31 Bible Verses about Barren Women
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Causing the barren woman to dwell in household, A mother of sons in her joy! Praise ye Yah.
So then Isaac made entreaty unto Yahweh in behalf of his wife, for she was, barren, - and Yahweh suffered himself to be entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
Shout in triumph, O barren one, Who hadst not borne, - Break forth into shouts of triumph - and trill thy voice, Who hadst not travailed in birth, For, more, are the children of the Desolate Than the children of Her who had the husband, Saith Yahweh.
And, when Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, he granted her to bear children, - whereas, Rachel, was barren.
And Rachel saw she had borne no children unto Jacob, so Rachel became envious of her sister, - and said unto Jacob, Come! give me children, or else, I die.
For it is written - Be gladdened, O barren one! that wast not giving birth, break forth and shout, thou that wast not in birth-pains, - because, more, are the children of the deserted one, than of her that had the husband.
Shout in triumph, O barren one, Who hadst not borne, - Break forth into shouts of triumph - and trill thy voice, Who hadst not travailed in birth, For, more, are the children of the Desolate Than the children of Her who had the husband, Saith Yahweh. Enlarge the space of thy tent And the curtains of thy habitations, let them spread forth do not spare, - Lengthen thy cords, And thy tent-pins, make thou fast; For, on the right hand and on the left, shalt thou break forth, - And thy seed, shall of the nations, take possession, And forsaken cities, shall they cause to be inhabited.read more.
Do not fear for thou shalt not turn pale, Neither feel disgraced for thou shalt not be put to the blush, - For, the shame of thy youth, shalt thou forget, And the reproach of thy widowhood, shalt thou remember no more; For, thy husband, is, thy Maker, Yahweh of hosts, is his Name, - And, thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, The God of all the earth, shall he be called.
In respect, however, of the promise of God, he was not led to hesitate by unbelief, but received power by his faith, giving glory unto God,
Blessed shalt thou be beyond all the peoples, - there shall not be in thee a barren male or female, nor among thy cattle;
And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, and, his name, was Manoah; and, his wife, was barren, and had borne no child. And the messenger of Yahweh appeared unto the woman, - and said unto her - Lo! I pray thee, thou, art barren, and hast borne no child, but thou shalt conceive, and shalt bear a son.
There shall be nothing casting its young or barren in thy land, - the number of thy days, will I make full.
Thy wife, like a fruitful vine, within the recesses of thy house, - Thy children, like plantings of olive-trees, round about thy table.
Hades, and barrenness, - A land not satisfied with water, and fire, that saith not, Enough!
And God blessed them, and God said to them Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, - and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the bird of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth on the land.
Lo! an inheritance from Yahweh, are children, A reward, the fruit of the womb: As arrows in the hand of a warrior, so, are the children of young men. How happy the man who hath filled his quiver with them! They will not be ashamed, but will speak with enemies in the gate.
Therefore, Michal Saul's daughter, had no child, - unto the day of her death.
Cast upon Yahweh thy lot, and, he, will sustain thee: He will not suffer, to times age-abiding, the righteous one to be shaken.
Wait thou for Yahweh, - Be strong, and let thy heart be bold, Wait, then, for Yahweh!
By faith, even Sarah herself, received power for founding a seed, even beyond the season of life's prime, - seeing that, faithful, she reckoned, him that had promised;
So shall ye serve Yahweh your God, and he will bless thy bread and thy water, - and I will take away sickness out of thy midst. There shall be nothing casting its young or barren in thy land, - the number of thy days, will I make full.
For Yahweh, had restrained from bearing, every female a of the house of Abimelech, - because of Sarah, wife of Abraham.
Then kindled the anger of Jacob with Rachel, - and he said, Am I, in the place of God, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
[KAPH] My soul, hath languished for thy salvation, For thy word, have I hoped. Mine eyes have failed for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? Though I have been like a wine-skin in the smoke, thy statutes, have I not forgotten.
And, as they led him away, they laid hold of a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the country, - they laid on him the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. And there was following him a great throng of the people, and of women, who were smiting themselves and lamenting him. But, turning towards them, Jesus said - Daughters of Jerusalem! Do not weep for me; but, for yourselves, be weeping, and for your children.read more.
For lo! days are coming, in which they will say - Happy the barren! even the wombs that never bare, and the breasts that never gave suck. Then, will they begin to say - unto the mountains, Fall upon us! and unto the hills, Cover us! Because if, in moist wood, these things, they are doing, - in, the dry, what shall happen?
Could, I, bring to the birth and not cause to bring forth? saith Yahweh. Or, I, be causing to bring forth and then prevent? Saith thy God.
But the messenger said unto him - Do not fear, Zachariah! Inasmuch as thy supplication hath been hearkened to, - and, thy wife Elizabeth, shall bring forth a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name, John;
Now, Yahweh, visited Sarah, as he had said, - And Yahweh did for Sarah as he had spoken.
For lo! days are coming, in which they will say - Happy the barren! even the wombs that never bare, and the breasts that never gave suck.
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- Barren (62 instances)