Jer 30:6 | NET2full | STEP | Ask yourselves this and consider it carefully: Have you ever seen a man give birth to a baby? Why then do I see all these strong men grabbing their stomachs in pain like a woman giving birth ? And why do their faces turn so deathly pale ?

‏ Jeremiah 30:6

6 Ask yourselves this and consider it carefully: ^{▼▼tn Heb “Ask and see/consider.”}
Have you ever seen a man give birth to a baby?
Why then do I see all these strong men
grabbing their stomachs in pain like ^{▼▼tn Heb “with their hands on their loins.” The word rendered “loins” refers to the area between the ribs and the thighs.} a woman giving birth?
And why do their faces
turn so deathly pale?