Hosea 13:13

The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.

Cross-reference

2 Kings 19:3 uses the identical image of children at birth with no strength, expressing distress like in Hosea.

Psalm 48:6 Parallel

Psalm 48:6 uses the same childbirth-pain simile to describe terror — matching the anguish here.

Isaiah 13:8 Parallel

Isaiah 13:8 also compares distress to a woman in labor — reinforcing the metaphor of unavoidable pain.

Isaiah 21:3 Parallel

Isaiah 21:3 uses identical language of labor pangs to express personal anguish — a direct parallel.

Isaiah 26:17 compares God's people to a woman writhing in labor, mirroring Hosea's metaphor of birth pains.

Jeremiah 4:31 depicts Zion crying out like a woman in labor — same prophetic image of suffering.

Jeremiah 13:21 warns that pangs like a woman in labor will take hold — echoing the birth-pain judgment.

Jeremiah 22:23 describes pain as of a woman in labor — reinforcing the same metaphor for calamity.

Jeremiah 30:6 asks if a man can bear a child, using labor pains to depict distress — same imagery.

Micah 4:9 Allusion

In Micah 4:9, the same metaphor of labor pains describes distress, echoing Israel's anguish when lacking leadership.

Micah 4:10 Allusion

In Micah 4:10, the birth pain image is used for distress but promises redemption after exile, paralleling Hosea's metaphor.

In 1 Thessalonians 5:3, labor pains represent sudden destruction for those ignoring warning, similar to Hosea's unwise son.

John 16:21 Contrast

John 16:21 uses childbirth to describe joy after sorrow — contrasting with Hosea's failed birth where the son does not emerge.

Isaiah 26:18 uses childbirth imagery for futile labor — similar to Hosea's failed birth, but Isaiah speaks of Israel's vain efforts.