Jeremiah 27:5

27:5 “I made the earth and the people and animals on it by my mighty power and great strength, ¹  and I give it to whomever I see fit. ² 

Jeremiah 30:6

30:6 Ask yourselves this and consider it carefully: ³ 

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 ⁴  a woman giving birth?

And why do their faces

turn so deathly pale?

[27:5]  ¹ tn Heb “by my great power and my outstretched arm.” Again “arm” is symbolical for “strength.” Compare the similar expression in 21:5.

[27:5]  ² sn See Dan 4:17 for a similar statement.

[30:6]  ³ tn Heb “Ask and see/consider.”

[30:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “with their hands on their loins.” The word rendered “loins” refers to the area between the ribs and the thighs.