22 Thus says the Lord:
“Behold, a people comes from the anorth country,
And a great nation will be raised from the farthest parts of the earth.
“Behold, a people comes from the anorth country,
And a great nation will be raised from the farthest parts of the earth.
23 They will lay hold on bow and spear;
They are cruel and have no mercy;
Their voice aroars like the sea;
And they ride on horses,
As men of war set in array against you, O daughter of Zion.”
They are cruel and have no mercy;
Their voice aroars like the sea;
And they ride on horses,
As men of war set in array against you, O daughter of Zion.”
24 We have heard the report of it;
Our hands grow feeble.
aAnguish has taken hold of us,
Pain as of a woman in1 labor.
Our hands grow feeble.
aAnguish has taken hold of us,
Pain as of a woman in1 labor.
25 Do not go out into the field,
Nor walk by the way.
Because of the sword of the enemy,
Fear is on every side.
Nor walk by the way.
Because of the sword of the enemy,
Fear is on every side.
26 O daughter of my people,
aDress in sackcloth
bAnd roll about in ashes!
cMake mourning as for an only son, most bitter lamentation;
For the plunderer will suddenly come upon us.
aDress in sackcloth
bAnd roll about in ashes!
cMake mourning as for an only son, most bitter lamentation;
For the plunderer will suddenly come upon us.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in Jeremiah 6:24:
As {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Have {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Hold {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Hold {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Labor {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Woman {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Woman {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Other definition entries containing Jeremiah 6:24:
Anguish {I.S.B.E.}
Fame {I.S.B.E.}
Pain {I.S.B.E.}
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