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There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. <a href="/nlt/luke/21.htm">New Living Translation</a> How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days. For there will be disaster in the land and great anger against this people. <a href="/esv/luke/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> Alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress upon the earth and wrath against this people. <a href="/bsb/luke/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people. <a href="/blb/luke/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But woe to those having in womb, and to the ones nursing in those days. For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath to this people. <a href="/kjv/luke/21.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/luke/21.htm">New King James Version</a> But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people. <a href="/nasb_/luke/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Woe to those women who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for there will be great distress upon the land, and wrath to this people; <a href="/nasb/luke/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for there will be great distress upon the land and wrath to this people; <a href="/nasb77/luke/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Woe to those who are with child and to those who nurse babes in those days; for there will be great distress upon the land, and wrath to this people, <a href="/lsb/luke/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people, <a href="/amp/luke/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Woe to those women who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! For great trouble and anguish will be on the land, and wrath and retribution on this people [Israel]. <a href="/csb/luke/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days, for there will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. <a href="/hcsb/luke/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days, for there will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. <a href="/asv/luke/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/luke/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> It will be an awful time for women who are expecting babies or nursing young children! Everywhere in the land people will suffer horribly and be punished. <a href="/erv/luke/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/luke/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "How horrible it will be for women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days. Indeed, the land will suffer very hard times, and its people will be punished. <a href="/gnt/luke/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> How terrible it will be in those days for women who are pregnant and for mothers with little babies! Terrible distress will come upon this land, and God's punishment will fall on this people. <a href="/isv/luke/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> "How terrible it will be for those women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days!—because there will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. <a href="/msb/luke/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people. <a href="/net/luke/21.htm">NET Bible</a> Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people. <a href="/nheb/luke/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/luke/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But woe to them that are with child, and to them that nurse infants in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. <a href="/wey/luke/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Alas for the women who at that time are with child or who have infants; for there will be great distress in the land, and anger towards this People. <a href="/web/luke/21.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck, in those days; for there will be great distress on the land, and wrath on this people; <a href="/blb/luke/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But woe to those having in womb, and to the ones nursing in those days. For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath to this people. <a href="/ylt/luke/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And woe 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; <a href="/slt/luke/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And woe to them having in the womb, and to them giving suck, in those days! for there shall be great necessity upon the land, and anger upon this people.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/luke/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then woe to those who are pregnant or nursing in those days. For there will be great distress upon the land and great wrath upon this people. <a href="/nabre/luke/21.htm">New American Bible</a> Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days, for a terrible calamity will come upon the earth and a wrathful judgment upon this people. <a href="/nrsvce/luke/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But woe to those who are with child, and to those who give suck in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath to this people. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/21.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But woe to those who are pregnant and those who nurse in those days, for there shall be great suffering in the land and wrath upon this people.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/21.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But alas for them that are with child, and for them that give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath upon this people. <a href="/godbey/luke/21.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>But alas to those in gestation and nursing in those days! For there shall be great distress upon the earth, and wrath to this people.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/21.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But wo to those who are big with child, and have infants at their breasts, in those days! for there shall be great distress on the earth, and wrath upon this people. <a href="/mace/luke/21.htm">Mace New Testament</a> wo to them that are with child, or to them that give suck in those days: for this will be a region of great distress, and wrath will pour down upon this people. <a href="/wey/luke/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Alas for the women who at that time are with child or who have infants; for there will be great distress in the land, and anger towards this People. <a href="/worrell/luke/21.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>Woe to the women with child, and to those giving suck, in those days; for there will be great distress on the land, and wrath to this people.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/21.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>But wo to 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,<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/21-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=8352" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/21.htm">The Destruction of Jerusalem</a> …22For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. 23<a href="/greek/3759.htm" title="3759: Ouai (I) -- Woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation. A primary exclamation of grief; woe.">How miserable</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/1565.htm" title="1565: ekeinais (DPro-DFP) -- That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.">those</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tais (Art-DFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmerais (N-DFP) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">days will be</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tais (Art-DFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echousais (V-PPA-DFP) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">for pregnant</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/1064.htm" title="1064: gastri (N-DFS) -- The stomach; by analogy, the matrix; figuratively, a gourmand."