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, travailing in birth and pained to be delivered.

For

Luke 1:57
Now Elisabeth's 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 the desolate hath many more children than she that hath an husband.

General references

Matthew 5:4
Happy are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.
John 16:6
But because I have told you this, sorrow hath filled your heart.