Luke 23:29

for, lo, days do come, in which they shall say, Happy the barren, and wombs that did not bare, and paps that did not give suck;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

In Context

28and Jesus having turned unto them, said, 'Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but for yourselves weep ye, and for your children;

30then they shall begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us; —

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Cross References

Hosea 9:12For though they nourish their sons, I have made them childless — without man, Surely also, woe to them, when I turn aside from them.

Matthew 24:19'And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck in those days;

Luke 21:23'And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck, in those days; for there shall be great distress on the land, and wrath on this people;

Matthew Henry on Luke 23:27-32

The Crucifixion. 26 And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. 27 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. 28 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. 29 For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs… Read the whole commentary →

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