Galatians 4:27

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For it is written: 'Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than those of the one who has a husband.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For it is written: 'Rejoice, O barren, you who do not bear! Break forth and shout, you who are not in labor! For the desolate has many more children than she who has a husband.'

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; Break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: For {G4183} more are the children of the desolate than of her that hath the husband.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    For it is written: reioyce thou bare that bearest no chyldre: breake forthe and crye thou that travelest not. For the desolate hath many moo chyldren then she which hath an husband.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For it is wrytte: Reioyse thou baren, that bearest no childre: breake forth and crye thou yt trauaylest not, for the desolate hath many mo childre, then she which hath an hussbande.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For it is written, Reioyce thou barren that bearest no children: breake forth, & cry, thou that trauailest not: for the desolate hath many moe children, then she which hath an husband.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For it is written: Reioyce thou baren, that bearest no chyldren, breake foorth and crye, thou that trauaylest not: For the desolate hath many mo chyldren, then she which hath an husbande.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    For it is written, Rejoice, [thou] barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    For it is written, "Rejoice, you barren who don't bear. Break forth and shout, you that don't travail. For more are the children of the desolate than of her who has a husband."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For it is in the Writings, You who have never given birth, be glad; give cries of joy, you who have had no birth-pains; for the children of her who has been given up by her husband are more than those of the woman who has a husband.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    For it is written, "Rejoice, you barren who don't bear. Break forth and shout, you that don't travail. For more are the children of the desolate than of her who has a husband."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    For it is written:“Rejoice, O barren woman who does not bear children; break forth and shout, you who have no birth pains, because the children of the desolate woman are more numerous than those of the woman who has a husband.”

Referenced Verses

  • Ruth 1:11-13 : 11 But Naomi replied, "Return home, my daughters. Why would you come with me? Do I still have sons in my womb who could become your husbands? 12 Return home, my daughters. I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was still hope for me—even if I had a husband tonight and then gave birth to sons— 13 would you wait until they grew up? Would you remain unmarried for them? No, my daughters, it is more bitter for me than for you because the LORD’s hand has turned against me."
  • Ruth 4:14-16 : 14 The women said to Naomi, 'Praise the Lord, who has not left you without a kinsman-redeemer today. May his name become famous in Israel!' 15 He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth. 16 Naomi took the child, placed him on her lap, and became his nurse.
  • 1 Sam 2:5 : 5 'Those who were full hire themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry are hungry no more. The barren woman has borne seven children, but she who has many sons languishes.'
  • 2 Sam 13:20 : 20 Her brother Absalom said to her, 'Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Don’t take this thing to heart.' And Tamar lived in her brother Absalom's house, desolate.
  • Ps 113:9 : 9 He gives the barren woman a home, making her a joyful mother of children. Praise the Lord!
  • Isa 49:21 : 21 Then you will say in your heart, 'Who bore me these children? I was bereaved and barren, exiled and rejected. Who raised these? I was left all alone—where have these come from?'
  • Isa 54:1-5 : 1 Sing, O barren woman who has not given birth! Break forth into song and shout with joy, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate woman are more than the children of the married woman, says the Lord. 2 Enlarge the place of your tent; stretch out the curtains of your dwellings—do not hold back! Lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes. 3 For you will spread out to the right and to the left, and your descendants will inherit nations and resettle desolate cities. 4 Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be humiliated, for you will not be disgraced. Instead, you will forget the shame of your youth, and you will no longer remember the reproach of your widowhood. 5 For your Maker is your husband—the Lord of Hosts is His name. Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of all the earth.
  • 1 Tim 5:5 : 5 The widow who is truly alone and desolate has placed her hope in God and continues in prayers and petitions night and day.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Isa 54:1-4
    4 verses
    87%

    1Sing, O barren woman who has not given birth! Break forth into song and shout with joy, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate woman are more than the children of the married woman, says the Lord.

    2Enlarge the place of your tent; stretch out the curtains of your dwellings—do not hold back! Lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes.

    3For you will spread out to the right and to the left, and your descendants will inherit nations and resettle desolate cities.

    4Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be humiliated, for you will not be disgraced. Instead, you will forget the shame of your youth, and you will no longer remember the reproach of your widowhood.

  • Gal 4:22-26
    5 verses
    79%

    22For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and one by the free woman.

    23But the son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, while the son by the free woman was born through the promise.

    24Now these things may be interpreted allegorically: These women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery—this is Hagar.

    25Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.

    26But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.

  • Gal 4:28-31
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    78%

    28Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.

    29But just as the one born according to the flesh persecuted the one born through the Spirit, so it is also now.

    30But what does the Scripture say? 'Cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman shall not inherit with the son of the free woman.'

    31So then, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.

  • Ps 113:9
    75%

    9He gives the barren woman a home, making her a joyful mother of children. Praise the Lord!

  • Luke 23:29
    75%

    29For look, the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.'

  • John 16:21
    73%

    21When a woman is in labor, she has sorrow because her time has come. But when she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a human being has been born into the world.

  • 1 Sam 2:5
    73%

    5'Those who were full hire themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry are hungry no more. The barren woman has borne seven children, but she who has many sons languishes.'

  • Judg 13:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2There was a certain man from Zorah, from the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. His wife was barren and had no children.

    3The angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are barren and have not had children, but you will conceive and give birth to a son."

  • Mic 4:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9Why do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished, that pain seizes you like a woman in labor?

    10Writhe in pain and groan, Daughter Zion, like a woman in labor, for now you must leave the city and camp in the open field. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued. There the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies.

  • Gen 11:30
    71%

    30Now Sarai was childless because she was not able to conceive.

  • Luke 1:14
    71%

    14You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

  • Deut 7:14
    70%

    14You will be blessed above all peoples; there will be no barrenness among you, whether in men, women, or your livestock.

  • Rom 9:7-10
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    7Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, 'Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.'

    8This means it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring.

    9For this is the word of promise: 'At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.'

    10Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.

  • Prov 23:25
    70%

    25May your father and mother rejoice, and may she who gave you birth be joyful.

  • Deut 28:41
    70%

    41You will have sons and daughters, but they will not remain with you, because they will go into captivity.

  • Luke 1:36
    69%

    36And behold, your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren.

  • Rom 4:17-18
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    69%

    17As it is written: 'I have made you a father of many nations.' He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were.

    18Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, 'So shall your offspring be.'

  • Isa 66:7
    69%

    7Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before the pain came, she delivered a son.

  • Isa 49:21
    69%

    21Then you will say in your heart, 'Who bore me these children? I was bereaved and barren, exiled and rejected. Who raised these? I was left all alone—where have these come from?'

  • Isa 66:9-10
    2 verses
    69%

    9'Shall I bring to the point of birth and not deliver?' says the Lord. 'Or shall I, who causes delivery, shut the womb?' says your God.

    10Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, all you who love her; join in her joy, all you who mourn over her.

  • Gen 25:22
    68%

    22The children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, 'If it is like this, why is this happening to me?' So she went to inquire of the LORD.

  • Mark 13:17
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    17How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!

  • Rev 12:2
    68%

    2She was pregnant and cried out in labor, in the agony of giving birth.

  • Gen 21:10
    68%

    10And she said to Abraham, 'Get rid of that slave woman and her son, for that woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac.'

  • Mic 5:3
    68%

    3He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they will live securely, for his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth.

  • Hos 13:13
    68%

    13The pains of childbirth come for him, but he is an unwise son; when it is time, he does not come to the opening of the womb.

  • Isa 26:17
    68%

    17As a pregnant woman about to give birth writhes and cries out in her labor pains, so were we in Your presence, LORD.

  • Isa 51:18
    68%

    18There is no one to guide her among all the sons she has borne, and no one to take her by the hand among all the sons she has raised.

  • Gal 4:7
    68%

    7So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then also an heir through God.

  • Matt 24:19
    68%

    19Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days!