Jeremiah 51:31 reports the fulfillment of the king's fear in Jeremiah 50:43—messengers bring news of Babylon's capture.

In Jeremiah 49:22, the same 'woman in labor' simile describes Edom's warriors' fear, paralleling Babylon's king's anguish.

In Jeremiah 49:24, Damascus experiences the same 'woman in childbirth' anguish, echoing the king's pain here.

In Jeremiah 4:31, Zion's cry like a woman in labor mirrors the anguish of Babylon's king here.

In Jeremiah 6:24, the identical phrase 'hands hang limp' and 'pain like a woman in labor' describes Judah's fear, a direct parallel.

Jeremiah 30:6 uses the same question about men in labor — both depict panic and helplessness through childbirth imagery.

In Jeremiah 48:41, Moab's warriors also have hearts like a woman in labor — a parallel metaphor for terror in judgment.

Jeremiah 51:54 reports a cry from Babylon — the same judgment event, but highlighting the sound of destruction rather than the king's pain.

Jeremiah 51:29 says the land shall tremble and be in pain — echoing the anguish of Babylon's king but focusing on the land itself.

Isaiah 13:6-8 uses the same 'hands feeble' and birth-pang imagery for Babylon's terror, reinforcing the description in Jeremiah 50:43.

In Daniel 5:6, Belshazzar's physical terror—pale face, knocking knees—directly parallels the king's limp hands and anguish here.

Isaiah 13:6-8 uses the same 'hands feeble' and birth-pang imagery for Babylon's terror, reinforcing the description in Jeremiah 50:43.

In Isaiah 13:8, the same 'woman in labor' imagery depicts Babylon's terror, exactly paralleling the king's anguish.

In Isaiah 13:7, 'all hands go limp' and 'every heart melts' directly parallel the king's limp hands and anguish.

Ezekiel 21:7 describes hearts melting and hands weak from bad news — matching the king's limp hands and anguish here.

Micah 4:9 asks why pain seizes you like a woman in labor — the same metaphor for a city's distress.

Mark 13:8 calls world turmoil 'birth pains' — using the same labor metaphor for distress, though applied to the end times.

In 2 Samuel 4:1, 'his hands became weak' uses the same idiom for losing courage, similar to the king's limp hands.