... for God can only be used to describe a woman writhing in labour pains. It has no other meaning in Hebrew. It's interesting to note what the Jerusalem Bible translators did with this verse. It reads, "You were unmindful of the rock, who gave birth; you forgot the God who fathered you ( emphasis ... "man- is not the generic "mankind- or "human- but one that means-male-. Perhaps after all it might be more accurate to call God "She- Psalms 91:4 uses the image of a mothering bird- "He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be ... 23...

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