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
Thou shalt no more be termed, Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed, Desolate: but thou shalt be called, My delight is in her, and thy land, Married; for Jehovah delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
Song of Songs 8:8
We have a little sister, And she hath no breasts: What shall we do for our sister In the day when she shall be spoken for? --
Galatians 4:27
For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break out and cry, thou that travailest not; because the children of the desolate are more numerous than those of her that has a husband.

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1 Samuel 2:5
They that were full have hired themselves out for bread; and the hungry are so no more: Even the barren beareth seven, and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
Psalm 113:9
He maketh the barren woman to keep house, as a joyful mother of sons. Hallelujah!
Hebrews 11:11
By faith also Sarah herself received strength for the conception of seed, and that beyond a seasonable age; since she counted him faithful who promised.

General references

Isaiah 24:14
These shall lift up their voice, they shall shout for the majesty of Jehovah, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
Isaiah 27:6
In the future Jacob shall take root; Israel shall blossom and bud, and they shall fill the face of the world with fruit.
Isaiah 66:7
Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man-child.