Barrenness

And Isaac maketh entreaty to Jehovah before his wife, for she <FI>is<Fi> barren: and Jehovah is entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceiveth,

Causing the barren one of the house to sit, A joyful mother of sons; praise ye Jah!

`Blessed art thou above all the peoples, there is not in thee a barren man or a barren woman--nor among your cattle;

there is not a miscarrying and barren one in thy land; the number of thy days I fulfil:

Sing, O barren, she hath not borne! Break forth with singing, and cry aloud, She hath not brought forth! For more <FI>are<Fi> the sons of the desolate, Than the sons of the married one, said Jehovah.

for it hath been written, `Rejoice, O barren, who art not bearing; break forth and cry, thou who art not travailing, because many <FI>are<Fi> the children of the desolate--more than of her having the husband.'

And Sarai is barren--she hath no child.

And Jehovah seeth that Leah <FI>is<Fi> the hated one, and He openeth her womb, and Rachel <FI>is<Fi> barren;

and they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.

The satiated for bread hired themselves, And the hungry have ceased. While the barren hath borne seven, And she abounding with sons hath languished.

for, lo, days do come, in which they shall say, Happy the barren, and wombs that did not bare, and paps that did not give suck;

Thy wife <FI>is<Fi> as a fruitful vine in the sides of thy house, Thy sons as olive plants around thy table.

and lo, Elisabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;

And there is a certain man of Ramathaim-Zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name <FI>is<Fi> Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, and Ephrathite, — read the full passage →

Whose house I have made the wilderness, And his dwellings the barren land,

And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, `Give me sons, and if there is none--I die.'

And the northern I put far off from you, And have driven him unto a land dry and desolate, With his face unto the eastern sea, And his rear unto the western sea, And come up hath his stink, And come up doth his stench, For he hath exerted himself to work.

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb. — read the full passage →

By faith also Sarah herself did receive power to conceive seed, and she bare after the time of life, seeing she did judge Him faithful who did promise;

And God blesseth them, and God saith to them, `Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping upon the earth.'

Sheol, and a restrained womb, Earth--it <FI>is<Fi> not satisfied <FI>with<Fi> water, And fire--it hath not said, `Sufficiency,'

and a messenger of Jehovah appeareth unto the woman, and saith unto her, `Lo, I pray thee, thou <FI>art<Fi> barren, and hast not borne; when thou hast conceived, then thou hast borne a son.

And God remembereth Rachel, and God hearkeneth unto her, and openeth her womb,

For Thou--Thou hast possessed my reins, Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly.

And there is a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danite, and his name <FI>is<Fi> Manoah, his wife <FI>is<Fi> barren, and hath not borne;

Sing, O barren, she hath not borne! Break forth with singing, and cry aloud, She hath not brought forth! For more <FI>are<Fi> the sons of the desolate, Than the sons of the married one, said Jehovah. — read the full passage →

And there is a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danite, and his name <FI>is<Fi> Manoah, his wife <FI>is<Fi> barren, and hath not borne; — read the full passage →

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb.

`And ye have served Jehovah your God, and He hath blessed thy bread and thy water, and I have turned aside sickness from thine heart; — read the full passage →

A fruitful land becometh a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.

And the sons of Israel add to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and Jehovah giveth them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. — read the full passage →

By faith also Sarah herself did receive power to conceive seed, and she bare after the time of life, seeing she did judge Him faithful who did promise; — read the full passage →

Thy teeth as a row of the lambs, That have come up from the washing, Because all of them are forming twins, And a bereaved one is not among them.

Thy teeth as a row of the shorn ones That have come up from the washing, For all of them are forming twins, And a bereaved one is not among them.

and at the promise of God did not stagger in unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, having given glory to God,

for these things being to you and abounding, do make <FI>you<Fi> neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Seeing that many did take in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us, — read the full passage →

And Jehovah saith unto Abraham, `Why <FI>is<Fi> this? Sarah hath laughed, saying, Is it true really--I bear--and I am aged? Is any thing too wonderful for Jehovah? at the appointed time I return unto thee, about the time of life, and Sarah hath a son.'

`Blessed <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, increase of thine oxen, and wealth of thy flock.

whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified,

we not looking to the things seen, but to the things not seen; for the things seen <FI>are<Fi> temporary, but the things not seen <FI>are<Fi> age-during.

And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto king Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, and the king riseth to meet her, and boweth himself to her, and sitteth on his throne, and placeth a throne for the mother of the king, and she sitteth at his right hand.

And she saith, `Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother for a wife.'

As to Michal daughter of Saul, she had no child till the day of her death.

And God saith unto Abraham, `Sarai thy wife--thou dost not call her name Sarai, for Sarah <FI>is<Fi> her name; — read the full passage →

And she is bitter in soul, and prayeth unto Jehovah, and weepeth greatly,

And God remembereth Rachel, and God hearkeneth unto her, and openeth her womb, — read the full passage →

Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

`Thus hath the Lord done to me, in days in which He looked upon <FI>me<Fi> , to take away my reproach among men.'

