Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 6:24 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Jeremiah 6:24 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 6 verse 24 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 6:24
The response to news of invasion shows terror: 'We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble.' Physical weakness ('feeble hands') accompanies psychological distress: 'anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.' The childbirth metaphor appears frequently in judgment contexts, suggesting both intensity and inevitability of the coming pain. This verse captures the helplessness of those facing God's judgment—previous confidence and bravado evaporate when reality arrives. The progression from hearing to physical weakness to overwhelming anguish shows how knowledge of...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 6:24
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“she turns herself to flee”
“the anguish as of her who brings forth her first child”
“and his hands wax feeble: anguish has taken hold of him”
“and see whether a man does travail with child: why do I see every man with his hands on his waist”
“when he shall set over you as head those whom you have yourself taught to be friends to you? shall not sorrows take hold of you”
“it will seize you; for morning by morning it will pass through”
“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.”
“my anguish! I am pained at my very heart; my heart is disquieted in me; I can't hold my peace; because you have heard”
“pain”
“when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come on you.”