- sorrows:
- "The word in the original importeth the pains of a woman in travail." "Fearª took hold²° upon¹ them there,¹ [and] pain,ª as of a woman in travail.ª°" {Psa 48:6} + "And they saidª° unto¹ him, Thus¹ saithª° Hezekiah,ª This¹ dayª [is] a dayª of trouble,ª and of rebuke,ª and of blasphemy:ª for¹ the childrenª are comeª° to¹ the birth,ª and [there is] not¹ strengthª to bring forth.ª°" {Isa 37:3} + "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} + "What¹ wilt thou sayª° when¹ he shall punishª°¹ thee? for thou¹ hast taughtª° them [to be] captains,ª [and] as chiefª over¹ thee: shall not¹ sorrowsª takeª° thee, as¹ a womanª in travail?ª°" {Jer 13:21} + "O inhabitantª° of Lebanon,ª that makest thy nestª° in the cedars,ª how¹ graciousª° shalt thou be when pangsª comeª° upon thee, the painª as of a woman in travail!ª°" {Jer 22:23} + "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} + "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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