John 16:21
Jeremiah 30:6-7
‘Ask now, and see
Whether a man can give birth [to a child].
Why then do I see every man
With his hands on his
Why have all faces turned pale?
1 Thessalonians 5:3
While they are saying, “Peace and safety [all is well and secure!]” then [in a moment unforeseen] destruction will come upon them suddenly like labor pains on a woman with child, and they will absolutely not escape [for there will be no way to escape the judgment of the Lord].
Genesis 3:16
“I will greatly multiply
Your pain in childbirth;
In pain you will give birth to children;
Yet your desire and longing will be for your husband,
And he will rule [with authority] over you and be responsible for you.”
Genesis 21:6-7
Sarah said, “God has made me laugh; all who hear [about our good news] will laugh with me.”
Genesis 30:23-24
So she conceived and gave birth to a son; and she said, “God has taken away my disgrace and humiliation.”
1 Samuel 1:26-27
Hannah said, “Oh, my lord! As [surely as] your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood beside you here, praying to the Lord.
Psalm 113:9
He makes the barren woman live in the house
As a joyful mother of children.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Isaiah 13:8
They [of Babylon] will be shocked and terrified,
Pains and anguish will grip them;
They will be in pain like a woman in childbirth.
They will stare aghast and horrified at one another,
Their faces aflame [from the effects of the unprecedented warfare].
Isaiah 26:16-18
O Lord, they sought You in distress;
They managed only a prayerful whisper
When Your discipline was upon them.
Hosea 13:13-14
The pains of childbirth come on him;
But he is not a wise son,
For it is not the time to delay [his chance at a new birth] as the womb opens [but he ignores the opportunity to change].
Micah 4:10
“Writhe in pain and labor to give birth,
O Daughter of Zion,
Like a woman in childbirth;
For now you shall go out of the city,
Live in the field,
And go to Babylon.
There you will be rescued;
There the Lord shall 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 [in the Scriptures],
Break forth into a [joyful] shout, you who are not in labor;
For the desolate woman has many more children
Than she who has a husband.”
Revelation 12:2-5
She was with child (the Messiah) and she cried out, being in labor and in pain to give birth.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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Bible References
Woman
“I will greatly multiply
Your pain in childbirth;
In pain you will give birth to children;
Yet your desire and longing will be for your husband,
And he will rule [with authority] over you and be responsible for you.”
O Lord, they sought You in distress;
They managed only a prayerful whisper
When Your discipline was upon them.
‘Ask now, and see
Whether a man can give birth [to a child].
Why then do I see every man
With his hands on his
Why have all faces turned pale?
The pains of childbirth come on him;
But he is not a wise son,
For it is not the time to delay [his chance at a new birth] as the womb opens [but he ignores the opportunity to change].
“Writhe in pain and labor to give birth,
O Daughter of Zion,
Like a woman in childbirth;
For now you shall go out of the city,
Live in the field,
And go to Babylon.
There you will be rescued;
There the Lord shall redeem you
From the hand of your enemies.
For
He makes the barren woman live in the house
As a joyful mother of children.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Break forth into a [joyful] shout, you who are not in labor;
For the desolate woman has many more children
Than she who has a husband.”
General references
As a woman with child approaches the time to give birth,
She is in pain and struggles and cries out in her labor,
So we were before You, O Lord.