Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 30:6 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Jeremiah 30:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 30 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? a man: Heb. a male”
Jeremiah 30:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 30:6
Whether a man doth travail with child? (הֲיֹלֵד זָכָר)—This shocking rhetorical question uses impossible imagery to describe unprecedented anguish. Men (zakar, male) experiencing childbirth (yalad, to bear) violates nature, emphasizing the unnaturalness of 'Jacob's trouble.' Warriors, trained for battle, reduced to birth-labor posture—hands on loins, faces pale—depicts total helplessness.All faces are turned into paleness (וְנֶהְפְּכוּ כָּל־פָּנִים לְיֵרָקוֹן)—The Hebrew yeraqon (paleness, greenish-yellow) describes the color of mortal terror. This isn't ordinary fear but existential dread bef...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 30:6
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“void”
“the anguish as of her who brings forth her first child”
“Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.”
“like the pains of a woman in labor. I am in so much pain that I can't hear. I so am dismayed that I can't see.”
“Peace and safety, then sudden destruction will come on them”
“who makes your nest in the cedars”
“pain”
“[and] pangs as of a woman in travail.”
“he doesn't come to the opening of the womb.”
“and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his thighs were loosened”