OET interlinear YIR (JER) 48:41

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) Kerioth has been captured, and its strongholds have been seized

(Some words not found in UHB: captured (the),Kerioth and,the,strongholds seized and=it_was hearts_of warriors_of Mōʼāⱱ in_the=day (the)=that like_[the],heart_of woman/wife in_labour )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [The enemy has captured Kerioth and seized its strongholds]

Note 2 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Kerioth

(Some words not found in UHB: captured (the),Kerioth and,the,strongholds seized and=it_was hearts_of warriors_of Mōʼāⱱ in_the=day (the)=that like_[the],heart_of woman/wife in_labour )

This is a city in Moab. See how you translated this name in Jeremiah 48:24.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) in that day the hearts of Moab’s soldiers … women in birth labor

(Some words not found in UHB: captured (the),Kerioth and,the,strongholds seized and=it_was hearts_of warriors_of Mōʼāⱱ in_the=day (the)=that like_[the],heart_of woman/wife in_labour )

This phrase compares the fear that will overwhelm the soldiers of Moab to the fear a woman may feel when she is about to give birth to her child.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) the hearts of Moab’s soldiers will be like the hearts of women in birth labor

(Some words not found in UHB: captured (the),Kerioth and,the,strongholds seized and=it_was hearts_of warriors_of Mōʼāⱱ in_the=day (the)=that like_[the],heart_of woman/wife in_labour )

Here “hearts” represent a person’s emotions. Alternate translation: [Moab’s soldiers will be afraid like a woman about to give birth]