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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.
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A Picture of Intense Suffering
Commentators universally agree that the image of a woman in labor is a powerful biblical metaphor for intense suffering and distress. It vividly portrays the anguish God's people felt during their oppression, crying out to Him in their pain. This imagery is used frequently in Scripture to describe overwhelming affliction.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Like as a woman with child ... - This verse is designed to state their griefs and sorrows during the time of their oppression in Ba…
19th Century
Anglican
Like as a woman with child. —This, as in Matthew 24:8, John 16:21, comes as the most natural image of longing,…
Baptist
Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pain; so have we been in thy sight O …
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16th Century
Protestant
As a woman with child. Here, two things should primarily be noted. First, he compares believers to women in labor, who, we know, endure in…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Like as a woman with child By this simile are set forth the great distresses and afflictions the church of Christ wi…
Every creature, every business, anything in any way serviceable to our comfort, God makes it so; He makes that work for us which seemed to work aga…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. In that day. In this section, the prophet gives thanks for the justification of the people. This is divided into two parts.…
