Jeremiah 6:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.”
Jeremiah 6:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 6:24 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 6:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“We have heard the report thereof; our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pangs as of a woman in travail.”
Jeremiah 6:24 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 6:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`We have heard its sound, feeble have been our hands, Distress hath seized us, pain as of a travailing woman.”
Jeremiah 6:24 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 6:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“We have heard the report thereof: our hands are grown feeble; anguish hath taken hold of us, pain as of a woman that travaileth.”
Jeremiah 6:24 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 6:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“We haue heard their fame, and our handes waxe feeble sorrowe is come vpon vs, as the sorrowe of a woman in trauaile.”
Jeremiah 6:24 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 6:24 in Context — Jeremiah 6
22 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.
23 They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.
24 We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
25 Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.
26 O 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 spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.
What Does Jeremiah 6:24 Mean?
Jeremiah 6:24 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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