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Jeremiah 30:6

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

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ASV

Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child: wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?

KJV

Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
שַׁאֲלוּ־sha.'a.lu-askH7592 →
נָ֣אna'pleaseH4994 →
וּרְא֔וּu.re.'Uand seeH7200 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
יֹלֵ֖דyo.Led[is] giving birthH3205 →
זָכָ֑רza.Khara maleH2145 →
מַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'why?H4069 →
רָאִ֨יתִיra.'I.tihave I seenH7200 →
כָל־khol-everyH3605 →
גֶּ֜בֶרGe.vermanH1397 →
יָדָ֤יוya.Davhands hisH3027 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
חֲלָצָיו֙cha.la.Tzavloins hisH2504 →
כַּיּ֣וֹלֵדָ֔הkai.Yo.le.Dahlike <the> [woman] giving birthH3205 →
וְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּve.ne.hef.Khuand have they been changed?H2015 →
כָל־khol-allH3605 →
פָּנִ֖יםpa.NimfacesH6440 →
לְיֵרָקֽוֹן׃le.ye.ra.Koninto palenessH3420 →

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Joel 2:6Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.Nahum 2:10She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!Jeremiah 4:31For I hear a cry like a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child—the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands to say, “Woe is me, for my soul faints before the murderers!”Isaiah 21:3Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.Jeremiah 6:24We have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.Hosea 13:13Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb.Psalms 48:6Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.Jeremiah 22:23O inhabitant of Lebanon, nestled in the cedars, how you will groan when pangs of anguish come upon you, agony like a woman in labor.”Isaiah 13:6–9Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.Micah 4:9–10Why do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor?Daniel 5:6his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.Jeremiah 50:43The king of Babylon has heard the report, and his hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in labor.John 16:21–22A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.Jeremiah 49:24Damascus has become feeble; she has turned to flee. Panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor.Isaiah 29:22Therefore the LORD who redeemed Abraham says of the house of Jacob: “No longer will Jacob be ashamed and no more will his face grow pale.Jeremiah 48:41Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.Jeremiah 49:22Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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