King James Version

Luke 21:23

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before those here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “in” (ἐν) before the here.

οὐαὶouaiwoeοὐαίparticle — “woe”G3759woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation.woeταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνenuntoἐνpreposition — “unto”G1722in, on, among.untoγαστρὶgastrithem that are with childγαστήρ (gastēr)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “them that are with child”, the to- or for-formG1064the womb, stomach; of a woman: to be with child (lit: to have [a child] in the belly).them that are with childἐχούσαιςechousaisto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, feminine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θηλαζούσαιςthēlazousaisto them that give suckθηλάζω (thēlazō)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, feminine — “to them that give suck”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2337(a) I give suck, (b) I suck.This verse uses “give suck”.to them that give suckἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἐκείναιςekeinaisthoseἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, plural, feminine — “those”, the to- or for-formG1565that, that one there, yonder.thoseταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέραιςhēmeraisdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “days”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.daysἔσταιestaithere shall beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “there shall be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.there shall beγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἀνάγκηanankēdistressἀνάγκηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “distress”, the subject formG318necessity, constraint, compulsion; there is need to; force, violence.distressμεγάληmegalēgreatμέγας (megas)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.ἐπὶepiinἐπίpreposition — “in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.inτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēslandγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “land”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.This verse uses “land”.the landκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὀργὴorgēwrathὀργήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “wrath”, the subject formG3709anger, wrath, passion; punishment, vengeance.This verse uses “wrath”.wrathτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.λαῷlaōpeopleλαός (laos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “people”, the to- or for-formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.peopleτούτῳtoutōthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐνenuntoἐνpreposition — “unto”G1722in, on, among.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'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;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

'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;

World English Bible

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 .

Darby Translation

But woe to them that are with child and to them who give suck in those days, for there shall be great distress upon the land and wrath upon this people.

Douay-Rheims

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.

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