Bible Verses About Labor and Delivery

Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.

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.

Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.

And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.

And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O Lord.

And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.

Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother’s womb.

The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.

Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the Lord.

And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?

And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.

Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the Lord shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

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.

And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

And they journeyed from Beth–el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.

(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)

God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.

For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

And the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying,

And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.

And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.

Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?

They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.