Luke 23:29

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For the days are coming in which they will say, Happy are those who have had no children, whose bodies have never given birth, whose breasts have never given milk.

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  • Matt 24:19 : 19 But it will be hard for women who are with child and for those with babies at the breast in those days.
  • Mark 13:17-19 : 17 And it will be hard for women who are with child and for her who has a baby at the breast in those days. 18 And say a prayer that it may not be in the winter. 19 For in those days there will be sorrow, such as there has not been from the time when God made the world till now, and will not ever be again.
  • Luke 21:23-24 : 23 It will be hard for women who are with child, and for her with a baby at the breast, in those days. For great trouble will come on the land, and wrath on this people. 24 And they will be put to death with the sword, and will be taken as prisoners into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be crushed under the feet of the Gentiles, till the times of the Gentiles are complete.
  • Deut 28:53-57 : 53 And your food will be the fruit of your body, the flesh of the sons and daughters which the Lord your God has given you; because of your bitter need and the cruel grip of your haters. 54 That man among you who is soft and used to comfort will be hard and cruel to his brother, and to his dear wife, and to of those his children who are still living; 55 And will not give to any of them the flesh of his children which will be his food because he has no other; in the cruel grip of your haters on all your towns. 56 The most soft and delicate of your women, who would not so much as put her foot on the earth, so delicate is she, will be hard-hearted to her husband and to her son and to her daughter; 57 And to her baby newly come to birth, and to the children of her body; for having no other food, she will make a meal of them secretly, because of her bitter need and the cruel grip of your haters on all your towns.
  • Hos 9:12-16 : 12 Even though their children have come to growth I will take them away, so that not a man will be there; for their evil-doing will be complete and they will be put to shame because of it. 13 As I have seen a beast whose young have been taken from her, so Ephraim will give birth to children only for them to be put to death. 14 O Lord, what will you give them? Give them bodies which may not give birth and breasts without milk. 15 All their evil-doing is in Gilgal; there I had hate for them; because of their evil-doing I will send them out of my house; they will no longer be dear to me; all their rulers are uncontrolled. 16 The rod has come on Ephraim, their root is dry, let them have no fruit; even though they give birth, I will put to death the dearest fruit of their bodies.

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  • Matt 24:19
    81%

    19 But it will be hard for women who are with child and for those with babies at the breast in those days.

  • Luke 21:22-23
    2 verses
    81%

    22 For these are the days of punishment, in which all the things in the Writings will be put into effect.

    23 It will be hard for women who are with child, and for her with a baby at the breast, in those days. For great trouble will come on the land, and wrath on this people.

  • Mark 13:17
    80%

    17 And it will be hard for women who are with child and for her who has a baby at the breast in those days.

  • Luke 23:28
    78%

    28 But Jesus, turning to them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, let not your weeping be for me, but for yourselves and for your children.

  • Luke 11:27-28
    2 verses
    77%

    27 And it came about that when he said these things, a certain woman among the people said in a loud voice, Happy is the body which gave you birth, and the breasts from which you took milk.

    28 But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to the word of God and keep it.

  • Luke 23:30
    76%

    30 And they will say to the mountains, Come down on us, and to the hills, Be a cover over us.

  • Gal 4:27
    75%

    27 For it is in the Writings, You who have never given birth, be glad; give cries of joy, you who have had no birth-pains; for the children of her who has been given up by her husband are more than those of the woman who has a husband.

  • Isa 32:10-12
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    73%

    10 In not much more than a year, you, who are not looking for evil, will be troubled: for the produce of the vine-gardens will be cut off, and there will be no getting in of the grapes.

    11 Be shaking with fear, you women who are living in comfort; be troubled, you who have no fear of danger: take off your robes and put on clothing of grief.

    12 Have sorrow for the fields, the pleasing fields, the fertile vine;

  • Hos 9:14
    73%

    14 O Lord, what will you give them? Give them bodies which may not give birth and breasts without milk.

  • Exod 23:26
    72%

    26 All your animals will give birth without loss, not one will be without young in all your land; I will give you a full measure of life.

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    71%

    1 Let your voice be loud in song, O woman without children; make melody and sounds of joy, you who did not give birth: for the children of her who had no husband are more than those of the married wife, says the Lord.

  • 1 Sam 2:5
    71%

    5 Those who were full are offering themselves as servants for bread; those who were in need are at rest; truly, she who had no children has become the mother of seven; and she who had a family is wasted with sorrow.

