Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.

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Bible References

O barren

Isaiah 62:4
It shall no longer be said of you, "Forsaken," and it shall no longer be said of your land, "Desolation!" but {you will} be called "My Delight [Is] In Her," and your land, "Married," for Yahweh delights in you, and your land shall be married.
Song of Songs 8:8
{We have a little sister}, {and she does not yet have any breasts}. What should we do for our sister {on the day when she is betrothed}?
Galatians 4:27
For it is written, "Rejoice, O barren woman, who does not give birth to [children]; burst out and shout, [you] who do not have birth pains, because many [are] the children of the desolate [woman], even more than [those of] the one who has a husband."

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1 Samuel 2:5
Those who were full must hire themselves out for bread, but those who are hungry will become fat. As for the infertile, she will bear seven, but [she who has] many sons withers away.
Psalm 113:9
[He] causes the barren woman of the house to dwell [as] the happy mother of children. Praise Yah!
Hebrews 11:11
By faith also, {with Sarah}, he received {the ability to procreate} even {past the normal age}, because he regarded the one who had promised [to be] faithful.

General references

Isaiah 24:14
They lift up their voices; they sing for joy; they shout out from [the] west over the majesty of Yahweh.
Isaiah 27:6
{Days are coming}, let Jacob take root; Israel will blossom and send out shoots, and they will fill [the] face of [the] world [with] fruit.
Isaiah 66:7
Before she was in labor she gave birth; before labor pains came to her, she gave birth to a son.