Jeremiah 31:25

31:25 I will fully satisfy the needs of those who are weary

and fully refresh the souls of those who are faint. ¹ 

Jeremiah 4:31

4:31 In fact, ²  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 ³  gasping for breath,

reaching out for help, ⁴  saying, “I am done in! ⁵ 

My life is ebbing away before these murderers!”

[31:25]  ¹ tn The verbs here again emphasize that the actions are as good as done (i.e., they are prophetic perfects; cf. GKC 312-13 §106.n).

[4:31]  ² tn The particle כִּי (ki) is more likely asseverative here than causal.

[4:31]  ³ sn Jerusalem is personified as a helpless maiden.

[4:31]  ⁴ tn Heb “spreading out her hands.” The idea of asking or pleading for help is implicit in the figure.

[4:31]  ⁵ tn Heb “Woe, now to me!” See the translator’s note on 4:13 for the usage of “Woe to…”