13 Bible Verses about Reasons For Barrenness

Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said to himself, "Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?"

Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah.

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

But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the LORD had closed her womb.

And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the LORD had closed her womb.

Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, "Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?"

And Sarai said to Abram, "Behold now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children by her." And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.

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

If a man takes his brother's wife, it is impurity. He has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

He has no posterity or progeny among his people, and no survivor where he used to live.

And Samuel said, "As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women." And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORDin Gilgal.

Thus says the LORD: "Write this man down as childless, a man who shall not succeed in his days, for none of his offspring shall succeed in sitting on the throne of David and ruling again in Judah."

May his posterity be cut off; may his name be blotted out in the second generation!