Luke 23:29

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.

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.

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

31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’
KJV
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.
WEB
For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’
ASV
For behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the breasts that never gave suck.
DARBY
for behold, days are coming in which they will say, Blessed [are] the barren, and wombs that have not borne, and breasts that have not given suck.
BLB
For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed [are] the barren, and the wombs that never did bear, and the breasts that never nursed!’
ÅB
For se, de dager skal komme da de skal si: Salige er de ufruktbare og det liv som ikke fødte, og det bryst som ikke gav die.
OTB
For det skal komme dager da dere vil si: ‘Salige er de ufruktbare, de morsliv som aldri fødte, og de bryster som aldri diet.’
B1930
For se, de dager skal komme da de skal si: Salige er de ufruktbare og det liv som ikke fødte, og det bryst som ikke gav die.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 24:19

    And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

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  • Luke 21:23–24

    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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  • Mark 13:17–19

    But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

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  • Hosea 9:12–16

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

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  • Hosea 13:16

    Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath 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 up.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:53–57

    And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:

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