Jeremiah 6:24
King James Version
12 Jun 2026
“We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, 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
we 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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רָפָה
they hung limp
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רָפָה
To relax, to let go, to cease striving. Raphah. Be still and know that I am God. Stop fighting and let God be God in your situation.
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יָד
hands/ our
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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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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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שֹׁמַע
the report of/ it
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שֹׁמַע
a report
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