'Womb' in the Bible

The Lord said to her,“[The founders of] two nations are in your womb;And the separation of two nations has begun in your body;The one people shall be stronger than the other;And the older shall serve the younger.”

When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

Now when the time came for her to give birth, there were twins in her womb.

By the God of your father who will help you,And by the Almighty who blesses youWith blessings of the heavens above,Blessings lying in the deep that couches beneath,Blessings of the [nursing] breasts and of the [fertile] womb.

“Sanctify to Me [that is, set apart for My purpose] every firstborn, the first offspring of every womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal; it is Mine.”

you shall set apart and dedicate to the Lord all that first opens the womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock shall be the Lord’s.

For it happened, when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, that the Lord struck every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of animal. Therefore, I sacrifice to the Lord all the males, the first [to be born] of every womb, but every firstborn of my sons I redeem.’

“All the firstborn males among your livestock belong to Me, whether cattle or sheep.

“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of and as a substitute for every firstborn, that is, the first that opens the womb among the Israelites. So the Levites shall be Mine,

for they are wholly given to Me from among the Israelites. I have taken them for Myself instead of all who are born first, the firstborn of all the Israelites.

Oh, do not let her be like one dead, already half decomposed when he comes from his mother’s womb.”

Every firstborn of the womb of all flesh, whether it is man or animal, which they bring to the Lord, shall be yours; nevertheless, the firstborn of man you shall most certainly redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem.

But Naomi said, “Go back, my daughters, why should you go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb that may become your husbands?

He said,“Naked (without possessions) I came [into this world] from my mother’s womb,And naked I will return there.The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

Because it did not shut the doors of my mother’s womb,Nor hide trouble from my eyes.

‘Why then did You bring me out of the womb?Would that I had perished and no eye had seen me!

‘I should have been as though I had not existed;[I should have been] carried from the womb to the grave.’

“A mother will forget him;The worm feeds on him until he is no longer remembered.And wickedness will be broken like a tree [which cannot be restored].

“Did not He who made me in the womb make my servant,And did not the same One fashion us both in the womb?

(But from my youth the orphan grew up with me as with a father,And from my mother’s womb I have been the widow’s guide),

“Or who enclosed the sea with doorsWhen it burst forth and went out of the womb;

“Out of whose womb has come the ice?And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth?

Yet You are He who pulled me out of the womb;You made me trust when on my mother’s breasts.

I was cast upon You from birth;From my mother’s womb You have been my God.

The wicked are estranged from the womb;These go astray from birth, speaking lies [even twisted partial truths].

Upon You have I relied and been sustained from my birth;You are He who took me from my mother’s womb and You have been my benefactor from that day.My praise is continually of You.

Your people will offer themselves willingly [to participate in Your battle] in the day of Your power;In the splendor of holiness, from the womb of the dawn,Your young men are to You as the dew.

Behold, children are a heritage and gift from the Lord,The fruit of the womb a reward.

For You formed my innermost parts;You knit me [together] in my mother’s womb.

Sheol, and the barren womb,Earth that is never satisfied with water,And fire that never says, “It is enough.”

What, O my son?And what, O son of my womb?And what [shall I advise you], O son of my vows?

As he came naked from his mother’s womb, so he will return as he came; and he will take away nothing from all his labor that he can carry in his hand.

Just as you do not know the way and path of the wind or how the bones are formed in the womb of a pregnant woman, even so you do not know the activity of God who makes all things.

Their bows will cut down the young men [of Babylon];They will take no pity on the fruit of the womb,Their eyes will not look with compassion on the children.

This is what the Lord who made youAnd formed you from the womb, who will help you says,‘Fear not, O Jacob My servant;And Jeshurun (Israel, the upright one) whom I have chosen.

For the Lord, your Redeemer, and He who formed you from the womb says this,“I am the Lord, Maker of all things,Who alone stretches out the heavens,Who spreads out the earth by Myself,

“Listen to Me,” [says the Lord], “O house of Jacob,And all the remnant of the house of Israel,You who have been carried by Me from your birthAnd have been carried [in My arms] from the womb,

Listen to Me, O islands and coastlands,And pay attention, you peoples from far away.The Lord has called Me from the womb;From the body of My mother He has named Me.

And now says the Lord, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant,To bring Jacob back to Him and that Israel might be gathered to Him,—For I am honored in the eyes of the Lord,And My God is My strength—

[The Lord answered] “Can a woman forget her nursing childAnd have no compassion on the son of her womb?Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.

“Shall I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery?” says the Lord.“Or shall I who gives delivery shut the womb?” says your God.

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you [and approved of you as My chosen instrument],And before you were born I consecrated you [to Myself as My own];I have appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

Because he did not kill me before my birth,So that my mother might have been my grave,And her womb always pregnant.

Why did I come out of the wombTo see trouble and sorrow,So that my days have been filled with shame?

Give them [the punishment they deserve], O Lord! What will You give?Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

In their mother’s womb he took his brother by the heel,And in his maturity he contended with God.