She was soon to give birth, and the pains and suffering of childbirth made her cry out.
Good News Translation
She was soon to give birth, and the pains and suffering of childbirth made her cry out.
New Revised Standard Version
She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pangs, in the agony of giving birth.
Contemporary English Version
She was about to give birth, and she was crying because of the great pain.
New American Bible
She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And being with child, she cried travailing in birth: and was in pain to be delivered.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And being with child, she cried travailing in birth: and was in pain to be delivered.
travailing.
Revelation 12:4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to be delivered: that, when she should be delivered, he might devour her son.
Isaiah 53:11 Because his soul hath laboured, he shall see and be filled: by his knowledge shall this my just servant justify many, and he shall bear their iniquities.
Isaiah 54:1 Give praise, O thou barren, that bearest not: sing forth praise, and make a joyful noise, thou that didst not travail with child: for many are the children of the desolate, more than of her that hath a husband, saith the Lord.
Isaiah 66:7,8 Before she was in labour, she brought forth; before her time came to be delivered, she brought forth a man child. . . .
Micah 5:3 And thou Bethlehem Ephrata, art a little one among the thousands of Juda, out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be the ruler in Israel: and his going forth is from the beginning, from the days of eternity.
John 16:21 A woman, when she is in labour, hath sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she hath brought forth the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
Galatians 4:19,27 My little children, of whom I am in labour again, until Christ be formed in you. . . .