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.

General references

Bible References

O barren

Isaiah 62:4
You will no longer be called Deserted,
and your land will not be called Desolate;
instead, you will be called My Delight is in Her,
and your land Married;
for the Lord delights in you,
and your land will be married.
Song of Songs 8:8
B Our sister is young;
she has no breasts.
What will we do for our sister
on the day she is spoken for?
Galatians 4:27
For it is written:

Rejoice, childless woman,
who does not give birth.
Burst into song and shout,
you who are not in labor,
for the children of the desolate are many,
more numerous than those
of the woman who has a husband.

For more

1 Samuel 2:5
Those who are full hire themselves out for food,
but those who are starving hunger no more.
The woman who is childless gives birth to seven,
but the woman with many sons pines away.
Psalm 113:9
He gives the childless woman a household,
making her the joyful mother of children.
Hallelujah!
Hebrews 11:11
By faith even Sarah herself, when she was unable to have children, received power to conceive offspring, even though she was past the age, since she considered that the One who had promised was faithful.

General references

Isaiah 24:14
They raise their voices, they sing out;
they proclaim in the west
the majesty of the Lord.
Isaiah 27:6
In days to come, Jacob will take root.
Israel will blossom and bloom
and fill the whole world with fruit.
Isaiah 66:7
Before Zion was in labor, she gave birth;
before she was in pain, she delivered a boy.

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