2 Esdras 16:38 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

³⁸ Like as a woman with child in the ninth month, when the hour of her delivery draweth near, within two or three hours doleful pains compass her womb, and when the child cometh forth from the womb, there shall be no tarrying for a moment:

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Common English Bible

³⁸ Look, the disasters are approaching and won’t be delayed.

Good News Translation (US Version)

³⁸ A woman in the ninth month of pregnancy may suffer labor pains for several hours, but when the time comes for the baby to be born, there is no longer any delay.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

³⁸ Just as a woman with child in the ninth month, when the hour of her delivery draws near, within two or three hours great pains surround her womb, and when the child comes out from the womb, there will be no waiting for a moment,

Good News Bible (Anglicised)

³⁸ A woman in the ninth month of pregnancy may suffer labour pains for several hours, but when the time comes for the baby to be born, there is no longer any delay.

World English Bible British Edition

³⁸ Just as a woman with child in the ninth month, when the hour of her delivery draws near, within two or three hours great pains surround her womb, and when the child comes out from the womb, there will be no waiting for a moment,

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

³⁸ Just as a pregnant woman, in the ninth month when the time of her delivery draws near, has great pains around her womb for two or three hours beforehand, but when the child comes forth from the womb, there will not be a moment's delay,

2 Esdras 16:38 Cross References