Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.
Maketh
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Bible References
Maketh
Psalm 68:6
God causes the lonely to dwell in families. He leads prisoners into prosperity, but rebels live on parched land.
Genesis 21:5
Abraham was 100 years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
Genesis 25:21
Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, since she was unable to conceive children, and the LORD responded to him his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
Genesis 30:22
Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,
1 Samuel 2:5
Those who had an abundance of bread now hire themselves out, and those who were hungry hunger no more. While the barren woman gives birth to seven children, she who had many children languishes.
Isaiah 54:1
"Sing, you barren woman, even the one who never bore a child! Burst into song and shout for joy, even you who were never in labor! For the children of the desolate woman will be more than the children of her that is married," says the LORD.
Luke 1:13
But the angel told him, "Stop being afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.
Galatians 4:27
For it is written, "Rejoice, you childless woman, who cannot give birth to any children! Break into song and shout, you who feel no pains of childbirth! For the children of the deserted woman are more numerous than the children of the woman who has a husband."
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2 Kings 4:17
"No, sir! Please, as a godly man, don't mislead your servant!" But the woman did conceive and did bear a son at that very same time the next year, just as Elisha had told her.