KJV ORIGINAL
What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
What will you say when God punishes you? You taught your enemies to rule over you as leaders and chiefs. Won't intense pain grip you like a woman giving birth?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is warning that the consequences of poor choices will bring unavoidable pain, like the intense but necessary pain of childbirth.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah was prophesying to Judah before their exile to Babylon around 586 BC. The nation had formed alliances with foreign powers and adopted their ways, essentially training these nations to become their masters. God was warning that these very allies would become their conquerors and oppressors.
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