13 Bible Verses about Reasons For Barrenness

Then Abraham fell upon his face and laughed and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him who is one hundred years old? and shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear?

Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age, and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

For the LORD had completely closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

But unto Hannah he would give a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah, even though the LORD had shut up her womb.

And her rival provoked her to anger and sorrow because the LORD had shut up her womb.

And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel; and he said, Am I in God's stead, who has withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD has restrained me from bearing; I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he has uncovered his uncle's nakedness; they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.

And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing; he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

He shall have neither son nor grandson among his people, nor any to succeed him in his dwellings.

And Samuel said, As thy sword has made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. Then Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.

Thus hath the LORD said, Write what shall be of this man deprived of a generation, a man unto whom nothing shall prosper in all the days of his life, for no man of his seed who sits upon the throne of David and rules over Judah shall prosper.

Let his posterity be cut off, and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.