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 49:24 in other translations
| BSB | Damascus has become feeble; she has turned to flee. Panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor. |
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| WEB | Damascus has grown feeble, she turns herself to flee, and trembling has seized her. Anguish and sorrows have taken hold of her, as of a woman in travail. |
| ASV | Damascus is waxed feeble, she turneth herself to flee, and trembling hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken hold of her, as of a woman in travail. |
| YLT | Feeble hath been Damascus, She turned to flee, and fear strengthened her, Distress and pangs have seized her, as a travailing woman. |
| DARBY | Damascus is grown feeble: she turneth herself to flee, and terror hath seized on her; trouble and sorrows have taken hold of her as of a woman in travail. |
| BBE | Damascus has become feeble, she is turned to flight, fear has taken her in its grip: pain and sorrows have come on her, as on a woman in birth-pains. |
| Webster | Damascus hath become feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail. |
What does Jeremiah 49:24 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 49:23-27
How easily God can dispirit those nations that have been most celebrated for valour! Damascus waxes feeble. It was a city of joy, having all the delights of the sons of men. But those deceive themselves who place their happiness in carnal joys.
Jeremiah 49:24 in the original Hebrew
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- Jeremiah 49:23
Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.
- 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 49:25
How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
Jeremiah 49:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Desmayóse Damasco, volvióse para huir, y tomóle temblor: angustia y dolores le tomaron, como de mujer que está de parto. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Damas est devenue lâche, elle se tourne pour fuir, l’effroi l’a saisie; la détresse et les angoisses se sont emparées d’elle comme d’une femme qui enfante. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Damaskus ist schlaff geworden; es hat sich umgewandt, um zu fliehen, und Schrecken hat es ergriffen; Angst und Wehen haben es erfaßt, der Gebärenden gleich. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dissoluta est Damascus, versa est in fugam: tremor apprehendit eam, angustia et dolores tenuerunt eam quasi parturientem. |