Luke 23:29
Strong's Lexicon
Look,
ἰδοὺ (idou)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2400: See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!

[the] days
ἡμέραι (hēmerai)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

are coming
ἔρχονται (erchontai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go.

when
αἷς (hais)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

[people] will say,
ἐροῦσιν (erousin)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2046: Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say.

‘Blessed [are]
Μακάριαι (Makariai)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3107: Happy, blessed, to be envied. A prolonged form of the poetical makar; supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off.

the
αἱ (hai)
Article - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

barren [women],
στεῖραι (steirai)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 4723: Barren. A contraction from stereos; 'sterile'.

the
αἱ (hai)
Article - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

wombs
κοιλίαι (koiliai)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 2836: From koilos; a cavity, i.e. the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart.

that
αἳ (hai)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

never
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

bore,
ἐγέννησαν (egennēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1080: From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

breasts
μαστοὶ (mastoi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3149: The breast, pap. From the base of massaomai; a breast.

that
οἳ (hoi)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

never
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

nursed.
ἔθρεψαν (ethrepsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5142: A primary verb; properly, to stiffen, i.e. Fatten (with food, etc.), pamper, rear).

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!

Young's Literal Translation
for, lo, days do come, in which{.htm" title="{"> they shall say, Happy the barren, and wombs that did not bare, and paps that did not give suck;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Look, the days are coming when they will say, ‘The women without children, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed, are fortunate! ’

New American Standard Bible
"For behold, the days are coming when they will say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.'

King James Bible
For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed [are] the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
For the time will come when you will say, 'Blessed are the childless women, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!'

New Living Translation
For the days are coming when they will say, 'Fortunate indeed are the women who are childless, the wombs that have not borne a child and the breasts that have never nursed.'

English Standard Version
For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’

New American Standard Bible
"For behold, the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.'

King James Bible
For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Look, the days are coming when they will say, The women without children, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed, are fortunate!'

International Standard Version
because the time is surely coming when people will say, 'How blessed are the women who couldn't bear children and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!'

NET Bible
For this is certain: The days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore children, and the breasts that never nursed!'

American Standard Version
For behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the breasts that never gave suck.

English Revised Version
For behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the breasts that never gave suck.

Young's Literal Translation
for, lo, days do come, in which they shall say, Happy the barren, and wombs that did not bare, and paps that did not give suck;
















Cross References
Ecclesiastes 4:3
Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

Matthew 24:19
And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

Luke 11:27
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

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.

Luke 23:28
But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

Luke 1:1
Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

Luke 23:27
And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.

Luke 23:26
And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

Luke 23:30
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

Luke 23:31
For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

Luke 23:32
And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.
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