Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version What will you say when the LORD sets over you those you cultivated as your special allies? Will not pain grip you like that of a woman in labor? New Living Translation What will you say when the LORD takes the allies you have cultivated and appoints them as your rulers? Pangs of anguish will grip you, like those of a woman in labor! English Standard Version What will you say when they set as head over you those whom you yourself have taught to be friends to you? Will not pangs take hold of you like those of a woman in labor? Berean Standard Bible What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor? King James Bible What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail? New King James Version What will you say when He punishes you? For you have taught them To be chieftains, to be head over you. Will not pangs seize you, Like a woman in labor? New American Standard Bible “What will you say when He appoints over you— And you yourself had taught them— Former companions to be head over you? Will sharp pains not take hold of you Like a woman in childbirth? NASB 1995 “What will you say when He appoints over you— And you yourself had taught them— Former companions to be head over you? Will not pangs take hold of you Like a woman in childbirth? NASB 1977 “What will you say when He appoints over you— And you yourself had taught them— Former companions to be head over you? Will not pangs take hold of you, Like a woman in childbirth? Legacy Standard Bible What will you say when He appoints over you— And you yourself had taught them— Former companions to be head over you? Will not pangs seize you Like a woman in childbirth? Amplified Bible “What will you say [O Jerusalem] when the LORD appoints [foreign nations to rule] over you— Those former friends and allies whom you have encouraged [to be your companions]— Will not pain seize you Like [that of] a woman in childbirth? Christian Standard Bible What will you say when he appoints close friends as leaders over you, ones you yourself trained? Won’t labor pains seize you, as they do a woman in labor? Holman Christian Standard Bible What will you say when He appoints close friends as leaders over you, ones you yourself trained? Won’t labor pains seize you, as they do a woman in labor? American Standard Version What wilt thou say, when he shall set over thee as head those whom thou hast thyself taught to be friends to thee? shall not sorrows take hold of thee, as of a woman in travail? Contemporary English Version You once trusted them to help, but now I'll let them rule you. What do you say about that? You will be in pain like a woman giving birth. English Revised Version What wilt thou say, when he shall set thy friends over thee as head, seeing thou thyself hast instructed them against thee? shall not sorrows take hold of thee, as of a woman in travail? GOD'S WORD® Translation What will you say when God makes the people you thought were your friends your new masters? Won't pain grip you like a woman in labor? Good News Translation What will you say when people you thought were your friends conquer you and rule over you? You will be in pain like a woman giving birth. International Standard Version What will you say when the LORD appoints over you as your head those whom you taught to be your allies? Pain will seize you like that seizing a woman about to give birth, will it not? Majority Standard Bible What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor? NET Bible What will you say when the LORD appoints as rulers over you those allies that you, yourself, had actually prepared as such? Then anguish and agony will grip you like that of a woman giving birth to a baby. New Heart English Bible What will you say, 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, as of a woman in travail? Webster's Bible Translation What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail? World English Bible What will you say when he sets over you as head those whom you have yourself taught to be friends to you? Won’t sorrows take hold of you, as of a woman in travail? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhat do you say when He looks after you? And you have taught them [to be] over you—leaders for head? Do pangs not seize you as a travailing woman? Young's Literal Translation What dost thou say, when He looketh after thee? And thou -- thou hast taught them to be over thee -- leaders for head? Do not pangs seize thee as a travailing woman? Smith's Literal Translation What wilt thou say when he shall review upon thee? and thou didst teach them the chiefs for head over thee: shall not pains lay hold of thee as a woman bringing forth? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhat wilt thou say when he shall visit thee? for thou hast taught them against thee, and instructed them against thy own head: shall not sorrows lay hold on thee, as a woman in labour? Catholic Public Domain Version What will you say when he visits upon you? For you have taught them against you, and you have instructed them with your own head. Will not pains take hold of you, as with a woman in labor? New American Bible What will you say when rulers are appointed over you, those you taught to be allies? Will not pains seize you like those of a woman giving birth? New Revised Standard Version What will you say when they set as head over you those whom you have trained to be your allies? Will not pangs take hold of you, like those of a woman in labor? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhat will you say when he shall punish you? For you have taught the people a doctrine which has caused them to be trodden under foot; behold, you shall be seized with pain as a woman in travail. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated What will you say when he will visit with you, and you have taught them doctrine so that they will be for treading under foot? Behold, labor pains shall seize you like a woman that is in labor to give birth! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917What wilt thou say, when He shall set the friends over thee as head, Whom thou thyself hast trained against thee? Shall not pangs take hold of thee, As of a woman in travail? Brenton Septuagint Translation What wilt thou say when they shall visit thee, for thou didst teach them lessons for rule against thyself; shall not pangs seize thee as a woman in travail? