Verse 24
Jeremiah 49:24
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
24
Damascus is undone, she is put to flight, trembling hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her as a woman in labour.
Original Language Text
hebrew
רָפְתָ֥ה דַמֶּ֛שֶׂק הִפְנְתָ֥ה לָ/נ֖וּס וְ/רֶ֣טֶט הֶחֱזִ֑יקָה צָרָ֧ה וַ/חֲבָלִ֛ים אֲחָזַ֖תָּ/ה כַּ/יּוֹלֵדָֽה
English Translation
Raphah is Damascus; it has turned to flight, and trembling has seized it; distress and pangs have taken hold of it like a woman in labor.
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