Jeremiah 50:43 Parallel Translations

The king of Babylon has heard reports about them, and he loses courage. Anguish will grip him as pain grips a woman in labor.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.

ASV:

The king of Babylon hath heard the tidings of them, and his hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.

BBE:

The king of Babylon has had news of them, and his hands have become feeble: trouble has come on him and pain like the pain of a woman in childbirth.

DBY:

The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands wax feeble; trouble hath taken hold of him, pangs as of a woman in travail.

ERV:

The king of Babylon hath heard the fame of them, and his hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.

JPS:

The king of Babylon hath heard the fame of them, and his hands wax feeble; anguish hath taken hold of him, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

WBS:

The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands became feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.

WEB:

The king of Babylon has heard the news of them, and his hands wax feeble: anguish has taken hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.

YLT:

Heard hath the king of Babylon their report, And feeble have been his hands, Distress hath seized him; pain as a travailing woman.

Jeremiah 50:43 Cross References

XREF:

Jeremiah 30:6 Ask now, and see If a male can give birth. Why do I see every man With his hands on his loins, as a woman in childbirth? And why have all faces turned pale?

Jeremiah 49:24 "Damascus has become helpless; She has turned away to flee, And panic has gripped her; Distress and pangs have taken hold of her Like a woman in childbirth.

Jeremiah 51:31 One courier runs to meet another, And one messenger to meet another, To tell the king of Babylon That his city has been captured from end to end; (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

50:43 The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands {d} became feeble: anguish took hold of him, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.
(d) Which is meant of Belshazzar, Dan 5:6.

MHC:

50:33-46 It is Israel's comfort in distress, that, though they are weak, their Redeemer is strong. This may be applied to believers, who complain of the dominion of sin and corruption, and of their own weakness and manifold infirmities. Their Redeemer is able to keep what they commit to him; and sin shall not have dominion over them. He will give them that rest which remains for the people of God. Also here is Babylon's sin, and their punishment. The sins are, idolatry and persecution. He that will not save his people in their sins, never will countenance the wickedness of his open enemies. The judgments of God for these sins will lay them waste. In the judgments denounced against prosperous Babylon, and the mercies promised to afflicted Israel, we learn to choose to suffer affliction with the people of God, rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.

CONC:

Agony Anguish Babylon Childbirth Distress Fame Feeble Fell Gripped Hands Hang Helpless Hold Labor Limp News Pain Pangs Report Reports Seized Tidings Travail Travailing Trouble Wax Waxed

Agony Anguish Babylon Childbirth Distress Fame Feeble Fell Gripped Hands Hang Heard Helpless Hold Limp News Pain Pangs Report Reports Seized Travail Trouble Wax Waxed

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