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Jeremiah 48:41

Kirioth 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.

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ASV

Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized, and the heart of the mighty men of Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

KJV

Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men’s hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
נִלְכְּדָה֙nil.ke.Dahit will be capturedH3920 →
הַקְּרִיּ֔וֹתha.ke.ri.Yot<the> KeriothH7152 →
וְהַמְּצָד֖וֹתve.ha.me.tza.Dotand the strongholdsH4679 →
נִתְפָּ֑שָׂהnit.Pa.sahit will be seizedH8610 →
וְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahand it will beH1961 →
לֵ֞בlev[the] heart ofH3820 →
גִּבּוֹרֵ֤יgi.bo.Rei[the] warriors ofH1368 →
מוֹאָב֙mo.'AvMoabH4124 →
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117 →
הַה֔וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931 →
כְּלֵ֖בke.Levlike [the] heart ofH3820 →
אִשָּׁ֥ה'i.Shaha womanH802 →
מְצֵרָֽה׃me.tze.Rahin laborH6887 →

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Amos 2:2So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn.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.Isaiah 13:8Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.Jeremiah 50:37A sword is against her horses and chariots and against all the foreigners in her midst, and they will become like women. A sword is against her treasuries, and they will be plundered.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.Jeremiah 30:6Ask 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?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?Jeremiah 6:24We have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.Jeremiah 48:24upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near.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!”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 26:17–18As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.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 51:30The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze, the bars of her gates are broken.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.Amos 2:16Even the bravest of mighty men will flee naked on that day,” declares the LORD.Zephaniah 1:14The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.Hosea 10:14the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children.

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