And Abraham prayeth unto God, and God healeth Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bear: — read the full passage →

And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity, — read the full passage →

Sing, O barren, she hath not borne! Break forth with singing, and cry aloud, She hath not brought forth! For more <FI>are<Fi> the sons of the desolate, Than the sons of the married one, said Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Treating evil the barren <FI>who<Fi> beareth not, And <FI>to<Fi> the widow he doth no good,

and lo, Elisabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren; — read the full passage →

and the messenger said unto him, `Fear not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John,

Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,

And to the man He said, `Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and dost eat of the tree concerning which I have charged thee, saying, Thou dost not eat of it, cursed <FI>is<Fi> the ground on thine account; in sorrow thou dost eat of it all days of thy life, — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; — read the full passage →

`And Jehovah hath made thee abundant in good, in the fruit of the womb, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, on the ground which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers to give to thee.

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth; — read the full passage →

and voweth a vow, and saith, `Jehovah of Hosts, if Thou dost certainly look on the affliction of Thy handmaid, and hast remembered me, and dost not forget Thy handmaid, and hast given to Thy handmaid seed of men--then I have given him to Jehovah all days of his life, and a razor doth not go up upon his head.'

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

And Hannah prayeth, and saith: `My heart hath exulted in Jehovah, My horn hath been high in Jehovah, My mouth hath been large over mine enemies, For I have rejoiced in Thy salvation. — read the full passage →

It is not said of thee any more, `Forsaken!' And of thy land it is not said any more, `Desolate,' For to thee is cried, `My delight <FI>is<Fi> in her,' And to thy land, `Married,' For Jehovah hath delighted in thee, And thy land is married.

and her adversity hath also provoked her greatly, so as to make her tremble, for Jehovah hath shut up her womb. — read the full passage →

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

And taken hold have seven women on one man, In that day, saying, `Our own bread we do eat, And our own raiment we put on, Only, let thy name be called over us, Remove thou our reproach.'

and her adversity hath also provoked her greatly, so as to make her tremble, for Jehovah hath shut up her womb.

and her adversity hath also provoked her greatly, so as to make her tremble, for Jehovah hath shut up her womb. — read the full passage →

and Sarai saith unto Abram, `Lo, I pray thee, Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing, go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; perhaps I am built up from her;' and Abram hearkeneth to the voice of Sarai.

When Jehovah hath looked after Hannah, then she conceiveth and beareth three sons and two daughters; and the youth Samuel groweth up with Jehovah.

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

and he goeth out unto the source of the waters, and casteth there salt, and saith, `Thus said Jehovah, I have given healing to these waters; there is not thence any more death and sterility.'

And the men of the city say unto Elisha, `Lo, we pray thee, the site of the city <FI>is<Fi> good, as my lord seeth, and the waters <FI>are<Fi> bad, and the earth sterile.'

And Hannah prayeth, and saith: `My heart hath exulted in Jehovah, My horn hath been high in Jehovah, My mouth hath been large over mine enemies, For I have rejoiced in Thy salvation. — read the full passage →

`Do I bring to the birth, And not cause to bring forth?' saith Jehovah, `Am not I He who is causing to beget? I have also restrained,' said thy God.

and she shall be saved through the child-bearing, if they remain in faith, and love, and sanctification, with sobriety.

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

And he spake this simile: `A certain one had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit in it, and he did not find; — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass, after the death of Saul, that David hath returned from smiting the Amalekite, and David dwelleth in Ziklag two days, — read the full passage →

And Jehovah hath looked after Sarah as He hath said, and Jehovah doth to Sarah as He hath spoken;

Sing, O barren, she hath not borne! Break forth with singing, and cry aloud, She hath not brought forth! For more <FI>are<Fi> the sons of the desolate, Than the sons of the married one, said Jehovah. — read the full passage →

And draw near do the days of David to die, and he chargeth Solomon his son, saying, — read the full passage →

for this youth I prayed, and Jehovah doth give to me my petition which I asked of Him;

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

`And I have turned unto you, and have made you fruitful, and have multiplied you, and have established My covenant with you;

And David turneth back to bless his house, and Michal daughter of Saul goeth out to meet David, and saith, `How honourable to-day was the king of Israel, who was uncovered to-day before the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain ones is openly uncovered!' — read the full passage →

For a sun and a shield <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah God, Grace and honour doth Jehovah give. He withholdeth not good To those walking in uprightness.

for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;

`Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.'

And he hath believed in Jehovah, and He reckoneth it to him--righteousness.

and the Jerusalem above is the free-woman, which is mother of us all,

and if ye <FI>are<Fi> of Christ then of Abraham ye are seed, and according to promise--heirs.

Because thy wastes, and thy desolate places, And the land of thy ruins, Surely now are straitened because of inhabitants, And far off have been those consuming thee. — read the full passage →

and hath loved thee, and blessed thee, and multiplied thee, and hath blessed the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy ground, thy corn, and thy new wine, and thine oil, the increase of thine oxen, and the wealth of thy flock, on the ground which He hath sworn to thy fathers to give to thee.

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

and when God was well pleased--having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called <FI>me<Fi> through His grace--

And there was a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus his name, a ruler of the Jews, — read the full passage →

and he hath two wives, the name of the one <FI>is<Fi> Hannah, and the name of the second Peninnah, and Peninnah hath children, and Hannah hath no children.