></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tais (Art-DFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2337.htm" title="2337: thēlazousais (V-PPA-DFP) -- (a) I give suck, (b) I suck. From thele; to suckle, to suck.">nursing mothers!</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estai (V-FIM-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">there will be</a> <a href="/greek/3173.htm" title="3173: megalē (Adj-NFS) -- Large, great, in the widest sense. ">great</a> <a href="/greek/318.htm" title="318: anankē (N-NFS) -- From ana and the base of agkale; constraint; by implication, distress.">distress</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">upon</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1093.htm" title="1093: gēs (N-GFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">land</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3709.htm" title="3709: orgē (N-NFS) -- From oregomai; properly, desire, i.e., violent passion (justifiable) abhorrence); by implication punishment.">wrath</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">against</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: toutō (DPro-DMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/2992.htm" title="2992: laō (N-DMS) -- Apparently a primary word; a people.">people.</a> 24They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/24-19.htm">Matthew 24:19</a> How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! <a href="/mark/13-17.htm">Mark 13:17</a> How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! <a href="/matthew/24-21.htm">Matthew 24:21</a> For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again. <a href="/mark/13-19.htm">Mark 13:19</a> For those will be days of tribulation unseen from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again. <a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15-16</a> So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), / then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. <a href="/mark/13-14.htm">Mark 13:14</a> So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. <a href="/daniel/9-26.htm">Daniel 9:26-27</a> Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed. / And he will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of the temple will come the abomination that causes desolation, until the decreed destruction is poured out upon him.” <a href="/daniel/12-1.htm">Daniel 12:1</a> “At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning of nations until that time. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered. <a href="/zechariah/14-1.htm">Zechariah 14:1-2</a> Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence. / For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city. <a href="/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Jeremiah 30:6-7</a> Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale? / How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it. <a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Hosea 13:16</a> Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open. <a href="/lamentations/4-10.htm">Lamentations 4:10</a> The hands of compassionate women have cooked their own children, who became their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people. <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a> While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. <a href="/revelation/12-12.htm">Revelation 12:12</a> Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.” <a href="/revelation/8-13.htm">Revelation 8:13</a> And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But woe to 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 on this people.woe.<a href="/luke/23-29.htm">Luke 23:29</a> 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.<a href="/deuteronomy/28-56.htm">Deuteronomy 28:56,57</a> The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter, … <a href="/lamentations/4-10.htm">Lamentations 4:10</a> The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.great.<a href="/luke/19-27.htm">Luke 19:27,43</a> But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me… <a href="/matthew/21-41.htm">Matthew 21:41,44</a> They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons… <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:16</a> Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/17-1.htm">Alas</a> <a href="/luke/14-21.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/luke/18-15.htm">Babies</a> <a href="/luke/2-16.htm">Baby</a> <a href="/luke/18-13.htm">Breast</a> <a href="/luke/19-30.htm">Child</a> <a href="/mark/14-33.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/mark/13-17.htm">Dreadful</a> <a href="/luke/19-44.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Great</a> <a href="/luke/18-16.htm">Infants</a> <a href="/luke/21-16.htm">Mothers</a> <a href="/mark/13-17.htm">Nurse</a> <a href="/mark/13-17.htm">Nursing</a> <a href="/luke/2-5.htm">Pregnant</a> <a href="/luke/11-27.htm">Suck</a> <a href="/luke/21-22.htm">Time</a> <a href="/luke/19-28.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/luke/18-5.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/luke/11-52.htm">Wo</a> <a href="/luke/17-1.htm">Woe</a> <a href="/luke/20-35.htm">Women</a> <a href="/luke/6-11.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/22-22.htm">Alas</a> <a href="/john/3-36.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/acts/7-19.htm">Babies</a> <a href="/john/16-21.htm">Baby</a> <a href="/john/1-18.htm">Breast</a> <a href="/john/4-49.htm">Child</a> <a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-31.htm">Dreadful</a> <a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/luke/21-27.htm">Great</a> <a href="/luke/23-29.htm">Infants</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-1.htm">Mothers</a> <a href="/acts/13-18.htm">Nurse</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-7.htm">Nursing</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">Pregnant</a> <a href="/luke/23-29.htm">Suck</a> <a href="/luke/21-27.htm">Time</a> <a href="/luke/23-28.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/luke/22-22.htm">Wo</a> <a href="/luke/22-22.htm">Woe</a> <a href="/luke/23-27.htm">Women</a> <a href="/john/3-36.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 21</div>1. <a href="/luke/21-1.htm">Jesus commends the poor widow.</a> 5. <a href="/luke/21-5.htm">He foretells the destruction of the temple, and of the city Jerusalem;</a> 25. <a href="/luke/21-25.htm">the signs also which shall be before the last day.</a> 34. <a href="/luke/21-34.htm">He exhorts them to be watchful.