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Jeremiah 6:24

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We have heard the report thereof; our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pangs as of a woman in travail.

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Jeremiah 6:24 in other translations

We have heard its report. Our hands become feeble. Anguish has taken hold of us, and pains as of a woman in labor.

Jeremiah 6:24 · World English Bible

Jeremiah 6:24 in context

  1. 22Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
  2. 23They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses, every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion.
  3. 24We have heard the report thereof; our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pangs as of a woman in travail.
  4. 25Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy, and terror, are on every side.
  5. 26O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation; for the destroyer shall suddenly come upon us.