Jeremiah 49:22 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 49:22

Look! 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.

BSB

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ASV

Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread out his wings against Bozrah: and the heart of the mighty men of Edom at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

KJV

Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הִנֵּ֤ה	hi.Neh	there!	H2009 →
כַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙	kha.Ne.sher	like <the> eagle	H5404 →
יַעֲלֶ֣ה	ya.'a.Leh	someone will ascend	H5927 →
וְיִדְאֶ֔ה	ve.yid.'Eh	and he may swoop down	H1675 →
וְיִפְרֹ֥שׂ	ve.yif.Ros	so he may spread out	H6566 →
כְּנָפָ֖יו	ke.na.Fav	wings his	H3671 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
בָּצְרָ֑ה	botz.rah	Bozrah	H1224 →
וְֽ֠הָיָה	Ve.ha.yah	and it will be	H1961 →
לֵ֞ב	lev	[the] heart of	H3820 →
גִּבּוֹרֵ֤י	gi.bo.Rei	[the] warriors of	H1368 →
אֱדוֹם֙	'e.dOm	Edom	H123 →
בַּיּ֣וֹם	bai.Yom	on the day	H3117 →
הַה֔וּא	ha.Hu'	<the> that	H1931 →
כְּלֵ֖ב	ke.Lev	like [the] heart of	H3820 →
אִשָּׁ֥ה	'i.Shah	a woman	H802 →
מְצֵרָֽה׃ ס	me.tze.Rah	in labor	H6887 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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?
leads to
- Jeremiah 4:31
  For 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…
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Nahum 2:10
  She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Joel 2:6
  Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.
- Isaiah 21:3
  Therefore 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 6:24
  We have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.
Through
Hosea 8:1
Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.
leads to
- Hosea 6:7
  But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.
- Deuteronomy 28:49
  The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,
- Jeremiah 4:13
  Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!