17 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
17 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!
17 And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days!
17 Pregnant and nursing mothers will have it especially hard.
17 But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!
17 How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Mark 13:17
Commentary on Mark 13:14-23
(Read Mark 13:14-23)
The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destruction and desolation, that the like cannot be found in any history. Promises of power to persevere, and cautions against falling away, well agree with each other. But the more we consider these things, the more we shall see abundant cause to flee without delay for refuge to Christ, and to renounce every earthly object, for the salvation of our souls.