“And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.”
In a loud voice she exclaimed: blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear — the loud voice communicates the prophetic intensity of Elizabeth's declaration — not a polite greeting but a Spirit-filled proclamation. Blessed are you among women echoes the language applied to Jael (Judges 5:24) and Judith (Judith 13:18) — the women who delivered Israel. Blessed is the child you will bear: the blessing of the mother and the child together establishes both as recipients of divine favor.
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