1 Samuel 2:5

American Standard Version (1901)

They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; And they that were hungry have ceased [to hunger] : Yea, the barren hath borne seven; And she that hath many children languisheth. [

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 113:9 : 9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, [And to be] a joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah.
  • Jer 15:9 : 9 She that hath borne seven languisheth; she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day; she hath been put to shame and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith Jehovah.
  • Isa 54:1 : 1 Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith Jehovah.
  • 1 Sam 1:6 : 6 And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.
  • 1 Sam 1:20 : 20 And it came to pass, when the time was come about, that Hannah conceived, and bare a son; and she called his name Samuel, [saying], Because I have asked him of Jehovah.
  • Ps 34:10 : 10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; But they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good thing.
  • Luke 1:53 : 53 The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away.
  • Luke 16:25 : 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted, and thou art in anguish.
  • Gal 4:27 : 27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; Break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: For more are the children of the desolate than of her that hath the husband.

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    4The bows of the mighty men are broken; And they that stumbled are girded with strength.

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    9She that hath borne seven languisheth; she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day; she hath been put to shame and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith Jehovah.

  • Lam 4:4-5
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    4The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: The young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.

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  • Lam 4:9-10
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    9They that are slain with the sword are better than they that are slain with hunger; For these pine away, stricken through, for want of the fruits of the field.

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  • Luke 1:53
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    53The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away.

  • Gal 4:27
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    27For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; Break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: For more are the children of the desolate than of her that hath the husband.

  • Job 5:5
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    5Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.

  • Isa 54:1
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    1Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith Jehovah.

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    7Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

  • Prov 30:16
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    16Sheol; And the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough.

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    14From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in [this] life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

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    6Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive: He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.

  • Hos 4:10
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    10And they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall play the harlot, and shall not increase; because they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.

  • Job 22:9
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    9Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

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    7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

  • Ps 113:9
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    9He maketh the barren woman to keep house, [And to be] a joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah.

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    7All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

  • Luke 23:29
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    6Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages [to put it] into a bag with holes.

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    14and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.

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    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

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    19These two things are befallen thee, who shall bemoan thee? desolation and destruction, and the famine and the sword; how shall I comfort thee?

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    24His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moistened.

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