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 settles the lonely in a home; he brings prisoners out into prosperity. But the rebellious abide in a barren land.
Genesis 21:5
And Abraham [was] one hundred years old when Isaac his son was born to him.
Genesis 25:21
And Isaac prayed to Yahweh on behalf of his wife, for she [was] barren. And Yahweh responded to his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
Genesis 30:22
Then God remembered Rachel and listened to her, and God opened her womb.
1 Samuel 2:5
Those who were full must hire themselves out for bread, but those who are hungry will become fat. As for the infertile, she will bear seven, but [she who has] many sons withers away.
Isaiah 54:1
"Sing for joy, barren [woman]; [who] has not borne! Burst forth [into] rejoicing and rejoice, [she who] has not been in labor! For [the] children of [the] desolate woman [are] more than [the] children of [the] married woman," says Yahweh.
Luke 1:13
But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will call his name John.
Galatians 4:27
For it is written, "Rejoice, O barren woman, who does not give birth to [children]; burst out and shout, [you] who do not have birth pains, because many [are] the children of the desolate [woman], even more than [those of] the one who has a husband."
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2 Kings 4:17
But the woman conceived, and she bore a son {in the spring}, which Elisha had promised to her.