²¹A woman giving birth to a child has pain^j because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.

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Cross references

j Isa 13:8; 21:3; 26:17; Mic 4:9; 1 Th 5:3

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When a woman is in labor, she has pain because her time has come. But when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a person has been born into the world.

NLTNew Living Translation

It will be like a woman suffering the pains of labor. When her child is born, her anguish gives way to joy because she has brought a new baby into the world.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A woman, when she gives birth, experiences pain because her hour has come. But when her child is born, she no longer remembers the affliction, on account of the joy that a human being has been born into the world.

KJV 1900King James Version

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

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