24. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 6:24:1 ⧉שָׁמַ֥ענוּshamaenuwe have heard Jeremiah 6:24:2 ⧉אֶת־שָׁמְע֖וֹetshameothe report of it Jeremiah 6:24:3 ⧉רָפ֣וּrafuthey have become slack Jeremiah 6:24:4 ⧉יָדֵ֑ינוּyadeinuour hands Jeremiah 6:24:5 ⧉צָרָה֙tsaradistress Jeremiah 6:24:6 ⧉הֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְנוּhekhezikatenuhas seized us Jeremiah 6:24:7 ⧉חִ֖ילkhilwrithing Jeremiah 6:24:8 ⧉כַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃kayoledalike a woman giving birth |
24. Formal Translation We have heard his report; our hands have grown weak; distress has seized us, pain like a woman in labor. |
24. Dynamic Translation We have heard what has happened; our hands have become powerless; trouble has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor. |