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Matthew 24:19 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Matthew 24:19 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Matthew chapter 24 verse 19 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!”
Matthew 24:19 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 24:19
And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days (οὐαὶ δὲ ταῖς ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσαις καὶ ταῖς θηλαζούσαις ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις)—The interjection οὐαί (ouai, "woe") expresses grief and lament, not condemnation. Jesus sympathizes with the unique vulnerability of pregnant women (ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσαις, literally "having in the womb") and nursing mothers (θηλαζούσαις, "giving suck"). Their physical condition makes rapid flight over mountainous terrain nearly impossible.This isn't theoretical—Josephus records horrific accounts from Jerusalem's siege, including a woman wh...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 24:19
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“the days are coming in which they will say”
“the flesh of your sons and of your daughters”
“and wrath to this people.”
“But woe to them that are with child”
“The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
“they give suck to their young ones: The daughter of my people is become cruel”
“and their pregnant women will be ripped open.,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., תֶּאְשַׁם שֹׁמְרוֹן כִּי מָרְתָה בֵּאלֹהֶיהָ בַּחֶרֶב יִפֹּלוּ עֹלְלֵיהֶם יְרֻטָּשׁוּ וְהָרִיּוֹתָיו יְבֻקָּעוּ׃ פ ,Samaria shall bear her guilt, 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.,14:1 ἀφανισθήσεται σαμάρεια ὅτι ἀντέστη πρὸς τὸν θεὸν αὐτῆς ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ πεσοῦνται αὐτοί καὶ τὰ ὑποτίτθια αὐτῶν ἐδαφισθήσονται καὶ αἱ ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσαι αὐτῶν διαρραγήσονται,14:1 Samaria shall be utterly destroyed: for she has resisted her God; they shall fall by the sword, and their sucklings shall be dashed against the ground, and their women and child ripped up.,,,,”
“Saul's son”
“and all who were therein”