13 Bible Verses about Reasons For Barrenness

And Abraham falleth upon his face, and laugheth, and saith in his heart, 'To the son of an hundred years is one born? or doth Sarah -- daughter of ninety years -- bear?'

And Sarah is hearkening at the opening of the tent, which is behind him;

for Jehovah restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

and to Hannah he giveth a certain portion -- double, for he hath loved Hannah, and Jehovah hath shut her womb;

and her adversity hath also provoked her greatly, so as to make her tremble, for Jehovah hath shut up her womb.

And Jacob's anger burneth against Rachel, and he saith, 'Am I in stead of God who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?'

and Sarai saith unto Abram, 'Lo, I pray thee, Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing, go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; perhaps I am built up from her;' and Abram hearkeneth to the voice of Sarai.

'And a man who lieth with his aunt, the nakedness of his uncle he hath uncovered; their sin they bear; childless they die.

And a man who taketh his brother's wife -- it is impurity; the nakedness of his brother he hath uncovered; childless they are.

He hath no continuator, Nor successor among his people, And none is remaining in his dwellings.

And Samuel saith, 'As thy sword bereaved women -- so is thy mother bereaved above women;' and Samuel heweth Agag in pieces before Jehovah in Gilgal.

Thus said Jehovah: Write ye this man childless, A man -- he doth not prosper in his days, For none of his seed doth prosper, Sitting on the throne of David, And ruling again in Judah!

His posterity is for cutting off, In another generation is their name blotted out.