Jeremiah 50:43
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 50:43 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 50:43 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 50:43 — KJV
“The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.”
— Jeremiah 50:43 (KJV)
Jeremiah 50:43 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 50:43
“We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:43: hath, heard, hands
“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.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:43: hath, waxed, feeble
“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.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:43: heard, hands, anguish
“The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall. by name: Heb. by his name”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:43: king, hath, hold
“And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:43: king, heard, hold
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