Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom's warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor. New Living Translation Look! The enemy swoops down like an eagle, spreading his wings over Bozrah. Even the mightiest warriors will be in anguish like a woman in labor. English Standard Version Behold, one shall mount up and fly swiftly like an eagle and spread his wings against Bozrah, and the heart of the warriors of Edom shall be in that day like the heart of a woman in her birth pains.” Berean Study Bible Look! An eagle will soar, then swoop down and spread its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor. New American Standard Bible Behold, He will mount up and swoop like an eagle and spread out His wings against Bozrah; and the hearts of the mighty men of Edom in that day will be like the heart of a woman in labor. New King James Version Behold, He shall come up and fly like the eagle, And spread His wings over Bozrah; The heart of the mighty men of Edom in that day shall be Like the heart of a woman in birth pangs. King James Bible Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. Christian Standard Bible Look! It will be like an eagle soaring upward, then swooping down and spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom's warriors will be like the heart of a woman with contractions. Contemporary English Version An enemy will swoop down to attack you, like an eagle spreading its wings and circling over Bozrah. Your warriors will be as fearful as women giving birth. Good News Translation The enemy will attack Bozrah like an eagle swooping down with outspread wings. On that day Edom's soldiers will be as frightened as a woman in labor." Holman Christian Standard Bible Look! It will be like an eagle soaring upward, then swooping down and spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom's warriors will be like the heart of a woman with contractions. International Standard Version Look, he will rise up and fly swiftly like an eagle. He will spread his wings against Bozrah, and on that day the hearts of the warriors of Edom will be like the heart of a woman in labor. NET Bible Look! Like an eagle with outspread wings, a nation will soar up and swoop down on Bozrah. At that time the soldiers of Edom will be as fearful as a woman in labor." New Heart English Bible Look, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread out his wings against Bozrah: and the heart of the mighty men of Edom at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs." GOD'S WORD® Translation The enemy will swoop down like eagles and spread their wings over Bozrah. On that day Edom's soldiers will be like women in childbirth. JPS Tanakh 1917 Behold, he shall come up and swoop down as the vulture, And spread out his wings against Bozrah; And the heart of the mighty men of Edom at that day Shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. New American Standard 1977 Behold, He will mount up and swoop like an eagle, and spread out His wings against Bozrah; and the hearts of the mighty men of Edom in that day will be like the heart of a woman in labor. Jubilee Bible 2000 Behold, he shall rise up and fly as the eagle and spread his wings over Bozrah; and at that day the heart of the mighty men of Edom shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. King James 2000 Bible Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in birth pangs. American King James Version Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. American Standard Version Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread out his wings against Bozrah: and the heart of the mighty men of Edom at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. Brenton Septuagint Translation Behold, he shall look upon her as an eagle, and spread forth his wings over her strongholds; and the heart of the mighty men of Idumea shall be in that day as the heart of a woman in her pangs. Douay-Rheims Bible Behold he shall come up as an eagle, and fly: and he shall spread his wings over Bosra: and in that day the heart of the valiant ones of Edom shall be as the heart of a woman in labour. Darby Bible Translation Behold, he shall come up, and fly as an eagle, and spread forth his wings against Bozrah; and at that day the heart of the mighty men of Edom shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. English Revised Version Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread out his wings against Bozrah: and the heart of the mighty men of Edom at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. Webster's Bible Translation Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. World English Bible Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread out his wings against Bozrah: and the heart of the mighty men of Edom at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. Young's Literal Translation Lo, as an eagle he cometh up, and flieth, And he spreadeth his wings over Bozrah, And the heart of the mighty of Edom hath been in that day, As the heart of a distressed woman!' Study Bible The Judgment on Edom…21At the sound of their fall, the earth will quake; their cry will resound to the Red Sea. 22Look! An eagle will soar, then swoop down and spread its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor. Cross References Deuteronomy 28:49 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, Proverbs 30:19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden. Isaiah 11:14 They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the people of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them. Isaiah 13:8 Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look in astonishment at one another, their faces aflame with fear. Jeremiah 4:13 Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined! Jeremiah 30:6 Ask and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale? Jeremiah 48:40 For this is what the LORD says: "Behold, an eagle swoops down and spreads his wings against Moab. Jeremiah 48:41 Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab's warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor. Jeremiah 50:36 A sword is against her diviners, and they will become fools. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror. Hosea 8:1 Put the trumpet to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law. Obadiah 1:9 Then your mighty men, O Teman, will be terrified, so that everyone in the mountains of Esau will be cut down in the slaughter. Treasury of Scripture Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. he shall Jeremiah 4:13 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled. Jeremiah 48:40,41 For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab… Deuteronomy 28:49 The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand; Bozrah Jeremiah 49:13 For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes. the heart of the Jeremiah 49:24 Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail. 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. Lexicon Look!הִנֵּ֤ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold! An eagle כַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ (ḵan·ne·šer) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5404: The eagle will soar, יַעֲלֶ֣ה (ya·‘ă·leh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively then swoop down וְיִדְאֶ֔ה (wə·yiḏ·’eh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1675: To fly swiftly, dart through the air and spread וְיִפְרֹ֥שׂ (wə·yip̄·rōś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6566: To break apart, disperse its wings כְּנָפָ֖יו (kə·nā·p̄āw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against Bozrah. בָּצְרָ֑ה (bāṣ·rāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1224: Bozrah -- 'fortress', a city in Edom, also one in Moab In that הַה֔וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day the hearts לֵ֞ב (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre of Edom’s אֱדוֹם֙ (’ĕ·ḏō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 123: The name of a condiment warriors גִּבּוֹרֵ֤י (gib·bō·w·rê) Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant will be וְֽ֠הָיָה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be like the heart כְּלֵ֖ב (kə·lêḇ) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre of a woman אִשָּׁ֥ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female in labor. מְצֵרָֽה׃ (mə·ṣê·rāh) Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6887: To bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or cramped (22) He shall come up and fly as the eagle.--The prophet passes from one symbol of sovereignty to another, and instead of the lion we have (see Note on Jeremiah 48:40) the eagle. What Kerioth was to Moab, Bozrah was to Edom, and its capture is painted in the same terms.Verse 22. - Behold, he shall come up... Bozrah. Repeated from Jeremiah 48:40, with the substitution of "Bozrah" for "Moab," and the addition of "and he shall come up" from ver. 19. For "Bozrah," see on ver. 13. And at that day. Repeated from Jeremiah 48:41 (latter half), with the exception that "Edom" stands for "Moab." 49:7-22 The Edomites were old enemies to the Israel of God. But their day is now at hand; it is foretold, not only to warn them, but for the sake of the Israel of God, whose afflictions were aggravated by them. Thus Divine judgments go round from nation to nation; the earth is full of commotion, and nothing can escape the ministers of Divine vengeance. The righteousness of God is to be observed amidst the violence of men. 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