New International Version (NIV)
24We have heard reports about them,
and our hands hang limp.
Anguish has gripped us,
pain like that of a woman in labor.
Jeremiah 6:24
Jeremiah 6:24 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
24We have heard the report of it;
Our hands are limp.
Anguish has seized us,
Pain like that of a woman in childbirth.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
24We have heard the report of it;
Our hands become limp and helpless.
Anguish has gripped us,
Pain like that of a woman in childbirth.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
24We have heard the report;
our hands hang limp.
Anguish has gripped us,
pain like that of a woman in labor.
American Standard Version (ASV)
24We have heard the report thereof; our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pangs as of a woman in travail.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
24We haue heard their fame, and our handes waxe feeble sorrowe is come vpon vs, as the sorrowe of a woman in trauaile.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
24We have heard its report. Our hands become feeble. Anguish has taken hold of us, and pains as of a woman in labor.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
24We have heard reports about them.
And our hands can’t help us.
We are suffering greatly.
It’s like the pain of a woman having a baby.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
24The people say,
‘We have heard news about them,
and we are very frightened.
We feel too weak to fight.
We are afraid and in pain,
like a woman who is giving birth.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
24We have heard its sound, our hands have been feeble, || Distress has seized us, pain as of a travailing woman.