“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.”
The comparison of Israel's position to a woman in difficult labor suggests the pain and danger of the situation Israel faces, that judgment will come with the intensity and inevitability of childbirth. The reference to foolishness in not presenting himself in a timely way suggests that Israel's delay in returning to God has only intensified the danger. This verse uses the birthing metaphor to suggest both the danger of Israel's situation and the possibility of new life through judgment.
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