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John 16:21
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John 16:21
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21 (A)A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.
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John 16:21
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John 16:21
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21 A woman giving birth to a child has pain(A) because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.
Psalm 113:9
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Psalm 113:9
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Psalm 113:9
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Psalm 113:9
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9 He settles the childless(A) woman in her home
as a happy mother of children.
Praise the Lord.
Jeremiah 30:6-7
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Jeremiah 30:6-7
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6 Ask now, and see,
Whether a [a]man is ever in [b]labor with child?
So why do I see every man with his hands on his loins
(A)Like a woman in labor,
And all faces turned pale?
7 (B)Alas! For that day is great,
(C)So that none is like it;
And it is the time of Jacob’s trouble,
But he shall be saved out of it.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 30:6 Lit. male can give birth
- Jeremiah 30:6 childbirth
Jeremiah 30:6-7
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Jeremiah 30:6-7
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Isaiah 13:8
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Isaiah 13:8
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8 And they will be afraid.
(A)Pangs[a] and sorrows will take hold of them;
They will be in pain as a woman in childbirth;
They will be amazed at one another;
Their faces will be like flames.
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- Isaiah 13:8 Sharp pains
Isaiah 13:8
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Isaiah 13:8
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1 Thessalonians 5:3
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1 Thessalonians 5:3
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3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then (A)sudden destruction comes upon them, (B)as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.
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1 Thessalonians 5:3
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1 Thessalonians 5:3
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3 While people are saying, “Peace and safety,”(A) destruction will come on them suddenly,(B) as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.(C)
Hosea 13:13-14
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Hosea 13:13-14
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13 (A)The sorrows of a woman in childbirth shall come upon him.
He is an unwise son,
For he should not stay long where children are born.
14 “I will ransom them from the [a]power of [b]the grave;
I will redeem them from death.
(B)O Death, [c]I will be your plagues!
O [d]Grave, [e]I will be your destruction!
(C)Pity is hidden from My eyes.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 13:14 Lit. hand
- Hosea 13:14 Or Sheol
- Hosea 13:14 LXX where is your punishment?
- Hosea 13:14 Or Sheol
- Hosea 13:14 LXX where is your sting?
Hosea 13:13-14
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Hosea 13:13-14
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13 Pains as of a woman in childbirth(A) come to him,
but he is a child without wisdom;
when the time(B) arrives,
he doesn’t have the sense to come out of the womb.(C)
14 “I will deliver this people from the power of the grave;(D)
I will redeem them from death.(E)
Where, O death, are your plagues?
Where, O grave, is your destruction?(F)
“I will have no compassion,
Isaiah 26:16-18
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Isaiah 26:16-18
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16 Lord, (A)in trouble they have visited You,
They poured out a prayer when Your chastening was upon them.
17 As (B)a woman with child
Is in pain and cries out in her [a]pangs,
When she draws near the time of her delivery,
So have we been in Your sight, O Lord.
18 We have been with child, we have been in pain;
We have, as it were, [b]brought forth wind;
We have not accomplished any deliverance in the earth,
Nor have (C)the inhabitants of the world fallen.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 26:17 sharp pains
- Isaiah 26:18 given birth to
Isaiah 26:16-18
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Isaiah 26:16-18
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16 Lord, they came to you in their distress;(A)
when you disciplined(B) them,
they could barely whisper(C) a prayer.[a]
17 As a pregnant woman about to give birth(D)
writhes and cries out in her pain,
so were we in your presence, Lord.
18 We were with child, we writhed in labor,
but we gave birth(E) to wind.
We have not brought salvation(F) to the earth,
and the people of the world have not come to life.(G)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 26:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
Revelation 12:2-5
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Revelation 12:2-5
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2 Then being with child, she cried out (A)in labor and in pain to give birth.
3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, (B)a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. 4 (C)His tail drew a third (D)of the stars of heaven (E)and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood (F)before the woman who was ready to give birth, (G)to devour her Child as soon as it was born. 5 She bore a male Child (H)who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was (I)caught up to God and His throne.
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Revelation 12:2-5
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Revelation 12:2-5
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2 She was pregnant and cried out in pain(A) as she was about to give birth. 3 Then another sign appeared in heaven:(B) an enormous red dragon(C) with seven heads(D) and ten horns(E) and seven crowns(F) on its heads. 4 Its tail swept a third(G) of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth.(H) The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child(I) the moment he was born. 5 She gave birth to a son, a male child, who “will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.”[a](J) And her child was snatched up(K) to God and to his throne.
Footnotes
- Revelation 12:5 Psalm 2:9
Micah 4:10
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Micah 4:10
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10 Be in pain, and labor to bring forth,
O daughter of Zion,
Like a woman in birth pangs.
For now you shall go forth from the city,
You shall dwell in the field,
And to (A)Babylon you shall go.
There you shall be delivered;
There the (B)Lord will (C)redeem you
From the hand of your enemies.
Micah 4:10
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Micah 4:10
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Galatians 4:27
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Galatians 4:27
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27 For it is written:
(A)“Rejoice, O barren,
You who do not bear!
Break forth and shout,
You who are not in labor!
For the desolate has many more children
Than she who has a husband.”
Galatians 4:27
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Galatians 4:27
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Luke 1:57-58
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Luke 1:57-58
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Birth of John the Baptist
57 Now Elizabeth’s full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son. 58 When her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, they (A)rejoiced with her.
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Luke 1:57-58
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Luke 1:57-58
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The Birth of John the Baptist
57 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.
1 Samuel 1:26-27
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1 Samuel 1:26-27
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26 And she said, “O my lord! (A)As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to the Lord. 27 (B)For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him.
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1 Samuel 1:26-27
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1 Samuel 1:26-27
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26 and she said to him, “Pardon me, my lord. As surely as you live, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. 27 I prayed(A) for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him.
Genesis 30:23-24
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Genesis 30:23-24
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23 And she conceived and bore a son, and said, “God has taken away (A)my reproach.” 24 So she called his name [a]Joseph, and said, (B)“The Lord shall add to me another son.”
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- Genesis 30:24 Lit. He Will Add
Genesis 30:23-24
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Genesis 30:23-24
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23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son(A) and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.”(B) 24 She named him Joseph,[a](C) and said, “May the Lord add to me another son.”(D)
Footnotes
- Genesis 30:24 Joseph means may he add.
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