Luke Chapter 21 verse 23 Holy Bible
Woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath unto this people.
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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.
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But woe to them that are with child and to them who give suck in those days, for there shall be great distress upon the land and wrath upon this people.
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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.
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Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse infants in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath to this people.
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`And wo 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;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(23) Great distress in the land.--Literally, great need, or necessity. The word, which St. Luke uses as an equivalent for "tribulation," is not found in the other Gospels in this sense. It is, however, so used by St. Paul (1Corinthians 7:26; 2Corinthians 6:4; 2Corinthians 12:10; 1Thessalonians 3:7).Parallel Commentaries ...GreekHow miserableΟὐαὶ (Ouai)InterjectionStrong's 3759: Woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation. A primary exclamation of grief; 'woe'.thoseἐκείναις (ekeinais)Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine PluralStrong's 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.days [will be]ἡμέραις (hēmerais)Noun - Dative Feminine PluralStrong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. [for] pregnantἐχούσαις (echousais)Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine PluralStrong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. nursing [mothers].θηλαζούσαις (thēlazousais)Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine PluralStrong's 2337: (a) I give suck, (b) I suck. From thele; to suckle, to suck.Forγὰρ (gar)ConjunctionStrong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.there will beἔσται (estai)Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.greatμεγάλη (megalē)Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense. distressἀνάγκη (anankē)Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 318: From ana and the base of agkale; constraint; by implication, distress.uponἐπὶ (epi)PrepositionStrong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. theτῆς (tēs)Article - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.landγῆς (gēs)Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. wrathὀργὴ (orgē)Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 3709: From oregomai; properly, desire, i.e., violent passion (justifiable) abhorrence); by implication punishment.againstτῷ (tō)Article - Dative Masculine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.thisτούτῳ (toutō)Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine SingularStrong's 3778: This; he, she, it. people.λαῷ (laō)Noun - Dative Masculine SingularStrong's 2992: Apparently a primary word; a people.Jump to PreviousAlas Anger Babies Baby Breast Child Distress Dreadful Earth Great Infants Mothers Nurse Nursing Pregnant Suck Time Towards Trouble Wo Woe Women Wrath
