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John 16:21
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John 16:21
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21 When a woman is in labor, she has pain because her hour has come. But when her child is born, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy of having brought a human being into the world.(A)
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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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9 He gives the barren woman a home,
making her the joyous mother of children.
Praise the Lord!(A)
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:
Can a man bear a child?
Why then do I see every man
with his hands on his loins like a woman in labor?
Why has every face turned pale?(A)
7 Alas! that day is so great
there is none like it;
it is a time of distress for Jacob,
yet he shall be rescued from it.(B)
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 terrified.
Pangs and agony will seize them;
they will be in anguish like a woman in labor.
They will look aghast at one another;
their faces will be aflame.(A)
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 When they say, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and there will be no escape!(A)
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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 The pangs of childbirth come for him,
but he is an unwise son,
for at the proper time he does not present himself
at the mouth of the womb.(A)
14 Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol?
Shall I redeem them from Death?
O Death, where are[a] your plagues?
O Sheol, where is[b] your destruction?
Compassion is hidden from my eyes.(B)
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 O Lord, in distress they sought you;
they poured out a prayer[a]
when your chastening was on them.(A)
17 Like a woman with child
about to give birth
writhes and cries out in her pain,
so were we because of you, O Lord;(B)
18 we were with child; we writhed,
but we gave birth only to wind.
We have won no victories on earth,
and no one is born to inhabit the world.(C)
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- 26.16 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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)
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- 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 She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pangs, in the agony of giving birth.(A) 3 Then another portent appeared in heaven: a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns and seven diadems on his heads.(B) 4 His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman who was about to deliver a child, so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born.(C) 5 And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule[a] all the nations with a scepter of iron. But her child was snatched away and taken to God and to his throne,(D)
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- 12.5 Or to shepherd
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.
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- Revelation 12:5 Psalm 2:9
Micah 4:10
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Micah 4:10
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10 Writhe and groan,[a] O daughter Zion,
like a woman in labor,
for now you shall go forth from the city
and camp in the open country;
you shall go to Babylon.
There you shall be rescued;
there the Lord will redeem you
from the hands of your enemies.(A)
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- 4.10 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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,
“Rejoice, you childless one, you who bear no children,
burst into song and shout, you who endure no birth pangs,
for the children of the desolate woman are more numerous
than the children of the one who is married.”(A)
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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The Birth of John the Baptist
57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.(A)
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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, “Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence praying to the Lord.(A) 27 For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me the petition that I made to him.(B)
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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 She conceived and bore a son and said, “God has taken away my reproach,”(A) 24 and she named him Joseph,[a] saying, “May the Lord add to me another son!”(B)
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- 30.24 That is, he adds
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)
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- Genesis 30:24 Joseph means may he add.
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