Cross References For behold, the days shall come, wherein they will say: Blessed are the barren and the wombs that have not borne and the paps that have not given suck. Ecclesiastes 4:3 And I judged him happier than them both, that is not yet born, nor hath seen the evils that are done under the sun. Matthew 24:19 And woe to them that are with child and that give suck in those days. Luke 11:27 And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee and the paps that gave thee suck. Luke 21:23 But woe to them that are with child and give suck in those days: for there shall be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people. Luke 23:28 But Jesus turning to them, said: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not over me; but weep for yourselves and for your children. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge For behold, the days shall come, wherein they will say: Blessed are the barren and the wombs that have not borne and the paps that have not given suck. the days. Luke 21:23,24 But woe to them that are with child and give suck in those days: for there shall be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people. . . . Matthew 24:19 And woe to them that are with child and that give suck in those days. Mark 13:17-19 And woe to them that are with child and that give suck in those days. . . . Blessed. Deuteronomy 28:53-57 And thou shalt eat the fruit of thy womb, and the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God shall give thee, in the distress and extremity wherewith thy enemy shall oppress thee. . . . Hosea 9:12-16 And though they should bring up their children, I will make them without children among men: yea, and woe to them, when I shall depart from them. . . . Hosea 13:16 Let Samaria perish, because she hath stirred up her God to bitterness: let them perish by the sword, let their little ones be dashed, and let the women with child be ripped up. Context The Crucifixion…28But Jesus turning to them, said: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not over me; but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29For behold, the days shall come, wherein they will say: Blessed are the barren and the wombs that have not borne and the paps that have not given suck. 30Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us. And to the hills: Cover us.… Lexicon Look,ἰδοὺ (idou) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's Greek 2400: See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo! [the] days ἡμέραι (hēmerai) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. are coming ἔρχονται (erchontai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go. when αἷς (hais) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that. [people] will say, ἐροῦσιν (erousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 2046: Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say. ‘Blessed [are] Μακάριαι (Makariai) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 3107: Happy, blessed, to be envied. A prolonged form of the poetical makar; supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off. the αἱ (hai) Article - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. barren [women], στεῖραι (steirai) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 4723: Barren. A contraction from stereos; 'sterile'. the αἱ (hai) Article - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. wombs κοιλίαι (koiliai) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 2836: From koilos; a cavity, i.e. the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart. that αἳ (hai) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that. never οὐκ (ouk) Adverb Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. bore, ἐγέννησαν (egennēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 1080: From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. breasts μαστοὶ (mastoi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 3149: The breast, pap. From the base of massaomai; a breast. that οἳ (hoi) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that. never οὐκ (ouk) Adverb Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. nursed.’ ἔθρεψαν (ethrepsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 5142: A primary verb; properly, to stiffen, i.e. Fatten (with food, etc.), pamper, rear). Additional Translations Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed.’ For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never did bear, and breasts that never nursed.' For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts which never gave suck. 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. 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. 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. For behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts which never nourished infants. For a time is coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the women who never bore children, and the breasts which have never given nourishment.' 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.' 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; Jump to Previous Bare Barren Birth Blessed Bodies Bore Borne Breasts Children Happy Infants Milk Nourished Nourishment Nursed Paps Suck Time Wombs WomenJump to Next Bare Barren Birth Blessed Bodies Bore Borne Breasts Children Happy Infants Milk Nourished Nourishment Nursed Paps Suck Time Wombs WomenExternal Links Luke 23:29 NIVLuke 23:29 NLT Luke 23:29 ESV Luke 23:29 NASB Luke 23:29 ASV Luke 23:29 Bible Apps Luke 23:29 Biblia Paralela Luke 23:29 Chinese Bible Luke 23:29 French Bible Luke 23:29 German Bible Alphabetical: and are barren behold Blessed bore breasts come coming days For never nursed' say that the they time when will wombs women you NT Gospels: Luke 23:29 For behold the days are coming (Luke Lu Lk) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |