Psalm 48:6
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6 Fear (A)took hold of them there,
And pain, as of a woman in birth pangs,
Hosea 13:13
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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.
Isaiah 13:6-8
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6 Wail, (A)for the day of the Lord is at hand!
(B)It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore all hands will be limp,
Every man’s heart will melt,
8 And they will be afraid.
(C)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
Daniel 5:6
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6 Then the king’s countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his hips were loosened and his (A)knees knocked against each other.
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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
Isaiah 21:3
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3 Therefore (A)my loins are filled with pain;
(B)Pangs have taken hold of me, like the pangs of a woman in labor.
I was [a]distressed when I heard it;
I was dismayed when I saw it.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 21:3 Lit. bowed
Exodus 15:15-16
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15 (A)Then (B)the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed;
(C)The mighty men of Moab,
Trembling will take hold of them;
(D)All the inhabitants of Canaan will (E)melt away.
16 (F)Fear and dread will fall on them;
By the greatness of Your arm
They will be (G)as still as a stone,
Till Your people pass over, O Lord,
Till the people pass over
(H)Whom You have purchased.
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