woe to us, for the day is waning and the shadows of evening are lengthening.

  • Jer 3:24
    71%

    24From our youth, shame has consumed all that our ancestors worked for—their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters.

  • Jer 47:3
    70%

    3At the sound of galloping hooves of mighty horses, at the rumbling of their chariots and the roar of their wheels, fathers will not turn to help their children, for their hands will be exhausted.