Jeremiah 49:22-24
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
22 Look! like an eagle he soars aloft,
and spreads his wings over Bozrah;
On that day the hearts of Edom’s warriors become
like the heart of a woman in labor.(A)
Against Damascus. 23 Concerning Damascus.
Hamath and Arpad[a] are shamed,
for they have heard bad news;
Anxious, they surge like the sea
which cannot calm down.(B)
24 Damascus loses heart, turns to flee;
panic has seized it.
Distress and pangs take hold,
like the pain of a woman in labor.
Footnotes
- 49:23 Hamath and Arpad: independent Aramean states north of Damascus, the direction from which the invasion is coming. Cf. Is 10:9–10.
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