John 16:20

Omein, omein, I say to you, that there will be bechi (weeping) and avelut (mourning), but the Olam Hazeh will have simcha. You will have agmat nefesh, but your agmat nefesh (grief) will become simcha. + 16:20 Ps 30:6

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

In Context

19Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach knew that they were wanting to ask him. And he said to them, About this you inquire of one another that I said, A little time and you do not see me. And, again, a little time and you will see me?

21The isha (woman) when she gives birth, has agmat nefesh (grief), + 16:21 Isa 13:8; 21:3; 26:17; Mic 4:9; Hos 13:13 because the sha'ah (hour, time) of her has come. But when she gives birth to the yeled, she no longer has zikaron of the Tribulation because of the naches that an ish was born into the Olam Hazeh.

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Cross References

Job 20:5That the triumphing of the resha'im is short, 1 and the simchat chanef (joy of the hypocrite) but for a moment? 1

Psalms 30:11Shema, Hashem, and channeini; 1 Hashem, be Thou my helper. 1

Psalms 97:11Ohr dawns for the tzaddik, 1 and simchah for the yishrei lev (upright in heart). 1

Isaiah 12:1And in Yom Hahu thou shalt say, 1 Hashem, I will praise Thee; 1 though Thou wast angry with me, 1 Thine anger is turned away, 1 and Thou comfortedst me. 1

Isaiah 61:3To grant unto Avelei Tziyon (Mourners of Zion), 1 giving unto them a flower wreath instead of ashes, 1 the shemen sasson (oil of joy) instead of avel (mourning), 1 the garment of tehillah (praise) for the ruach of keheh (fainting, a heavy spirit); 1 that they might be called Eilei HaTzedek (Oaks of Righteousness), 1 the planting of Hashem, that He might be glorified. 1

Jeremiah 31:9Hear the Devar Hashem, O ye Goyim, 1 and preach it in the farthest shores, and say: 1 He that scattered Yisroel will gather Yisroel, 1 and He shall be shomer over Yisroel, like a Ro'eh over the Eder thereof. 1

Matthew Henry on John 16:17-23

Christ's Departure and Return; Sorrow and Joy Foretold. 16 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. 17 Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? 18 They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. 19 Now Jesus knew that they were… Read the whole commentary →

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