Jeremiah 30:7

"Ask now, and see whether a man travails with child. Why do I see every man with his hands on his waist, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned pale?"

Key Reflection

This passage uses the imagery of childbirth to describe the intense suffering and distress that people are experiencing. By comparing the populace to women in labor, Jeremiah conveys the severe and overwhelming nature of the trial they face, signaling a time of great tribulation that will be followed by deliverance.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

That day -i. e., the day of the capture of Babylon. It is even the time of Jacob’s trouble -Rather, and it is a time of trouble to Jacob, i. e., of anxiety to the Jews, for the usages of war were so brutal that they would be in danger when the enemy made their assault.

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