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 cries out, travailing in birth, and being in pain to bring forth.

For

Luke 1:57
Now the time was completed for Elizabeth, that she should give birth, and she brought forth a son.
Galatians 4:27
for it has been written, "Rejoice, O barren, that bear not! Break forth and cry, you that travail not! because many are the children of the desolate, rather than of her who has the husband."

General references

Matthew 5:4
"Happy are those who mourn: because they shall be comforted,
John 16:6
But, because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.