Childbearing

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

Unto the woman He said, `Multiplying I multiply thy sorrow and thy conception, in sorrow dost thou bear children, and toward thy husband <FI>is<Fi> thy desire, and he doth rule over thee.'

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.'

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

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

I wish, therefore, younger ones to marry, to bear children, to be mistress of the house, to give no occasion to the opposer to reviling;

for Adam was first formed, then Eve, — read the full passage →

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

But and if thou mayest marry, thou didst not sin; and if the virgin may marry, she did not sin; and such shall have tribulation in the flesh: and I spare you.

A Song of the Ascents. O the happiness of every one fearing Jehovah, Who is walking in His ways. — read the full passage →

The wives! to your own husbands subject yourselves, as to the Lord, — read the full passage →

aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers, — read the full passage →

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

In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won,

And Jehovah God saith, `Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper--as his counterpart.'

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.' — read the full passage →

Let a woman in quietness learn in all subjection, — read the full passage →

and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy, — read the full passage →

And concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: good <FI>it is<Fi> for a man not to touch a woman, — read the full passage →

for the married woman to the living husband hath been bound by law, and if the husband may die, she hath been free from the law of the husband;

Your women in the assemblies let them be silent, for it hath not been permitted to them to speak, but to be subject, as also the law saith;

God <FI>is<Fi> not a man--and lieth, And a son of man--and repenteth! Hath He said--and doth He not do <FI>it<Fi> ? And spoken--and doth He not confirm it? — read the full passage →

that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of <FI>their<Fi> husbands, lovers of <FI>their<Fi> children, — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass in the way, in a lodging place, that Jehovah meeteth him, and seeketh to put him to death; — read the full passage →

and Onan knoweth that the seed is not <FI>reckoned<Fi> his; and it hath come to pass, if he hath gone in unto his brother's wife, that he hath destroyed <FI>it<Fi> to the earth, so as not to give seed to his brother;

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 thou--be speaking what doth become the sound teaching;

The wives! be subject to your own husbands, as is fit in the Lord;

Unto the woman He said, `Multiplying I multiply thy sorrow and thy conception, in sorrow dost thou bear children, and toward thy husband <FI>is<Fi> thy desire, and he doth rule over thee.' — read the full passage →

and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he doth bruise thee--the head, and thou dost bruise him--the heel.'

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

And the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceiveth and beareth Cain, and saith, `I have gotten a man by Jehovah;'

`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 Jehovah hath looked after Sarah as He hath said, and Jehovah doth to Sarah as He hath spoken; — read the full passage →

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,

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

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

As arrows in the hand of a mighty one, So <FI>are<Fi> the sons of the young men.

if of any the work is burned up, he shall suffer loss; and himself shall be saved, but so as through fire.

`The woman, when she may bear, hath sorrow, because her hour did come, and when she may bear the child, no more doth she remember the anguish, because of the joy that a man was born to the world.

For thou <FI>art<Fi> He bringing me forth from the womb, Causing me to trust, On the breasts of my mother. — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

An imagination supported Thou fortifiest peace--peace! For in Thee it is confident.

For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

Therefore the Lord Himself giveth to you a sign, Lo, the Virgin is conceiving, And is bringing forth a son, And hath called his name Immanuel,

A Song of the Ascents. O the happiness of every one fearing Jehovah, Who is walking in His ways.

and being with child she doth cry out, travailing and pained to bring forth.

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 those that we think to be less honourable of the body, around these we put more abundant honour, and our unseemly things have seemliness more abundant,

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

And the midwives say unto Pharaoh, `Because the Hebrew women <FI>are<Fi> not as the Egyptian women, for they <FI>are<Fi> lively; before the midwife cometh in unto them--they have borne!'

for we have known that all the creation doth groan together, and doth travail in pain together till now.

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,

for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail <FI>doth<Fi> her who is with child, and they shall not escape;

my little children, of whom again I travail in birth, till Christ may be formed in you,

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

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — 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; — read the full passage →

and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

`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.

Rejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful.

For Thou--Thou hast possessed my reins, Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly. — read the full passage →

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

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

Vain for you who are rising early, Who delay sitting, eating the bread of griefs, So He giveth to His beloved one sleep.

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

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

And God blesseth Noah, and his sons, and saith to them, `Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth;

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,

And Jehovah God saith unto the serpent, `Because thou hast done this, cursed <FI>art<Fi> thou above all the cattle, and above every beast of the field: on thy belly dost thou go, and dust thou dost eat, all days of thy life; — read the full passage →

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

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 faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction, — read the full passage →

and Adam was not deceived, but the woman, having been deceived, into transgression came, — read the full passage →

for kings, and all who are in authority, that a quiet and peaceable life we may lead in all piety and gravity,

in all might being made mighty according to the power of His glory, to all endurance and long-suffering with joy. — read the full passage →

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God; — read the full passage →

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

which is the first command with a promise, `That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'

Concerning this thing thrice the Lord did I call upon, that it might depart from me, — read the full passage →

and because of the whoredom let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her proper husband;

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;

for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb; — read the full passage →

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;

and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,

`And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck in those days;

and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.

`Lo, the virgin shall conceive, and she shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,' which is, being interpreted `With us <FI>he is<Fi> God.'

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

And all thy sons are taught of Jehovah, And abundant <FI>is<Fi> the peace of thy sons.

Forget doth a woman her suckling, The loved one--the son of her womb? Yea, these forget--but I--I forget not thee.

An imagination supported Thou fortifiest peace--peace! For in Thee it is confident. — read the full passage →

The people who are walking in darkness Have seen a great light, Dwellers in a land of death-shade, Light hath shone upon them.

And it is declared to the house of David, saying, `Aram hath been led towards Ephraim,' And his heart and the heart of his people is moved, like the moving of trees of a forest by the presence of wind.

As thou knowest not what <FI>is<Fi> the way of the spirit, How--bones in the womb of the full one, So thou knowest not the work of God who maketh the whole.

Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her happy, Her husband, and he praiseth her,

Sons' sons <FI>are<Fi> the crown of old men, And the glory of sons <FI>are<Fi> their fathers.

Of an evil report he is not afraid, Prepared is His heart, confident in Jehovah.