The Bible

 

Deuteronomy 28:25

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25 Jehovah will cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies; thou shalt go out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them: and thou shalt be tossed to and from among all the kingdoms of the earth.

Commentary

 

Sorrow

  

The woman condemned to 'bring forth sons in sorrow' denotes the anxieties and combats in the production of truths.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 261-263, Genesis 3:16)