Luke 21:23

But woe to them that are with child, and to them that nurse children, in those days; for then will be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

In Context

22For these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.

24And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be carried captive to every place. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles shall be completed.

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Cross References

Matthew 21:44And whoever shall fall upon this stone, will be fractured; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will crush him to atoms?

Mark 13:17But, woe to those with child, and to those who nurse children, in those days!

Luke 19:43For the days will come upon thee, when thy enemies will encompass thee, and besiege thee on every side.

1 Thessalonians 2:16and they forbid us to speak to the Gentiles, that they may have life; to fill up their sins at all times. And wrath cometh on them to the uttermost.

Hebrews 10:26For if a man sin, voluntarily, after he hath received a knowledge of the truth, there is no longer a sacrifice which may be offered for sins:

Matthew Henry on Luke 21:21-29

Judgments Predicted. 20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. 21 Then let them which are in Judæa flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. 22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. 23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the… Read the whole commentary →

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