Dan 5:6, Hos 13:13, Mic 4:9-10, Joh 16:21-22, 1Th 5:3 | ESV | STEP | Then the king’s color changed , and his thoughts alarmed him; his limbs gave way , and his knees knocked together .

Daniel 5:6

6 ^aThen the king’s color changed, ^band his thoughts alarmed him; ^chis limbs gave way, and ^dhis knees knocked together.

Hosea 13:13

13 ^eThe pangs of childbirth come for him,
but he is an unwise son,
for at the right time he does not present himself
^fat the opening of the womb.

Micah 4:9-10

9 Now why do you cry aloud?
^gIs there no king in you?
^hHas your counselor perished,
that ⁱpain seized you like a woman in labor?
10 ^jWrithe and groan, ^{▼▼Or push} O daughter of Zion,
like a woman in labor,
for ^lnow you shall go out from the city
and dwell in the open country;
you ^mshall go to Babylon.
There you shall be rescued;
ⁿthere the Lord will redeem you
from the hand of your enemies.

John 16:21-22

21 ^oWhen a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 ^pSo also you have sorrow now, but ^qI will see you again, and ^ryour hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

3 While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then ^ssudden destruction will come upon them ^tas labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.