Jeremiah 48:41

Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men’s hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 48:24 Historical context

In Jeremiah 48:24, the specific Moabite cities are named — their capture causes the birth-pain distress described here.

In Jeremiah 4:31, the same birth-pain metaphor depicts Zion's anguish — parallel imagery for judgment on God's people.

In Jeremiah 6:24, the same birth-pain language describes Judah's fear of invaders — matching the terror here.

In Jeremiah 30:6, men are asked why they writhe like a woman in labor — the same metaphor for helplessness.

In Jeremiah 49:22, the eagle and birth-pain imagery are identically applied to Edom — a structural parallel.

In Jeremiah 49:24, Damascus is seized by birth-pain anguish — the same metaphor for a different nation's fall.

In Jeremiah 50:43, Babylon's king feels the same birth-pain terror — the metaphor extends to Moab's conqueror.

In Jeremiah 13:21, the same labor-pain metaphor is applied to Judah — showing consistency of Jeremiah's judgment language.

In Jeremiah 50:37, Babylon's warriors become like women — a related image of weakness, echoing Moab's 'heart of a woman'.

In 1 Thessalonians 5:3, Paul uses the same labor-pain metaphor for the day of the Lord's sudden destruction — an NT echo of the same theme.

Isaiah 13:8 Parallel

In Isaiah 13:8, Babylon's fall is described with identical birth-pain panic — a parallel judgment oracle.

Micah 4:9 Parallel

In Micah 4:9, the same labor-pain question is asked of Zion — linking Moab's judgment to Jerusalem's distress.

Isaiah 21:3 Parallel

In Isaiah 21:3, the same labor-pain metaphor describes Babylon's fall — reinforcing the prophetic image of sudden terror and helplessness.

Amos 2:2 Parallel

Amos 2:2 prophesies fire devouring Moab's strongholds with uproar—directly parallels the capture of cities and warriors' panic.

Amos 2:16 Parallel

Amos 2:16 says Moab's stout-hearted warriors flee naked—echoes the terror and helplessness of Moab's warriors here.

Micah 4:10 Contrast

In Micah 4:10, Zion is told to writhe like a woman in labor but with a promise of redemption — unlike Moab's hopeless pangs.

In Isaiah 26:17, Israel uses the same labor-pain image for their own anguish — showing the metaphor also applies to God's people.