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Then why do I see every strong man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor, every face turned deathly pale? <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/30.htm">New Living Translation</a> Now let me ask you a question: Do men give birth to babies? Then why do they stand there, ashen-faced, hands pressed against their sides like a woman in labor? <a href="/esv/jeremiah/30.htm">English Standard Version</a> Ask now, and see, can a man bear a child? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor? Why has every face turned pale? <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Ask now, 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? <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/30.htm">King James Bible</a> Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/30.htm">New King James Version</a> Ask now, and see, Whether a man is ever in labor with child? So why do I see every man with his hands on his loins Like a woman in labor, And all faces turned pale? <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘Ask now, and see If a male can give birth. Why do I see every man With his hands on his waist, as a woman in childbirth? And why have all faces turned pale? <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/30.htm">NASB 1995</a> Ask now, and see If a male can give birth. Why do I see every man With his hands on his loins, as a woman in childbirth? And why have all faces turned pale? <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘Ask now, and see, If a male can give birth. Why do I see every man With his hands on his loins, as a woman in childbirth? And why have all faces turned pale? <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Ask now, and see If a male can give birth. Why do I see every man With his hands on his loins, as a woman in childbirth? And why have all faces turned pale? <a href="/amp/jeremiah/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘Ask now, and see Whether a man can give birth [to a child]. Why then do I see every man With his hands on his loins, as a woman in labor? Why have all faces turned pale? <a href="/csb/jeremiah/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Ask and see whether a male can 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? <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Ask and see whether a male can 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? <a href="/asv/jeremiah/30.htm">American Standard Version</a> Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child: wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? <a href="/cev/jeremiah/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Can men give birth? Then why do I see them looking so pale and clutching their stomachs like women in labor? <a href="/erv/jeremiah/30.htm">English Revised Version</a> Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child: wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Ask now, and see: Can a man give birth to a child? Why, then, do I see every strong man holding his stomach in pain like a woman giving birth to a child? Why has every face turned pale? <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/30.htm">Good News Translation</a> Now stop and think! Can a man give birth to a child? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor? Why is everyone so pale? <a href="/isv/jeremiah/30.htm">International Standard Version</a> Ask about this and think about it— Can a man give birth to a child? Why then do I see every strong man with his hands on his thighs like a woman giving birth, and all their faces have turned pale? <a href="/msb/jeremiah/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Ask now, 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? <a href="/net/jeremiah/30.htm">NET Bible</a> Ask yourselves this and consider it carefully: Have you ever seen a man give birth to a baby? Why then do I see all these strong men grabbing their stomachs in pain like a woman giving birth? And why do their faces turn so deathly pale? <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Ask now, and see whether a man does travail with child: why do I see every man with his hands on his waist, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? Why do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? <a href="/web/jeremiah/30.htm">World English Bible</a> 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? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Now ask and see, is a male bringing forth? Why have I seen every man "" [With] his hands on his loins, as a travailing woman, "" And all faces have been turned to paleness? <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Ask, I pray you, and see, is a male bringing forth? Wherefore have I seen every man, His hands on his loins, as a travailing woman, And all faces have been turned to paleness? <a href="/slt/jeremiah/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Ask ye now, and see if a male brought forth? wherefore did I see every man his hands upon his loins as she bringing forth, and all faces were turned to paleness?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Ask ye, and see if a man bear children ? why then have I seen every man with his hands on his loins, like a woman in labour, and all faces are turned yellow? <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Inquire and see, does a male give birth? Then why have I seen every man with his hand on his lower back, like a woman bearing a child? And why have all of their faces turned pale? <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/30.htm">New American Bible</a> Inquire and see: does a male give birth? Why, then, do I see all these men, their hands on their loins Like women in labor, all their faces drained of color? <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Ask now, and see, can a man bear a child? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his loins like a woman in labor? Why has every face turned pale?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Ask now and see: Can a male bear a child? Wherefore do I observe every man with his hands on his loins, like a woman in travail, and all faces turned into paleness? <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Ask and see if a male gives birth. Why have I seen every man place his hands on his sides like a woman in labor, and all faces were turned to a fever?<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child; Wherefore do I see every man With his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, And all faces are turned into paleness? <a href="/sep/jeremiah/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Enquire, and see if a male has born a child? and ask concerning the fear, wherein they shall hold their loins, and look for safety: for I have seen every man, and his hands are on his loins; their faces are turned to paleness. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=8900" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/30.htm">The Restoration of Israel and Judah</a> …5Yes, this is what the LORD says: “A cry of panic is heard—a cry of terror, not of peace. 6<a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="7592: ša·’ă·lū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To ask, inquire. Or shael; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand.">Ask</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">now,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ū·rə·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and see:</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">Can</a> <a href="/hebrew/2145.htm" title="2145: zā·ḵār (N-ms) -- Male. From zakar; properly, remembered, i.e. A male.">a male</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yō·lêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">give birth?