In Jeremiah 4:6-9, the same disaster from the north is announced, causing lament and wailing, matching the anguish here.

In Jeremiah 4:19-21, the prophet's own anguish at the sound of war echoes the people's pain as of labor here.

In Jeremiah 4:31, the same childbirth anguish metaphor describes Zion's cry of distress and impending destruction.

In Jeremiah 13:21, pangs like a woman in labor seize the people—identical imagery for the coming calamity.

In Jeremiah 22:23, pain as of a woman in labor is promised to the complacent—same childbirth metaphor for judgment.

In Jeremiah 30:6, men gripped like a woman in labor—an intensified version of the same image of helpless anguish.

In Jeremiah 49:24, Damascus experiences the same 'anguish as of a woman in labor'—the metaphor applies to foreign nations too.

In Jeremiah 50:43, Babylon's king hears the report and his hands fall limp—almost word-for-word reuse of the same description.

In Jeremiah 48:41, the same childbirth-pain metaphor is used for Moab's warriors facing judgment — a parallel image of terror.

In Jeremiah 49:22, Edom's warriors are described with the same 'heart like a woman in labor' imagery — a parallel judgment scene.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 uses sudden labor pains as an image for the day of the Lord, extending this metaphor eschatologically.

In Habakkuk 3:16, hearing the report brings trembling and weakness—a parallel visceral reaction to divine judgment.

Micah 4:10 continues with 'writhe and groan like a woman in labor,' matching the physical description of fear here.

Micah 4:9 applies the same labor-pain metaphor to Zion's distress when her king is gone, directly echoing this anguish.

In Ezekiel 21:7, hands go feeble and hearts melt—the same fear response to impending judgment, echoing the anguish in Jeremiah.

Isaiah 21:3 uses the same labor-pain imagery for anguish over Babylon's fall, reinforcing this metaphor for sudden terror.

In Psalm 48:6, trembling and anguish as of a woman in labor seize kings—same metaphor for terror at God's presence.

In Ezekiel 7:17, 'all hands are feeble' directly echoes the same phrase — both depict physical weakness from fear of judgment.

Isaiah 26:17 likens longing for God to a woman in labor, using the same image for a different kind of anguish.

In Mark 13:8, Jesus uses 'birth pains' as a metaphor for end-times tribulations — the same prophetic imagery.

2 Samuel 4:1 contains the exact phrase 'hands became helpless' when Abner died, paralleling the physical response to bad news.