John 16:21

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.

Woman

For

General references

Isaiah 26:17

Matthew 5:4

John 16:6

Bible References

Woman

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy conception; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

Jehovah, in trouble have they visited thee; they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.

Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child: wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?

The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for it is time he should not tarry in the place of the breaking forth of children.

Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail; for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and shalt dwell in the field, and shalt come even unto Babylon: there shalt thou be rescued; there will Jehovah redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.

and she was with child; and she crieth out, travailing in birth, and in pain to be delivered.

For

And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh. Every one that heareth will laugh with me.

And she conceived, and bare a son: and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

And she said, Oh, my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto Jehovah.

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, And to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah.

Now Elisabeth's time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; Break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: For more are the children of the desolate than of her that hath the husband.

General references

Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain and crieth out in her pangs; so we have been before thee, O Jehovah.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

But because I have spoken these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.