Bible Verses About Struggle in Childbirth

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.

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.

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

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.

Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

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.

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

And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.

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.

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

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.

Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.

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

We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.

And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live?

Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!

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.

She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the Lord.

And his daughter in law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.

We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.

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

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.

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:

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.

For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.

And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

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.

Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the Lord helped me.

He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.

And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.