23 You who live in Lebanon,
Nested in the cedars,
How you will groan when sharp pains come on you,
(A)Pain like a woman in childbirth!

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23 O inhabitant of Lebanon,
Making your nest in the cedars,
How gracious will you be when pangs come upon you,
Like (A)the pain of a woman in [a]labor?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 22:23 childbirth

23 O inhabitant of (A)Lebanon,
    nested among the cedars,
how you will be pitied when pangs come upon you,
    (B)pain as of a woman in labor!”

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