Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;
Hardened
Her labour
General references
Bible References
Hardened
Lamentations 4:3
Even the jackals draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: The daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
As
Deuteronomy 28:56
The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,
1 Kings 3:26
Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, It shall be neither mine nor thine; divide it.
2 Kings 6:28
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.
Lamentations 2:20
See, O Jehovah, and behold to whom thou hast done thus! Shall the women eat their fruit, the children that are dandled in the hands? Shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?
Romans 1:31
without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful:
Her labour
Ecclesiastes 10:15
The labor of fools wearieth every one of them; for he knoweth not how to go to the city.
Habakkuk 2:13
Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?
General references
Job 39:22
He mocketh at fear, and is not dismayed; Neither turneth he back from the sword.