Verse 27

For{G1063} it is written,{G1125} Rejoice,{G2165} thou barren{G4723} that{G3588} bearest{G5088} not;{G3756} Break forth{G4486} and{G2532} cry,{G994} thou that{G3588} travailest{G5605} not:{G3756} For{G3754} {G4183} more{G4183} are the children{G5043} of{G2048} the desolate than{G2228} of her that{G3588} hath{G2192} the husband.{G435}

Referenced Verses

  • Ruth 1:11-13 : 11 And Naomi{H5281} said,{H559} Turn again,{H7725} my daughters:{H1323} why will ye go{H3212} with me? have I yet sons{H1121} in my womb,{H4578} that they may be your husbands?{H582} 12 Turn again,{H7725} my daughters,{H1323} go{H3212} your way; for I am too old{H2204} to have a husband.{H376} If I should say,{H559} I have{H3426} hope,{H8615} if I should even have a husband{H376} to-night,{H3915} and should also bear{H3205} sons;{H1121} 13 would ye therefore tarry{H7663} till they{H3860} were grown?{H1431} would ye therefore stay{H5702} from having{H3860} husbands?{H376} nay, my daughters,{H1323} for it grieveth{H4843} me much{H3966} for your sakes, for the hand{H3027} of Jehovah{H3068} is gone forth{H3318} against me.
  • Ruth 4:14-16 : 14 And the women{H802} said{H559} unto Naomi,{H5281} Blessed{H1288} be Jehovah,{H3068} who hath not left{H7673} thee this day{H3117} without a near kinsman;{H1350} and let his name{H8034} be famous{H7121} in Israel.{H3478} 15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer{H7725} of life,{H5315} and a nourisher{H3557} of thine old age,{H7872} for thy daughter-in-law,{H3618} who loveth{H157} thee, who is better{H2896} to thee than seven{H7651} sons,{H1121} hath borne{H3205} him. 16 And Naomi{H5281} took{H3947} the child,{H3206} and laid{H7896} it in her bosom,{H2436} and became nurse{H539} unto it.
  • 1 Sam 2:5 : 5 They that were full{H7649} have hired out{H7936} themselves for bread;{H3899} And they that were hungry{H7457} have ceased{H2308} [to hunger]: Yea, the barren{H6135} hath borne{H3205} seven;{H7651} And she that hath many{H7227} children{H1121} languisheth.{H535}
  • 2 Sam 13:20 : 20 And Absalom{H53} her brother{H251} said{H559} unto her, Hath Amnon{H550} thy brother{H251} been with thee? but now hold thy peace,{H2790} my sister:{H269} he is thy brother;{H251} take{H7896} not this thing{H1697} to heart. So Tamar{H8559} remained{H3427} desolate{H8074} in her brother{H251} Absalom's{H53} house.{H1004}
  • Ps 113:9 : 9 He maketh the barren woman{H6135} to keep{H3427} house,{H1004} [And to be] a joyful{H8056} mother{H517} of children.{H1121} Praise{H1984} ye Jehovah.{H3050}
  • Isa 49:21 : 21 Then shalt thou say{H559} in thy heart,{H3824} Who hath begotten{H3205} me these, seeing I have been bereaved of my children,{H7921} and am solitary,{H1565} an exile,{H1540} and wandering to and fro?{H5493} and who hath brought up{H1431} these? Behold, I was left{H7604} alone; these, where{H375} were they?
  • Isa 54:1-5 : 1 Sing,{H7442} O barren,{H6135} thou that didst not bear;{H3205} break forth{H6476} into singing,{H7440} and cry aloud,{H6670} thou that didst not travail with child:{H2342} for more{H7227} are the children{H1121} of the desolate{H8074} than the children{H1121} of the married wife,{H1166} saith{H559} Jehovah.{H3068} 2 Enlarge{H7337} the place{H4725} of thy tent,{H168} and let them stretch forth{H5186} the curtains{H3407} of thy habitations;{H4908} spare{H2820} not: lengthen{H748} thy cords,{H4340} and strengthen{H2388} thy stakes.{H3489} 3 For thou shalt spread abroad{H6555} on the right hand{H3225} and on the left;{H8040} and thy seed{H2233} shall possess{H3423} the nations,{H1471} and make the desolate{H8074} cities{H5892} to be inhabited.{H3427} 4 Fear{H3372} not; for thou shalt not be ashamed:{H954} neither be thou confounded;{H3637} for thou shalt not be put to shame:{H2659} for thou shalt forget{H7911} the shame{H1322} of thy youth;{H5934} and the reproach{H2781} of thy widowhood{H491} shalt thou remember{H2142} no more. 5 For thy Maker{H6213} is thy husband;{H1166} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts{H6635} is his name:{H8034} and the Holy One{H6918} of Israel{H3478} is thy Redeemer;{H1350} the God{H430} of the whole earth{H776} shall he be called.{H7121}
  • 1 Tim 5:5 : 5 Now{G1161} she that{G3588} is{G3689} a widow{G5503} indeed,{G3689} and{G2532} desolate,{G3443} hath her hope{G1679} set on{G1909} God,{G2316} and{G2532} continueth in{G4357} supplications{G1162} and{G2532} prayers{G4335} night{G3571} and{G2532} day.{G2250}