Albert Barnes Commentary Jeremiah 4:31

"For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that gaspeth for breath, that spreadeth her hands, [saying], Woe is me now! for my soul fainteth before the murderers." — Jeremiah 4:31 (ASV)

For I have heard a cry as of one writhing in vain:
Anguish as of one who brings forth her first-born:
The cry of the daughter of Zion.
She gasps for breath: she stretches out her palms:
Woe is me! for my soul faints before the murderers.