Parallel JER 4:31

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BSB For I hear a cry like a woman in labor,
⇔ a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child—
 ⇔ the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath,
⇔ stretching out her hands to say,
 ⇔ “Woe is me,
⇔ for my soul faints before the murderers!”

OEB  ⇔ For a cry have I heard as of woman in travail,
⇔ A scream as of one bringing forth her first child.
 ⇔ Hark! ’tis the daughter of Zion
⇔ That gaspeth and spreadeth her hands,
 ⇔ Saying, "Ah! woe is me! I am faint,
⇔ I am sinking – the victim of murderers."

WEB For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, the anguish as of her who gives birth to her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, who gasps for breath, who spreads her hands, saying, “Woe is me now! For my soul faints before the murderers.”

NET In fact, I hear a cry like that of a woman in labor,
 ⇔ a cry of anguish like that of a woman giving birth to her first baby.
 ⇔ It is the cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath,
 ⇔ reaching out for help, saying, “I am done in!
 ⇔ My life is ebbing away before these murderers!”

LSV For I have heard a voice as of a travailing woman,
Distress, as of one bringing forth a firstborn,
The voice of the daughter of Zion,
She laments herself,
She spreads out her hands,
Woe to me now, my soul is weary of slayers!”

FBV I hear the cries like a woman in labor, the agonizing moans of a woman giving birth to her first child. These are the cries of the Daughter of Zion gasping for air, holding out her hands, saying, “Please help me, I'm being murdered!”

T4T  ⇔ It is as though I already hear the people in Jerusalem crying very loudly,
⇔ like [SIM] a woman cries when she is giving birth to her first child;
 ⇔ she gasps for breath and pleads for someone to help her.
⇔ It is as though Jerusalem is crying, “Something terrible is happening to me! They are about to murder me!”

LEB  •  anxiety like a woman who bears her first child, •  the voice of the daughter of Zion. •  She is gasping for breath, •  she is spreading out her hands: •  “Woe is me, for I am becoming tired[fn] before killers.”

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BBE A voice has come to my ears like the voice of a woman in birth-pains, the pain of one giving birth to her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, fighting for breath, stretching out her hands, saying, Now sorrow is mine! for my strength is gone from me before the takers of life.

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JPS For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that gaspeth for breath, that spreadeth her hands: 'Woe is me, now! for my soul fainteth before the murderers.'

ASV For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that gaspeth for breath, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul fainteth before the murderers.

DRA For I have heard the voice as of a woman in travail, anguishes as of a woman in labor of a child. The voice of the daughter of Sion, dying away, spreading her hands: Woe is me, for my soul hath fainted because of them that are slain.

YLT For a voice as of a sick woman I have heard, Distress, as of one bringing forth a first-born, The voice of the daughter of Zion, She bewaileth herself, she spreadeth out her hands, 'Woe to me now, for weary is my soul of slayers!'

DBY For I hear a voice, as of a woman in travail, anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion: she moaneth, she spreadeth forth her hands, [saying], Woe unto me! for my soul faileth because of murderers.

RV For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that gaspeth for breath, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul fainteth before the murderers.

WBS For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying , Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.

KJB For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.
  (For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers. )

BB For I heare a noyse lyke as it were of a woman trauaylyng, & one labouryng of her first childe, Euen the voyce of the daughter Sion, that casteth out her armes, and sowneth, saying: Ah, wo is me, howe sore vexed and faynt is my heart for feare of the murtherers?
  (For I hear a noyse like as it were of a woman trauaylyng, and one labouryng of her first child, Even the voice of the daughter Sion, that casteth out her armes, and sowneth, saying: Ah, woe is me, how sore vexed and faint is my heart for fear of the murtherers?)

GNV For I haue heard a noyse as of a woman trauailing, or as one labouring of her first child, euen the voyce of the daughter Zion that sigheth and stretcheth out her handes: woe is me nowe: for my soule fainteth because of the murtherers.
  (For I have heard a noyse as of a woman trauailing, or as one labouring of her first child, even the voice of the daughter Zion that sigheth and stretcheth out her hands: woe is me nowe: for my soule fainteth because of the murtherers. )

CB For (me thinke) I heare a noyse, like as it were of a woman trauelinge, or one laboringe of hir first childe: Euen the voyce of the doughter Sion, that casteth out hir armes, and swowneth, sayenge: Ah wo is me, how sore vexed and faynte is my herte, for them that are slayne?
  (For (me thinke) I hear a noyse, like as it were of a woman trauelinge, or one labouringe of her first childe: Even the voice of the doughter Sion, that casteth out her armes, and swowneth, sayenge: Ah woe is me, how sore vexed and faint is my heart, for them that are slain/killed?)

WYC For Y herd a vois as of a womman trauelynge of child, the angwischis as of a womman childynge; the vois of the douyter of Sion among hem that dien, and spreden abrood her hondis; Wo to me, for my soule failide for hem that ben slayn.
  (For I heard a voice as of a woman trauelynge of child, the angwischis as of a woman childynge; the voice of the douyter of Sion among them that dien, and spreden abrood her hands; Woe to me, for my soule failide for them that been slain/killed.)

LUT Denn ich höre ein Geschrei als einer Gebärerin, eine Angst als einer, die in den ersten Kindesnöten ist, ein Geschrei der Tochter Zion, die da klagt und die Hände auswirft: Ach, wehe mir, ich muß schier vergehen vor dem Würgen!
  (Because I listen a Geschrei als einer Gebärerin, one Angst als one, the in the ersten Kindesnöten is, a Geschrei the Tochter Zion, the there klagt and the Hände auswirft: Ach, wehe mir, I must schier vergehen before/in_front_of to_him Würgen!)

CLV Vocem enim quasi parturientis audivi, angustias ut puerperæ: vox filiæ Sion intermorientis, expandentisque manus suas: Væ mihi, quia defecit anima mea propter interfectos !][fn]
  (Vocem because as_if parturientis audivi, angustias as puerperæ: vox filiæ Sion intermorientis, expandentisque manus suas: Alas mihi, because defecit anima mea propter interfectos !])

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BRN For I have heard thy groaning as the voice of a woman in travail, as of her that brings forth her first child; the voice of the daughter of Zion shall fail through weakness, and she shall lose the strength of her hands, saying, Woe is me! for my soul faints because of the slain.

BrLXX Ὅτι φωνὴν ὡς ὠδινούσης ἤκουσα τοῦ στεναγμοῦ σου, ὡς πρωτοτοκούσης· φωνὴ θυγατρὸς Σιὼν ἐκλυθήσεται, καὶ παρήσει τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῆς· οἴμοι ἐγὼ, ὅτι ἐκλείπει ἡ ψυχή μου ἐπὶ τοῖς ἀνῃρημένοις.
  (Hoti fōnaʸn hōs ōdinousaʸs aʸkousa tou stenagmou sou, hōs prōtotokousaʸs; fōnaʸ thugatros Siōn ekluthaʸsetai, kai paraʸsei tas ⱪeiras autaʸs; oimoi egō, hoti ekleipei haʸ psuⱪaʸ mou epi tois anaʸraʸmenois. )