Deuteronomy 28:38

³⁸ Thou shalt carry out much seed into the field, and shalt gather in but a··little; for the locust shall consume it.

Thanks to the Kempton Project for the permission to use this New Church translation of the Word.

Sorrow

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

¹⁶ To the woman he said, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. In pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."