Matthew 24:19

KJV1611 – Modern English

But woe to those who are pregnant and to those nursing babies in those days!

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  • Deut 28:53-56 : 53 And you shall eat the fruit of your own body, the flesh of your sons and your daughters, which the LORD your God has given you, in the siege, and in the distress, with which your enemies shall distress you: 54 So that the man who is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave: 55 So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he has nothing left him in the siege, and in the distress, with which your enemies shall distress you in all your gates. 56 The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not venture to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,
  • 2 Sam 4:4 : 4 And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled; and as she hurried to flee, he fell, and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
  • 2 Kgs 15:16 : 16 Then Menahem struck Tiphsah, and all those who were in it, and its territories from Tirzah, because they did not open to him; therefore he struck it, and all the women in it who were pregnant he ripped open.
  • Lam 4:3-4 : 3 Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones; the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness. 4 The tongue of the nursing child clings to the roof of his mouth for thirst; the young children ask for bread, and no one breaks it for them.
  • Lam 4:10 : 10 The hands of the compassionate women have cooked their own children; they were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
  • Hos 13:16 : 16 Samaria shall become desolate; for she has rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped open.
  • Mark 13:17-18 : 17 But woe to those who are with child, and to those who nurse infants in those days! 18 And pray that your flight be not in the winter.
  • Luke 21:23 : 23 But woe to those who are with child and to those who give suck in those days! For there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
  • Luke 23:29-30 : 29 For indeed, the days are coming in which they will say, Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts which never nursed. 30 Then they will begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 95%

    14 But when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let the reader understand,) then let them that are in Judea flee to the mountains:

    15 And let him who is on the housetop not go down into the house, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house:

    16 And let him who is in the field not turn back again to take up his garment.

    17 But woe to those who are with child, and to those who nurse infants in those days!

    18 And pray that your flight be not in the winter.

    19 For in those days will be affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of creation which God created until this time, nor ever shall be.

  • 90%

    20 And when you shall see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near.

    21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are in the midst of it depart out, and let not those who are in the countries enter into it.

    22 For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

    23 But woe to those who are with child and to those who give suck in those days! For there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

    24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trampled down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

  • 82%

    20 But pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.

    21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.

    22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.

  • 81%

    28 But Jesus, turning to them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

    29 For indeed, the days are coming in which they will say, Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts which never nursed.

    30 Then they will begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

  • 80%

    15 Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (whoever reads, let him understand),

    16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

    17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.

    18 And let him who is in the field not turn back to take his clothes.

  • 3 For when they say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

  • 2 And she was with child, and she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.

  • 73%

    56 The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not venture to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,

    57 And toward her young one that comes out from between her feet, and toward her children who she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and distress, with which your enemy shall distress you in your gates.

  • 8 And they will be afraid: pangs and sorrows will take hold of them; they will be in pain as a woman in labor: they will be amazed at one another; their faces will be like flames.

  • 31 In that day, he who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, let him not come down to take them away: and he who is in the field, let him likewise not turn back.

  • Matt 24:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.

    8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

  • 12 Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left; yes, woe also to them when I depart from them!

  • 19 These two things have come upon you; who shall feel sorry for you? Desolation and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort you?

  • 24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

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    39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

    40 Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.

    41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and the other left.

  • 24 We have heard the report, our hands grow weak; anguish has taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in labor.

  • Jer 30:6-7
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    6 Ask now, and see whether a man is in labor with a child? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in labor, and all faces turned pale?

    7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.

  • 10 The hands of the compassionate women have cooked their own children; they were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

  • 29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

  • 25 Woe to you that are full! for you shall hunger. Woe to you that laugh now! for you shall mourn and weep.

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    43 For the days shall come upon you, when your enemies will build an embankment around you and surround you and enclose you on every side,

    44 And will level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.

  • 11 Tremble, you women who are at ease; be troubled, you careless ones: strip yourselves, make yourselves bare, and gird sackcloth upon your waists.

  • 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

  • 31 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in labor, and the anguish as of her that brings forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewails herself, that spreads her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.

  • 35 For as a snare shall it come on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.

  • 13 The sorrows of a laboring woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.

  • 27 And it happened, as he spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to him, Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which you have nursed.

  • 21 A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come: but as soon as she has delivered the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a man has been born into the world.