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase highlights the intense suffering and vulnerability of those who are pregnant or nursing during times of crisis. In the context of the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD, such individuals would have faced extreme hardship due to the siege and subsequent famine. The phrase underscores the severity of the situation, as pregnant and nursing mothers would struggle to find food and safety for themselves and their children. This reflects the broader biblical theme of compassion for the vulnerable, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a>, where God is depicted as a shepherd caring for his flock, including nursing ewes.For there will be great distress upon the land The "land" refers to the region of Judea, particularly Jerusalem, which faced devastation during the Roman siege. This distress is not only physical but also spiritual, as the Jewish people faced the consequences of rejecting Jesus as the Messiah. The phrase echoes Old Testament prophecies of judgment, such as in <a href="/jeremiah/30-7.htm">Jeremiah 30:7</a>, which speaks of a time of trouble for Jacob. The distress is a fulfillment of Jesus' earlier warnings in <a href="/luke/19-43.htm">Luke 19:43-44</a>, where He foretold the encirclement and destruction of Jerusalem.and wrath against this people. The "wrath" signifies divine judgment upon the Jewish nation for their unbelief and rejection of Christ. This concept of divine wrath is consistent with the Old Testament, where God's judgment often comes upon His people for their disobedience, as seen in passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a>. The phrase also connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's justice and mercy, where judgment serves as a call to repentance and a reminder of the need for salvation through Christ. This wrath is not arbitrary but is a response to the covenantal unfaithfulness of the people, as outlined in the prophetic literature.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/pregnant_and_nursing_mothers.htm">Pregnant and Nursing Mothers</a> This group is highlighted to emphasize vulnerability and the severity of the coming distress. In the context of ancient society, these women would have been particularly at risk during times of upheaval. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a> Refers to the region of Judea, which is the focal point of the prophecy. This is the geographical area where the predicted events will unfold. 3. <a href="/topical/t/this_people.htm">This People</a> Refers to the Jewish people, who are the primary audience of Jesus' prophecy. The phrase indicates a specific group that will experience the foretold wrath. 4. <a href="/topical/g/great_distress.htm">Great Distress</a> This term describes the intense suffering and turmoil that will occur. It is a period of significant tribulation and hardship. 5. <a href="/topical/w/wrath.htm">Wrath</a> Represents divine judgment and anger. In the context of this passage, it signifies God's response to the people's actions and the unfolding of prophetic events.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_prophetic_warnings.htm">Understanding Prophetic Warnings</a> Recognize the importance of Jesus' warnings about future events. These are not just historical predictions but serve as spiritual lessons for preparedness and faithfulness. <a href="/topical/c/compassion_for_the_vulnerable.htm">Compassion for the Vulnerable</a> The mention of pregnant and nursing mothers highlights the need for compassion and support for those who are most vulnerable during times of crisis. <a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a> Acknowledge the reality of God's judgment as a response to sin and rebellion. This should lead to a sober reflection on our own lives and communities. <a href="/topical/u/urgency_of_repentance.htm">Urgency of Repentance</a> The impending distress calls for immediate repentance and turning back to God. It is a reminder that the time to seek God's mercy is now. <a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_tribulation.htm">Hope Amidst Tribulation</a> While the passage speaks of distress, it also points to the hope of redemption and deliverance for those who remain faithful.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 21</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_tribulation.htm">What is the Tribulation?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_psalm_69_curses_fit_with_mercy.htm">Psalm 69:22-28 calls down curses on enemies--how does this fit with other biblical teachings on mercy and forgiveness (e.g., Matthew 5:44)?</a> <a href="/q/was_luke_21_20-24_written_post-event.htm">In Luke 21:20-24, was Jesus prophesying the destruction of Jerusalem before it happened, or was this written after the fact?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_end_times.htm">What does the Bible say about the end times?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(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 (<a href="/1_corinthians/7-26.htm" title="I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.">1Corinthians 7:26</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/6-4.htm" title="But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,">2Corinthians 6:4</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/12-10.htm" title="Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.">2Corinthians 12:10</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-7.htm" title="Therefore, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:">1Thessalonians 3:7</a>). <a href="/commentaries/luke/21-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>How miserable Οὐαὶ (Ouai) Interjection <a href="/greek/strongs_3759.htm">Strong's 3759: </a> Woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation. A primary exclamation of grief; 'woe'. those ἐκείναις (ekeinais) Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1565.htm">Strong's 1565: </a> 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 Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. [for] pregnant ἐχούσαις (echousais) Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. nursing [mothers]. θηλαζούσαις (thēlazousais) Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2337.htm">Strong's 2337: </a> (a) I give suck, (b) I suck. From thele; to suckle, to suck. For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. there will be ἔσται (estai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. great μεγάλη (megalē) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3173.htm">Strong's 3173: </a> Large, great, in the widest sense. distress ἀνάγκη (anankē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_318.htm">Strong's 318: </a> From ana and the base of agkale; constraint; by implication, distress. upon ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. land γῆς (gēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. wrath ὀργὴ (orgē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> From oregomai; properly, desire, i.e., violent passion (justifiable) abhorrence); by implication punishment. against τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. this τούτῳ (toutō) Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. people. λαῷ (laō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2992.htm">Strong's 2992: </a> Apparently a primary word; a people. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/21-23.htm">Luke 21:23 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/luke/21-23.htm">Luke 21:23 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/luke/21-23.htm">Luke 21:23 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/luke/21-23.htm">Luke 21:23 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/luke/21-23.htm">Luke 21:23 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/21-23.htm">Luke 21:23 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/21-23.htm">Luke 21:23 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/21-23.htm">Luke 21:23 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/luke/21-23.htm">Luke 21:23 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/luke/21-23.htm">Luke 21:23 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/luke/21-23.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 21:23 Woe to those who are pregnant (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/21-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 21:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 21:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/21-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 21:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 21:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>