1 Samuel 2:5 - Tree of Life Version

⁵ Those full hire themselves for bread, but those starving hunger no more. Even the barren gives birth to seven, but she with many sons languishes.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; And they that were hungry ceased: So that the barren hath born seven; And she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger. The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children languishes and is forlorn.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ 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.

Common English Bible

⁵ Those who were filled full now sell themselves for bread, but the ones who were starving are now fat from food! The woman who was barren has birthed seven children, but the mother with many sons has lost them all!

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ Those who before were filled, have hired themselves out for bread. And the starving have been filled, so that the barren have given birth to many. But she who had borne many sons has become unable.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ They that were full before have hired out themselves for bread: and the hungry are filled; so that the barren hath borne many: and she that had many children is weakened.

1 Samuel 2:5 Cross References

Psalm 113:9

He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother of children. Halleluyah!

Psalm 34:10

Fear Adonai, His kedoshim, For those who fear Him lack nothing.

Isaiah 33:9

The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is shamed and withers; Sharon is like a wilderness; Bashan and Carmel are shaken bare.

Isaiah 54:1

“Sing, barren one, who has not given birth. burst into singing and shout, you who have not travailed. For more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married one,” says Adonai.

Jeremiah 15:9

She who bore seven languishes. She breathes out her soul. Her sun sets while it is yet day. She is shamed and humiliated. Their survivors I give to the sword before their enemies.” It is a declaration of Adonai.

Luke 1:53

He has filled the hungry with good things and sent away the rich empty-handed.

Luke 16:25

“But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your life you received your good things, even as Lazarus received the bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are tormented.

Galatians 4:27

For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman who bears no children. Break forth and shout, you who suffer no labor pains. For more are the children of the desolate than of the one who has a husband.”

Ruth 4:15

Moreover, He will be to you a renewer of life and a sustainer of your old age, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”

1 Samuel 1:20

So it came to pass at the turn of the year that Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She called his name Samuel, “because I have asked Adonai for him.”

1 Samuel 1:6

Her rival would taunt her bitterly to provoke her, because Adonai had closed her womb.