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NASB | Matthew 24:19 "But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 24:19 "And woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! |
Bible Question:
Matthew 24:19: what does this mean |
Bible Answer: Greetings Joseph01! Matthew 24 is a lengthy passage describing events from the time of Christ all the way to the end of the world. Matt. 24:19 seems to be a description of the events that would take place at the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 a.d. The phrase simply indicates that it would be very difficult for mothers and mother's to be to escape the city during it's destruction. Here is what Clarke says about this verse: "And wo unto them (alas! for them) that are with child, etc. - For such persons are not in a condition to make their escape; neither can they bear the miseries of the siege. Josephus says the houses were full of women and children that perished by the famine; and that the mothers snatched the food even out of their own children’s mouths. See War, b. v. c. 10. But he relates a more horrid story than this, of one Mary, the daughter of Eliezar, illustrious for her family and riches, who, being stripped and plundered of all her goods and provisions by the soldiers, in hunger, rage, and despair, killed and boiled her own sucking child, and had eaten one half of him before it was discovered. This shocking story is told, War, b. vi. c. 3, with several circumstances of aggravation." I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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