We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsWe have heard the report thereof; our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pangs as of a woman in travail.
We have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.
`We have heard its sound, feeble have been our hands, Distress hath seized us, pain as of a travailing woman.
We have heard the report thereof: our hands are grown feeble; anguish hath taken hold of us, pain as of a woman that travaileth.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJeremiah — The weeping prophet of Judah's final generation — 627 BC call under Josiah to the 586 BC fall of Jerusalem and into Egyptian exile. Fifty-two chapters of lament, confrontation, and covenant promise, with the New Covenant glimpsed at the book's theological apex.
- Author
- Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, of the priestly family of Anathoth (1:1); Baruch the scribe assisted with dictation (36:4, 45:1)
- Date
- Ministry c. 627–580 BC; book compiled during and after the 586 BC exile