Verse 23

O inhabitant{H3427}{(H8802)} of Lebanon{H3844}, that makest thy nest{H7077}{(H8794)} in the cedars{H730}, how gracious{H2603}{(H8738)} shalt thou be when pangs{H2256} come{H935}{(H8800)} upon thee, the pain{H2427} as of a woman in travail{H3205}{(H8802)}!

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 6:24 : 24 We have heard{H8085}{(H8804)} the fame{H8089} thereof: our hands{H3027} wax feeble{H7503}{(H8804)}: anguish{H6869} hath taken hold{H2388}{(H8689)} of us, and pain{H2427}, as of a woman in travail{H3205}{(H8802)}.
  • Jer 4:30-31 : 30 And when thou art spoiled{H7703}{(H8803)}, what wilt thou do{H6213}{(H8799)}? Though thou clothest{H3847}{(H8799)} thyself with crimson{H8144}, though thou deckest{H5710}{(H8799)} thee with ornaments{H5716} of gold{H2091}, though thou rentest{H7167}{(H8799)} thy face{H5869} with painting{H6320}, in vain{H7723} shalt thou make thyself fair{H3302}{(H8691)}; thy lovers{H5689}{(H8802)} will despise{H3988}{(H8804)} thee, they will seek{H1245}{(H8762)} thy life{H5315}. 31 For I have heard{H8085}{(H8804)} a voice{H6963} as of a woman in travail{H2470}{(H8802)}, and the anguish{H6869} as of her that bringeth forth her first child{H1069}{(H8688)}, the voice{H6963} of the daughter{H1323} of Zion{H6726}, that bewaileth{H3306}{(H8691)} herself, that spreadeth{H6566}{(H8762)} her hands{H3709}, saying, Woe{H188} is me now! for my soul{H5315} is wearied{H5888}{(H8804)} because of murderers{H2026}{(H8802)}.
  • Jer 22:6 : 6 For thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} unto the king's{H4428} house{H1004} of Judah{H3063}; Thou art Gilead{H1568} unto me, and the head{H7218} of Lebanon{H3844}: yet surely I will make{H7896}{(H8799)} thee a wilderness{H4057}, and cities{H5892} which are not inhabited{H3427}{(H8738)}{(H8675)}{H3427}{(H8737)}.
  • Jer 30:5-6 : 5 For thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; We have heard{H8085}{(H8804)} a voice{H6963} of trembling{H2731}, of fear{H6343}, and not of peace{H7965}. 6 Ask{H7592}{(H8798)} ye now, and see{H7200}{(H8798)} whether a man{H2145} doth travail with child{H3205}{(H8802)}? wherefore do I see{H7200}{(H8804)} every man{H1397} with his hands{H3027} on his loins{H2504}, as a woman in travail{H3205}{(H8802)}, and all faces{H6440} are turned{H2015}{(H8738)} into paleness{H3420}?
  • Jer 48:28 : 28 O ye that dwell{H3427}{(H8802)} in Moab{H4124}, leave{H5800}{(H8798)} the cities{H5892}, and dwell{H7931}{(H8798)} in the rock{H5553}, and be like the dove{H3123} that maketh her nest{H7077}{(H8762)} in the sides{H5676} of the hole's{H6354} mouth{H6310}.
  • Jer 49:16 : 16 Thy terribleness{H8606} hath deceived{H5377}{(H8689)} thee, and the pride{H2087} of thine heart{H3820}, O thou that dwellest{H7931}{(H8802)} in the clefts{H2288} of the rock{H5553}, that holdest{H8610}{(H8802)} the height{H4791} of the hill{H1389}: though thou shouldest make thy nest{H7064} as high{H1361}{(H8686)} as the eagle{H5404}, I will bring thee down{H3381}{(H8686)} from thence, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}.
