- as the heart:
- "For¹ I have heardª° a voiceª as of a woman in travail,ª° [and] the anguishª as of her that bringeth forth her first child,ª° the voiceª of the daughterª of Zion,ª [that] bewaileth²° herself,¹ [that] spreadethª° her hands,ª [saying], Woeª [is] me now!¹ for¹ my soulª is weariedª° because of murderers.ª°" {Jer 4:31} + "We have heardª°¹ the fameª thereof: our handsª wax feeble:ª° anguishª hath taken holdª° of us, [and] pain,ª as of a woman in travail.ª°" {Jer 6:24} + "Askª° ye now,¹ and seeª° whether¹ a manª doth travail with child?ª° wherefore¹ do I seeª° every¹ manª with his handsª on¹ his loins,ª as a woman in travail,ª° and all¹ facesª are turnedª° into paleness?ª" {Jer 30:6} + "Behold,¹ he shall come upª° and flyª° as the eagle,ª and spreadª° his wingsª over¹ Bozrah:ª and at that¹ dayª shall the heartª of the mighty menª of Edomª be¹ as the heartª of a womanª in her pangs.ª°" {Jer 49:22} + "Damascusª is waxed feeble,ª° [and] turneth²° herself¹ to flee,ª° and fearª hath seizedª° on [her]: anguishª and sorrowsª have takenª° her, as a woman in travail.ª°" {Jer 49:24} + "The kingª of Babylonª hath heardª°¹ the reportª of them, and his handsª waxed feeble:ª° anguishª took holdª° of him, [and] pangsª as of a woman in travail.ª°" {Jer 50:43} + "The mighty menª of Babylonª have forbornª° to fight,ª° they have remainedª° in [their] holds:ª their mightª hath failed;ª° they became¹ as women:ª they have burnedª° her dwellingplaces;ª her barsª are broken.ª°" {Jer 51:30} + "And they shall be afraid:ª° pangsª and sorrowsª shall take holdª° of them; they shall be in painª° as a woman that travaileth:ª° they shall be amazedª° oneª at¹ another;ª their facesª [shall be as] flames.ª¹" {Isa 13:8} + "Therefore¹¹ are my loinsª filledª° with pain:ª pangsª have taken holdª° upon me, as the pangsª of a woman that travaileth:ª° I was bowed downª° at the hearingª°¹ [of it]; I was dismayedª° at the seeingª°¹ [of it]." {Isa 21:3} + "Like² as¹ a woman with child,ª [that] draweth nearª° the time of her delivery,ª° is in pain,ª° [and] crieth outª° in her pangs;ª so¹ have we been¹ in thy sight,ª¹ O LORD.ª ... We have been with child,ª° we have been in pain,ª° we have as it wereª brought forthª° wind;ª we have not¹ wroughtª° any deliveranceª in the earth;ª neitherª have the inhabitantsª° of the worldª fallen.ª°" {Isa 26:17-18} + "Now¹ why¹ dost thou cry²° out¹ aloud?ª [is there] no¹ kingª in thee? is thy counsellorª° perished?ª° for¹ pangsª have takenª° thee as a woman in travail.ª° ... Be in pain,ª° and labour to bring forth,ª° O daughterª of Zion,ª like a woman in travail:ª° for¹ now¹ shalt thou go forthª° out of the city,ª¹ and thou shalt dwellª° in the field,ª and thou shalt goª° [even] to¹ Babylon;ª there¹ shalt thou be delivered;ª° there¹ the LORDª shall redeemª° thee from the handª¹ of thine enemies.ª°" {Mic 4:9-10} + "Forª whenª they shall say,ª° Peaceª andª safety;ª thenª suddenª destructionª cometh uponª° them,ª asª travailª upon² a woman with child;ªª°¹ andª they shall²° notª escape.ª°" {1Th 5:3}
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