John 16:21

Whenever a woman is in labor she has pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a child has been born into the world.

Jeremiah 30:6-7

‘Ask now, and see
If a male can give birth.
Why do I see every man
With his hands on his loins, as a woman in childbirth?
And why have all faces turned pale?

1 Thessalonians 5:3

While they are saying, “Peace and safety!” then destruction will come upon them suddenly like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape.

Genesis 3:16

To the woman He said,
“I will greatly multiply
Your pain in childbirth,
In pain you will bring forth children;
Yet your desire will be for your husband,
And he will rule over you.”

Genesis 21:6-7

Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me.”

Genesis 30:23-24

So she conceived and bore a son and said, “God has taken away my reproach.”

1 Samuel 1:26-27

She said, “Oh, my lord! As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you, praying to the Lord.

Psalm 113:9

He makes the barren woman abide in the house
As a joyful mother of children.
Praise the Lord!

Isaiah 13:8

They will be terrified,
Pains and anguish will take hold of them;
They will writhe like a woman in labor,
They will look at one another in astonishment,
Their faces aflame.

Isaiah 26:16-18

O Lord, they sought You in distress;
They could only whisper a prayer,
Your chastening was upon them.

Hosea 13:13-14

The pains of childbirth come upon him;
He is not a wise son,
For it is not the time that he should delay at the opening of the womb.

Micah 4:10

Writhe and labor to give birth,
Daughter of Zion,
Like a woman in childbirth;
For now you will go out of the city,
Dwell in the field,
And go to Babylon.
There you will be rescued;
There the Lord will redeem you
From the hand of your enemies.

Luke 1:57-58

Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she gave birth to a son.

Galatians 4:27

For it is written,
Rejoice, barren woman who does not bear;
Break forth and shout, you who are not in labor;
For more numerous are the children of the desolate
Than of the one who has a husband.”

Revelation 12:2-5

and she was with child; and she *cried out, being in labor and in pain to give birth.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

General references

Bible References

Woman

Genesis 3:16
To the woman He said,
“I will greatly multiply
Your pain in childbirth,
In pain you will bring forth children;
Yet your desire will be for your husband,
And he will rule over you.”
Isaiah 26:16
O Lord, they sought You in distress;
They could only whisper a prayer,
Your chastening was upon them.
Jeremiah 30:6
‘Ask now, and see
If a male can give birth.
Why do I see every man
With his hands on his loins, as a woman in childbirth?
And why have all faces turned pale?
Hosea 13:13
The pains of childbirth come upon him;
He is not a wise son,
For it is not the time that he should delay at the opening of the womb.
Micah 4:10
Writhe and labor to give birth,
Daughter of Zion,
Like a woman in childbirth;
For now you will go out of the city,
Dwell in the field,
And go to Babylon.
There you will be rescued;
There the Lord will redeem you
From the hand of your enemies.
Revelation 12:2
and she was with child; and she *cried out, being in labor and in pain to give birth.

For

Genesis 21:6
Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me.”
Genesis 30:23
So she conceived and bore a son and said, “God has taken away my reproach.”
1 Samuel 1:26
She said, “Oh, my lord! As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you, praying to the Lord.
Psalm 113:9
He makes the barren woman abide in the house
As a joyful mother of children.
Praise the Lord!
Luke 1:57
Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she gave birth to a son.
Galatians 4:27
For it is written,
Rejoice, barren woman who does not bear;
Break forth and shout, you who are not in labor;
For more numerous are the children of the desolate
Than of the one who has a husband.”

General references

Isaiah 26:17
As the pregnant woman approaches the time to give birth,
She writhes and cries out in her labor pains,
Thus were we before You, O Lord.
Matthew 5:4
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
John 16:6
But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.