  • Jer 16:3
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    3 For this is what the Lord has said about the sons and daughters who come to birth in this place, and about their mothers who have given them birth, and about their fathers who have given life to them in this land:

  • Job 24:21
    71%

    21 He is not kind to the widow, and he has no pity for her child.

  • Deut 28:56-57
    2 verses
    71%

    56 The most soft and delicate of your women, who would not so much as put her foot on the earth, so delicate is she, will be hard-hearted to her husband and to her son and to her daughter;

    57 And to her baby newly come to birth, and to the children of her body; for having no other food, she will make a meal of them secretly, because of her bitter need and the cruel grip of your haters on all your towns.

  • Hos 9:12
    71%

    12 Even though their children have come to growth I will take them away, so that not a man will be there; for their evil-doing will be complete and they will be put to shame because of it.

  • Matt 23:38-39
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    70%

    38 See, your house is made waste.

    39 For I say to you, You will not see me from this time till you say, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord.

  • Luke 13:35
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    35 Now see, your house is waste, and I say to you, You will not see me again till you say, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord.

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    43 For the time will come when your attackers will put a wall round you, and come all round you and keep you in on every side,

    44 And will make you level with the earth, and your children with you; and there will not be one stone resting on another in you, because you did not see that it was your day of mercy.

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    31 A voice has come to my ears like the voice of a woman in birth-pains, the pain of one giving birth to her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, fighting for breath, stretching out her hands, saying, Now sorrow is mine! for my strength is gone from me before the takers of life.

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    70%

    18 She has no one among all her children to be her guide; not one of the sons she has taken care of takes her by the hand.

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  • Jer 22:23
    69%

    23 O you who are living in Lebanon, making your living-place in the cedars, how greatly to be pitied will you be when pains come on you, as on a woman in childbirth!

  • Isa 65:23
    69%

    23 Their work will not be for nothing, and they will not give birth to children for destruction; for they are a seed to whom the Lord has given his blessing, and their offspring will be with them.

  • Deut 28:41
    69%

    41 You will have sons and daughters, but they will not be yours; for they will go away prisoners into a strange land.

  • Prov 30:16
    69%

    16 The underworld, and the woman without a child; the earth which never has enough water, and the fire which never says, Enough.

  • Matt 23:36
    69%

    36 Truly I say to you, All these things will come on this generation.

  • Isa 66:11
    69%

    11 So that you may take of the comfort flowing from her breasts, and be delighted with the full measure of her glory.

  • Luke 6:21
    69%

    21 Happy are you who are in need of food now: for you will be made full. Happy are you who are weeping now; for you will be glad.

  • Matt 2:18
    69%

    18 In Ramah there was a sound of weeping and great sorrow, Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be comforted for their loss.

  • Jer 31:29
    69%

    29 In those days they will no longer say, The fathers have been tasting bitter grapes and the children's teeth are put on edge.

  • Jer 15:9
    69%

    9 The mother of seven is without strength; her spirit is gone from her, her sun has gone down while it is still day: she has been shamed and overcome: and the rest of them I will give up to the sword before their haters, says the Lord.

  • John 16:21
    68%

    21 When a woman is about to give birth she has sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she has given birth to the child, the pain is put out of her mind by the joy that a man has come into the world.

  • Lam 4:10
    68%

    10 The hands of kind-hearted women have been boiling their children; they were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

  • Jer 14:16
    68%

    16 And the people to whom they are prophets will be pushed out dead into the streets of Jerusalem, because there is no food, and because of the sword; and they will have no one to put their bodies into the earth, them or their wives or their sons or their daughters: for I will let loose their evil-doing on them.

  • Jer 31:15
    68%

    15 So has the Lord said: In Ramah there is a sound of crying, weeping and bitter sorrow; Rachel weeping for her children; she will not be comforted for their loss.

  • Hos 13:13
    68%

    13 The pains of a woman in childbirth will come on him: he is an unwise son, for at this time it is not right for him to keep his place when children come to birth.

  • Deut 7:14
    68%

    14 You will have greater blessings than any other people: no male or female among you or among your cattle will be without offspring.

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    4 The tongue of the child at the breast is fixed to the roof of his mouth for need of drink: the young children are crying out for bread, and no man gives it to them.

  • Luke 6:23
    68%

    23 Be glad in that day, and be lifted up for joy, for your reward in heaven will be great: for their fathers did these same things to the prophets.

  • Mic 4:9
    68%

    9 Now why are you crying so loudly? is there no king in you? has destruction come on your wise helper? so that pains have taken you like the pains of a woman in childbirth:

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    68%

    9 Will I by whom the birth was started, not make it complete? says the Lord. Will I who make children come to birth, let them be kept back? says your God.