  • Jer 50:4-5 : 4 In those days{H3117}, and in that time{H6256}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} shall come{H935}{(H8799)}, they and the children{H1121} of Judah{H3063} together{H3162}, going{H1980}{(H8800)} and weeping{H1058}{(H8800)}: they shall go{H3212}{(H8799)}, and seek{H1245}{(H8762)} the LORD{H3068} their God{H430}. 5 They shall ask{H7592}{(H8799)} the way{H1870} to Zion{H6726} with their faces{H6440} thitherward{H2008}, saying, Come{H935}{(H8798)}, and let us join{H3867}{(H8738)} ourselves to the LORD{H3068} in a perpetual{H5769} covenant{H1285} that shall not be forgotten{H7911}{(H8735)}.
  • Hos 5:15-6:1 : 15 I will go{H3212}{(H8799)} and return{H7725}{(H8799)} to my place{H4725}, till they acknowledge their offence{H816}{(H8799)}, and seek{H1245}{(H8765)} my face{H6440}: in their affliction{H6862} they will seek me early{H7836}{(H8762)}. 1 Come{H3212}{(H8798)}, and let us return{H7725}{(H8799)} unto the LORD{H3068}: for he hath torn{H2963}{(H8804)}, and he will heal{H7495}{(H8799)} us; he hath smitten{H5221}{(H8686)}, and he will bind us up{H2280}{(H8799)}.
  • Hos 7:14 : 14 And they have not cried{H2199}{(H8804)} unto me with their heart{H3820}, when they howled{H3213}{(H8686)} upon their beds{H4904}: they assemble{H1481}{(H8709)} themselves for corn{H1715} and wine{H8492}, and they rebel{H5493}{(H8799)} against me.
  • Amos 9:2 : 2 Though they dig{H2864}{(H8799)} into hell{H7585}, thence shall mine hand{H3027} take{H3947}{(H8799)} them; though they climb up{H5927}{(H8799)} to heaven{H8064}, thence will I bring them down{H3381}{(H8686)}:
  • Obad 1:4 : 4 Though thou exalt{H1361}{(H8686)} thyself as the eagle{H5404}, and though thou set{H7760}{(H8800)} thy nest{H7064} among the stars{H3556}, thence will I bring thee down{H3381}{(H8686)}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}.
  • Hab 2:9 : 9 Woe{H1945} to him that coveteth{H1214}{(H8802)} an evil{H7451} covetousness{H1215} to his house{H1004}, that he may set{H7760}{(H8800)} his nest{H7064} on high{H4791}, that he may be delivered{H5337}{(H8736)} from the power{H3709} of evil{H7451}!
  • Zech 11:1-2 : 1 Open{H6605}{(H8798)} thy doors{H1817}, O Lebanon{H3844}, that the fire{H784} may devour{H398}{(H8799)} thy cedars{H730}. 2 Howl{H3213}{(H8685)}, fir tree{H1265}; for the cedar{H730} is fallen{H5307}{(H8804)}; because the mighty{H117} are spoiled{H7703}{(H8795)}: howl{H3213}{(H8685)}, O ye oaks{H437} of Bashan{H1316}; for the forest{H3293} of the vintage{H1208}{(H8675)}{H1219}{(H8803)} is come down{H3381}{(H8804)}.
  • Jer 21:13 : 13 Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant{H3427}{(H8802)} of the valley{H6010}, and rock{H6697} of the plain{H4334}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}; which say{H559}{(H8802)}, Who shall come down{H5181}{(H8799)} against us? or who shall enter{H935}{(H8799)} into our habitations{H4585}?
  • Num 24:21 : 21 And he looked{H7200}{(H8799)} on the Kenites{H7017}, and took up{H5375}{(H8799)} his parable{H4912}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Strong{H386} is thy dwellingplace{H4186}, and thou puttest{H7760}{(H8798)} thy nest{H7064} in a rock{H5553}.
  • Jer 3:21 : 21 A voice{H6963} was heard{H8085}{(H8738)} upon the high places{H8205}, weeping{H1065} and supplications{H8469} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}: for they have perverted{H5753}{(H8689)} their way{H1870}, and they have forgotten{H7911}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} their God{H430}.