John 16:21
New King James Version
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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Psalm 113:9
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Jeremiah 30:6-7
New King James Version
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
Isaiah 13:8
New King James Version
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.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 13:8 Sharp pains
1 Thessalonians 5:3
New King James Version
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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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?
Isaiah 26:16-18
New King James Version
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
Revelation 12:2-5
New King James Version
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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Micah 4:10
New King James Version
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.
Galatians 4:27
New King James Version
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.”
Luke 1:57-58
New King James Version
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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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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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 21:6-7
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6 And Sarah said, (A)“God has [a]made me laugh, and all who hear (B)will laugh with me.” 7 She also said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? (C)For I have borne him a son in his old age.”
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- Genesis 21:6 Lit. made laughter for me
Genesis 3:16
New King James Version
16 To the woman He said:
“I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception;
(A)In pain you shall bring forth children;
(B)Your desire shall be [a]for your husband,
And he shall (C)rule over you.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 3:16 Lit. toward
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