Jeremiah 50:43
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.”
חָזַק
To be strong, to strengthen. Chazaq. Wait on the LORD. Be strong. Let your heart take courage. God calls the weary to renewed strength through waiting.
שָׁמַע
he heard
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שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
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מֶלֶךְ
the king of
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מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
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יָד
hands/ his
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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שֵׁמַע
report/ their
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שֵׁמַע
something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience
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צָרָה
distress
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צָרָה
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:
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חִיל
anguish
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חִיל
a throe (expectant of childbirth)
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