22 Bible Verses about God, Feminine Descriptions Of
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This is what Jehovah says, the one who made you, who formed you in the womb, and who will help you: 'Do not be afraid, O Jacob, my servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
Am I their mother? Did I give birth to them? Are you really asking me to carry them in my arms, as a nurse carries a baby, all the way to the land you promised their ancestors with an oath?
You ignored the rock that fathered you and forgot the God who gave you life.
I am Jehovah, your savior. I am the one who created you. I am Jehovah, the Creator of all things. I alone stretched out the heavens! No one helped me when I made the earth (I was by myself) (Who was with me?).
Jehovah saw that Leah was loved less, so he made it possible for her to have children. But Rachel had none.
Jehovah formed me in the womb to be his servant. I am to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to him. Jehovah honors me. My God has become my strength.
Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I set you apart for my holy purpose. I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.
You are the one who brought me out of the womb. You made me feel safe at my mother's breasts.
Why then did you bring me out of the womb? I wish I had died before anyone saw me.
I have relied on you all my life. You have protected me since the day I was born. I will always praise you.
Do I bring a mother to the moment of birth and not let her deliver? Asks Jehovah. Do I cause a mother to deliver and then make her unable to have children? Asks your God.
Can a woman forget her nursing child? Will she have no compassion on the child from her womb? Although mothers forget, I will not forget you.
As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you. You will be comforted in Jerusalem.
He tends his flock like a shepherd. He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart. He gently leads those that have young.
He found his people in a desert land, in a barren place where animals howl. He guarded them, took care of them, and protected them because they were the precious apple (pupil) of his eye. Like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, spreads its wings to catch them, and carries them on its wings,
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you kill the prophets and stone the messengers who are sent to you! How often I wanted to gather your children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings. But you were not willing!
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets! You stone those sent to you. How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her own brood under her wings. But you would not have it!
May Jehovah reward you for what you have done. May you have a full reward from Jehovah the God of Israel, to whom you have come for protection!
Keep me as if I were the pupil (apple) of your eye (center of attention). Hide me in the shadow of your wings.
He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge. His truth is your shield and armor.