</a> <a href="/hebrew/4069.htm" title="4069: mad·dū·a‘ (Interrog) -- Why? for what reason?. Or madduaa; from mah and the passive participle of yada'; what known?; i.e. why?.">Why then</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’î·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">do I see</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/1397.htm" title="1397: ge·ḇer (N-ms) -- Man. From gabar; properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏāw (N-fdc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">with his hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/2504.htm" title="2504: ḥă·lā·ṣāw (N-mdc:: 3ms) -- Loins. From chalats; only in the dual; the loins.">his stomach</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: kay·yō·w·lê·ḏāh (Prep-k, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">like a woman in labor</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and every</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nîm (N-mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">face</a> <a href="/hebrew/2015.htm" title="2015: wə·ne·hep̄·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To turn, overturn. A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert.">turned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3420.htm" title="3420: lə·yê·rā·qō·wn (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Mildew, paleness, lividness. From yereq; paleness, whether of persons, or of plants.">pale?</a> 7How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Isaiah 13:8</a> Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear. <a href="/isaiah/21-3.htm">Isaiah 21:3</a> Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see. <a href="/hosea/13-13.htm">Hosea 13:13</a> Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb. <a href="/micah/4-9.htm">Micah 4:9-10</a> Why do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor? / Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued; there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies! <a href="/matthew/24-8.htm">Matthew 24:8</a> All these are the beginning of birth pains. <a href="/mark/13-8.htm">Mark 13:8</a> Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains. <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a> While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. <a href="/isaiah/26-17.htm">Isaiah 26:17-18</a> As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD. / We were with child; we writhed in pain; but we gave birth to wind. We have given no salvation to the earth, nor brought any life into the world. <a href="/john/16-21.htm">John 16:21</a> A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world. <a href="/revelation/12-2.htm">Revelation 12:2</a> She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth. <a href="/isaiah/66-7.htm">Isaiah 66:7-8</a> “Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy. / Who has heard of such as this? Who has seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be delivered in an instant? Yet as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her children. <a href="/psalms/48-6.htm">Psalm 48:6</a> Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor. <a href="/isaiah/42-14.htm">Isaiah 42:14</a> “I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained quiet and restrained. But now I will groan like a woman in labor; I will at once gasp and pant. <a href="/romans/8-22.htm">Romans 8:22</a> We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time. <a href="/isaiah/45-10.htm">Isaiah 45:10</a> Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What have you begotten?’ or to his mother, ‘What have you brought forth?’”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Ask you now, and see whether a man does travail with child? why do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?a man.<a href="/jeremiah/4-31.htm">Jeremiah 4:31</a> 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.<a href="/jeremiah/6-24.htm">Jeremiah 6:24</a> We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.<a href="/jeremiah/13-21.htm">Jeremiah 13:21</a> What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?paleness.<a href="/isaiah/29-22.htm">Isaiah 29:22</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.<a href="/joel/2-6.htm">Joel 2:6</a> Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.<a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Nahum 2:10</a> She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/29-6.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-17.htm">Child</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-23.htm">Childbirth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-3.htm">Children</a> <a href="/daniel/10-8.htm">Deathly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-19.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-10.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-11.htm">Loins</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-15.htm">Male</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-22.htm">Pale</a> <a href="/joel/2-6.htm">Paleness</a> <a href="/songs/7-2.htm">Stomach</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-23.htm">Travail</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-11.htm">Waist</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-17.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-23.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-8.htm">Child</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-43.htm">Childbirth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-20.htm">Children</a> <a href="/daniel/10-8.htm">Deathly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-33.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-11.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Loins</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-9.htm">Male</a> <a href="/daniel/5-6.htm">Pale</a> <a href="/joel/2-6.htm">Paleness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-34.htm">Stomach</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-8.htm">Travail</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-24.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Waist</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-3.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-6.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 30</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/30-1.htm">God shows Jeremiah the return of the Jews.</a> 4. <a href="/jeremiah/30-4.htm">After their trouble they shall have deliverance.</a> 10. <a href="/jeremiah/30-10.htm">He comforts Jacob.</a> 18. <a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Their return shall be gracious.</a> 23. <a href="/jeremiah/30-23.htm">Wrath shall fall on the wicked.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/30.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Ask now, and see: This phrase invites the audience to consider the situation carefully. It is a call to observe and reflect on the current state of affairs. In the context of Jeremiah, this is a prophetic message urging the people to recognize the severity of their circumstances. The use of "ask" and "see" suggests an inquiry into the reality of their condition, encouraging introspection and awareness.Can a male give birth? This rhetorical question highlights the absurdity of the situation being described. In ancient Near Eastern culture, childbirth was exclusively a female experience, and the imagery of a man in labor would have been shocking and unnatural. This serves to emphasize the intensity of the distress and fear that the men of Judah are experiencing. The imagery underscores the unnaturalness of the situation, pointing to a time of unprecedented crisis and upheaval.Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor The imagery of men clutching their stomachs as if in labor signifies extreme anguish and fear. This metaphor is used to convey the depth of the emotional and physical turmoil facing the people. In the broader biblical context, labor pains are often used as a metaphor for times of great distress and impending judgment (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Isaiah 13:8</a>, <a href="/matthew/24-8.htm">Matthew 24:8</a>). This phrase suggests that the coming judgment is so severe that it causes even the strongest to be overwhelmed with fear and pain.and every face turned pale? Paleness of face is a common biblical expression for fear and terror (e.g., <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Nahum 2:10</a>). It indicates a loss of color due to shock or fright, symbolizing the dread that has gripped the people. This imagery reinforces the message of impending doom and the profound impact of the coming judgment. The paleness of face can also be seen as a sign of the people's realization of their helplessness in the face of divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah, warning them of impending judgment and offering hope for future restoration. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, facing imminent invasion and exile due to their disobedience to God. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The event during which the people of Judah were taken captive by Babylon, serving as a backdrop for Jeremiah's prophecies.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_judgment.htm">Understanding God's Judgment</a> The imagery of men in labor highlights the intensity and inevitability of God's judgment. It serves as a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the need for repentance. <a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_fear.htm">The Universality of Fear</a> The description of every face turning pale illustrates that no one is exempt from the fear and consequences of divine judgment. It calls us to examine our own lives and ensure we are right with God. <a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_despair.htm">Hope Amidst Despair</a> While the immediate context is one of judgment, the broader chapter promises restoration and hope. This duality encourages believers to trust in God's ultimate plan for redemption. <a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_repentance.htm">The Urgency of Repentance</a> Just as labor pains signal the imminent arrival of a child, the signs of judgment urge us to repent and turn to God without delay. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Jeremiah's role as a prophet underscores the importance of heeding God's messengers and the warnings they bring. It challenges us to listen to and apply biblical teachings in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 30</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_daughters.htm">What does the Bible say regarding daughters?</a> <a href="/q/diligent_or_slothful_habits.htm">What is the significance of circumcision in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_6_26-30_stress_total_ruin.htm">Why does the message in Jeremiah 6:26-30 emphasize complete destruction when other prophetic texts suggest partial judgment, possibly indicating an inconsistency in prophetic outlooks?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_jesus'_genealogies.htm">How do we reconcile different genealogies of Jesus in Matthew and Luke?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - Whether a man doth travail with child. Great, indeed, must be the terror when no adequate figure suggests itself but that of a woman in her pangs (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/6-24.htm">Jeremiah 6:24</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/13-21.htm">Jeremiah 13:21</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/22-23.htm">Jeremiah 22:23</a>; <a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Isaiah 13:8</a>). All faces are turned into paleness. So Joel (<a href="/joel/2-6.htm">Joel 2:6</a>) and Nahum (<a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Nahum 2:10</a>), "All faces withdraw their colour." For "paleness" the Septuagint has "jaundice" - a possible meaning of the Hebrew; comp. χλωρὸς, "pale, bilious looking" in medical writings, but properly "greenish-yellow," like the Hebrew noun. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Ask שַׁאֲלוּ־ (ša·’ă·lū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7592.htm">Strong's 7592: </a> To inquire, to request, to demand and see: וּרְא֔וּ (ū·rə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see Can אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not a male זָכָ֑ר (zā·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2145.htm">Strong's 2145: </a> Remembered, a male give birth? יֹלֵ֖ד (yō·lêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage Why then מַדּוּעַ֩ (mad·dū·a‘) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4069.htm">Strong's 4069: </a> Why? for what reason? do I see רָאִ֨יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see every כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every man גֶּ֜בֶר (ge·ḇer) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1397.htm">Strong's 1397: </a> A valiant man, warrior, a person simply with his hands יָדָ֤יו (yā·ḏāw) Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against his stomach חֲלָצָיו֙ (ḥă·lā·ṣāw) Noun - mdc | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2504.htm">Strong's 2504: </a> The loins like a woman in labor כַּיּ֣וֹלֵדָ֔ה (kay·yō·w·lê·ḏāh) Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage and every כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every face פָּנִ֖ים (pā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face turned וְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּ (wə·ne·hep̄·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2015.htm">Strong's 2015: </a> To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert pale? לְיֵרָקֽוֹן׃ (lə·yê·rā·qō·wn) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3420.htm">Strong's 3420: </a> Mildew, paleness, lividness <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Jeremiah 30:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Jeremiah 30:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Jeremiah 30:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Jeremiah 30:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Jeremiah 30:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Jeremiah 30:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Jeremiah 30:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Jeremiah 30:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Jeremiah 30:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Jeremiah 30:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-6.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 30:6 Ask now and see whether a man (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/30-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 30:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 30:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/30-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 30:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 30:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>