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

To the woman he said, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. In pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."

Yahweh, in trouble they have visited you. They poured out a prayer when your chastening was on them.

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

The sorrows of a travailing woman will come on him. He is an unwise son; for when it is time, he doesn't come to the opening of the womb.

Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail; for now you will go forth out of the city, and will dwell in the field, and will come even to Babylon. There you will be rescued. There Yahweh will redeem you from the hand of your enemies.

She was with child. She cried out in pain, laboring to give birth.

For

Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me."

She conceived, bore a son, and said, "God has taken away my reproach."

She said, "Oh, my lord, as your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to Yahweh.

He settles the barren woman in her home, as a joyful mother of children. Praise Yah!

Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she brought forth a son.

For it is written, "Rejoice, you barren who don't bear. Break forth and shout, you that don't travail. For more are the children of the desolate than of her who has a husband."

General references

Like as a woman with child, who draws near the time of her delivery, is in pain and cries out in her pangs; so we have been before you, Yahweh.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart.