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

Revelation 12:2
and being with child she crieth out, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

For

Luke 1:57
Now Elizabeths full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
Galatians 4:27
For it is written: "Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not; for many are the children of the desolate one, rather than of her who hath the husband."

General references

Matthew 5:4
Blessed are they who mourn; for they will be comforted.
John 16:6
But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow hath filled your hearts.