en_tn/jer/50/41.md

See

This word says to pay special attention to what Yahweh will say.

a great nation and many kings

This phrase refers to the time when the Medes and Persians conquered Babylon in 539 BC.

battle formation

the way troops are lined up in battle

daughter of Babylon

This phrase refers to the Babylonian people. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

Anguish seizes him like a woman in labor

His anguish is compared to the kind of anguish a woman experiences when she is in labor. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)

Anguish

suffering and grief that would bring one to tears.