New International Version (NIV)
23You who live in ‘Lebanon,22:23 That is, the palace in Jerusalem (see 1 Kings 7:2)’
who are nestled in cedar buildings,
how you will groan when pangs come upon you,
pain like that of a woman in labor!
Jeremiah 22:23
Jeremiah 22:23 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
23“You who live in Lebanon,
Nested in the cedars,
How you will groan when sharp pains come on you,
Pain like a woman in childbirth!
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
23You who dwell in Lebanon,
Nested in the cedars,
How you will groan when pangs come upon you,
Pain like a woman in childbirth!
Amplified Bible (AMP)
23“O inhabitant of [Jerusalem, whose palaces are made from the cedars of] Lebanon,
You who nest in the cedars,
How you will groan and how miserable you will be when pains come on you,
Pain like a woman in childbirth! [1 Kin 7:2]
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
23O inhabitant of Lebanon,22:23 That is, the palace in Jerusalem; see 1 Kings 7:2.
nestled in the cedars,
how you will groan when pangs of anguish come upon you,
agony like a woman in labor.”
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
23Some of you live in Jerusalem in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
You are comfortable in your cedar buildings.
But you will groan when pain comes on you.
It will be like the pain of a woman having a baby.