Matthew 24:19But woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days!
The setting
Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, ~30 AD. Tuesday of Passion Week. Jesus sits overlooking the temple, speaking privately to Peter, James, John, and Andrew about Jerusalem's coming destruction...
The emotion here: heartbroken knowing what's coming for the innocent
The original word
ouai (οὐαί) — an onomatopoeia of pain, like 'alas!' expressing deep grief
Why it matters
This prophecy was fulfilled in 70 AD when pregnant women and mothers faced horrific conditions during Rome's siege of Jerusalem
Read with care
What most readers miss in Matthew 24:19
Jesus isn't being cruel — He's warning them with 40 years' notice to prepare and flee
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about the end times, but Jesus was specifically warning about Jerusalem's destruction in 70 AD — giving His followers 40 years to prepare and escape.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Matthew 24:19
Bible Genome reading
Matthew 24:19 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Matthew 24:19 comes from the book of Matthew, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Jesus. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 5% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include compassion, suffering. Notable phrases: woe to those; with child; nursing mothers. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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