MHB
21. מַה H4100 IPRO ־ CPUN תֹּֽאמְרִי H559 כִּֽי H3588 CONJ ־ CPUN יִפְקֹד H6485 VQY3MS עָלַיִךְ H5921 וְאַתְּ H859 לִמַּדְתְּ H3925 אֹתָם H853 PART-3MP עָלַיִךְ H5921 אַלֻּפִים H441 לְרֹאשׁ H7218 הֲלוֹא H3808 D-NPAR חֲבָלִים H2256 NMP יֹאחֱזוּךְ H270 כְּמוֹ H3644 PREP אֵשֶׁת H802 CFS לֵדָֽה H3205 ׃ EPUN

BHS
21. מַה־תֹּאמְרִי כִּי־יִפְקֹד עָלַיִךְ וְאַתְּ לִמַּדְתְּ אֹתָם עָלַיִךְ אַלֻּפִים לְרֹאשׁ הֲלוֹא חֲבָלִים יֹאחֱזוּךְ כְּמוֹ אֵשֶׁת לֵדָה ׃

WLC
21. מַה־תֹּאמְרִי כִּי־יִפְקֹד עָלַיִךְ וְאַתְּ לִמַּדְתְּ אֹתָם עָלַיִךְ אַלֻּפִים לְרֹאשׁ הֲלֹוא חֲבָלִים יֹאחֱזוּךְ כְּמֹו אֵשֶׁת לֵדָה׃

ALEP
21. כא מה תאמרי כי יפקד עליך ואת למדת אתם עליך אלפים לראש הלוא חבלים יאחזוך כמו אשת לדה



KJV
21. 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?

AMP
21. What will you say [O Jerusalem] when He [the Lord] sets over you as head those [tyrannical foreign nations] whom you yourselves [at intervals] have taught to be lovers (allies) with you [instructing them, even your friends, to be head over you]? Will not pangs take hold of you like that of a woman in travail?

KJVP
21. What H4100 IPRO wilt thou say H559 when H3588 CONJ he shall punish H6485 VQY3MS thee ? for thou H859 hast taught H3925 them [ to ] [ be ] captains H441 , [ and ] as chief H7218 over H5921 thee : shall not H3808 D-NPAR sorrows H2256 NMP take H270 thee , as H3644 PREP a woman H802 CFS in travail H3205 ?

YLT
21. What dost thou say, when He looketh after thee? And thou -- thou hast taught them [to be] over thee -- leaders for head? Do not pangs seize thee as a travailing woman?

ASV
21. What wilt thou say, when he shall set over thee as head those whom thou hast thyself taught to be friends to thee? shall not sorrows take hold of thee, as of a woman in travail?

WEB
21. What will you say, when he shall set over you as head those whom you have yourself taught to be friends to you? shall not sorrows take hold of you, as of a woman in travail?

NASB
21. What will you say when they place as rulers over you those whom you taught to be your lovers? Will not pangs seize you like those of a woman giving birth?

ESV
21. What will you say when they set as head over you those whom you yourself have taught to be friends to you? Will not pangs take hold of you like those of a woman in labor?

RV
21. What wilt thou say, when he shall set {cf15i thy} friends over thee as head, seeing thou thyself hast instructed them against thee? shall not sorrows take hold of thee, as of a woman in travail?

RSV
21. What will you say when they set as head over you those whom you yourself have taught to be friends to you? Will not pangs take hold of you, like those of a woman in travail?

NKJV
21. What will you say when He punishes you? For you have taught them [To be] chieftains, to be head over you. Will not pangs seize you, Like a woman in labor?

MKJV
21. What will you say when he comes to punish you? For you have taught them to be rulers over you for a head. Do not pangs seize you, like a woman in travail?

AKJV
21. What will you say when he shall punish you? for you have taught them to be captains, and as chief over you: shall not sorrows take you, as a woman in travail?

NRSV
21. What will you say when they set as head over you those whom you have trained to be your allies? Will not pangs take hold of you, like those of a woman in labor?

NIV
21. What will you say when [the LORD] sets over you those you cultivated as your special allies? Will not pain grip you like that of a woman in labour?

NIRV
21. You have worked hard to make special friends. But the Lord will let them rule over you. Then what will you say? Suffering will take hold of you. It will be like the pain of a woman having a baby.

NLT
21. What will you say when the LORD takes the allies you have cultivated and appoints them as your rulers? Pangs of anguish will grip you, like those of a woman in labor!

MSG
21. How are you going to feel when the people you've played up to, looked up to all these years Now look down on you? You didn't expect this? Surprise! The pain of a woman having a baby!

GNB
21. What will you say when people you thought were your friends conquer you and rule over you? You will be in pain like a woman giving birth.

NET
21. What will you say when the LORD appoints as rulers over you those allies that you, yourself, had actually prepared as such? Then anguish and agony will grip you like that of a woman giving birth to a baby.

ERVEN
21. What will you say when the Lord asks you to account for that flock? You were supposed to teach the people. Your leaders were supposed to lead them. So you will suffer pain and trouble, like a woman giving birth.