Luke 21:23 Meaning and Explanation
“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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Read Full Chapter →Jesus grieves for pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days of great distress and wrath upon the land.
What Does Luke 21:23 Mean?
In the midst of prophecy, compassion breaks through. Woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck: Jesus thinks of the women for whom flight would be slowest and siege cruelest, the expectant and the nursing. Great distress is coming on the land, he says, and wrath upon this people.
This woe is not a curse but a lament; it is the same voice that wept over the city. Jesus sees coming judgment not as an abstraction but as mothers and infants in danger, and he grieves. Whatever else these prophecies teach, they reveal a Lord whose eyes rest on the most vulnerable, and who feels the weight of every sorrow he foretells.
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What does Luke 21:23 mean?
Jesus grieves for pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days of great distress and wrath upon the land.