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Captivity Threatened…20Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, the sheep that were your pride? 21What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor? 22And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It is because of the magnitude of your iniquity that your skirts have been stripped off and your body has been exposed.… Cross References Deuteronomy 28:49-50 The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand, / a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young. Isaiah 3:4-5 “I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.” / The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable. Isaiah 3:12 Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths. Isaiah 47:1-3 “Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.” Lamentations 1:5 Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy. Lamentations 5:8 Slaves rule over us; there is no one to deliver us from their hands. Ezekiel 23:22-24 Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side— / the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses. / They will come against you with a host of peoples, with weapons, chariots, and wagons. They will array themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet. I will delegate judgment to them, and they will punish you according to their own standards. Hosea 13:10-11 Where is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”? / So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away. Micah 4:9 Why do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor? Nahum 3:12-13 All your fortresses are fig trees with the first ripe figs; when shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater! / Look at your troops—they are like your women! The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire consumes their bars. Matthew 24:45-51 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time? / Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. / Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. ... Mark 13:12 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death. Luke 19:41-44 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... Luke 21:24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. John 19:15 At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests. Treasury of Scripture What will you say when he shall punish you? for you have taught them to be captains, and as chief over you: shall not sorrows take you, as a woman in travail? wilt. Jeremiah 5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof? Jeremiah 22:23 O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail! Isaiah 10:3 And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory? punish. 2 Kings 16:7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me. Isaiah 39:2-4 And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not… shall not. Jeremiah 4:31 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers. Jeremiah 6:24 We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail. Jeremiah 30:6 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? Jump to Previous Allies Appoints Captains Chief Childbirth Companions Cultivated Former Friends Grip Head Hold Labor Pain Pangs Punish Puts Sets Sorrows Special Taught Thyself Trained Travail Visit WiltJump to Next Allies Appoints Captains Chief Childbirth Companions Cultivated Former Friends Grip Head Hold Labor Pain Pangs Punish Puts Sets Sorrows Special Taught Thyself Trained Travail Visit WiltJeremiah 13 1. By the type of a linen belt, hidden at Euphrates, 9. God prefigures the destruction of his people. 12. By the parable of bottles filled with wine he foretells their drunkenness in misery. 15. He exhorts to prevent their future judgments. 22. He shows their abominations are the cause thereof. What will you say This phrase challenges the people of Judah to consider their response to the consequences of their actions. In Hebrew, the word for "say" (אָמַר, 'amar) often implies not just speaking but also reflecting or considering deeply. The rhetorical question suggests that the people will be left speechless, unable to justify their previous decisions. Historically, this reflects the impending judgment and the realization of their misplaced trust. when He sets over you those you yourself have taught to be your allies Will not pain grip you like a woman in labor? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whatמַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what will you say תֹּֽאמְרִי֙ (tō·mə·rî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say when כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction He sets יִפְקֹ֣ד (yip̄·qōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit over you עָלַ֔יִךְ (‘ā·la·yiḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against close אַלֻּפִ֖ים (’al·lu·p̄îm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 441: Familiar, a friend, gentle, a bullock, a chieftain allies לְרֹ֑אשׁ (lə·rōš) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7218: The head whom you וְ֠אַתְּ (wə·’at) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person feminine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you yourself trained? לִמַּ֨דְתְּ (lim·maḏt) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 3925: To exercise in, learn Will not הֲל֤וֹא (hă·lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no pangs of anguish חֲבָלִים֙ (ḥă·ḇā·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2256: A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin grip you, יֹאחֱז֔וּךְ (yō·ḥĕ·zūḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person feminine singular Strong's 270: To grasp, take hold, take possession as כְּמ֖וֹ (kə·mōw) Preposition Strong's 3644: Like, as, when they do a woman אֵ֥שֶׁת (’ê·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female in labor? לֵדָֽה׃ (lê·ḏāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage Links Jeremiah 13:21 NIVJeremiah 13:21 NLT Jeremiah 13:21 ESV Jeremiah 13:21 NASB Jeremiah 13:21 KJV Jeremiah 13:21 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 13:21 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 13:21 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 13:21 French Bible Jeremiah 13:21 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 13:21 What will you say when he shall (Jer.) |
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