Revelation 12:2
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. . . .

Context
The Woman and the Dragon
1And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. 2And being with child, she cried travailing in birth: and was in pain to be delivered. 3And there was seen another sign in heaven. And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns and on his heads seven diadems.…
Cross References
Isaiah 26:17
As a woman with child, when she draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs: so are we become in thy presence, O Lord.

Isaiah 66:6
A voice of the people from the city, a voice from the temple, the voice of the Lord that rendereth recompense to his enemies.

Micah 4:9
And thou, O cloudy tower of the flock, of the daughter of Sion, unto thee shall it come: yea the first power shall come, the kingdom to the daughter of Jerusalem.

Matthew 24:8
Now all these are the beginnings of sorrows.

Revelation 12:1
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