1 Samuel 2:5

Bible in Basic English 1965

Those who were full are offering themselves as servants for bread; those who were in need are at rest; truly, she who had no children has become the mother of seven; and she who had a family is wasted with sorrow.

Cross References

Psalm 113:9

He gives the unfertile woman a family, making her a happy mother of children. Give praise to the Lord.

Psalm 34:10

The young lions are in need and have no food; but those who are looking to the Lord will have every good thing.

Isaiah 33:9

The earth is sorrowing and wasting away; Lebanon is put to shame and has become waste; Sharon is like the Arabah; and in Bashan and Carmel the leaves are falling.

Isaiah 54:1

Let your voice be loud in song, O woman without children; make melody and sounds of joy, you who did not give birth: for the children of her who had no husband are more than those of the married wife, says the Lord.

Jeremiah 15:9

The mother of seven is without strength; her spirit is gone from her, her sun has gone down while it is still day: she has been shamed and overcome: and the rest of them I will give up to the sword before their haters, says the Lord.

Luke 1:53

Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands;

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain.

Galatians 4:27

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.

Ruth 4:15

He will be a giver of new life to you, and your comforter when you are old, for your daughter-in-law, who, in her love for you, is better than seven sons, has given birth to him.

1 Samuel 1:20

Now the time came when Hannah, being with child, gave birth to a son; and she gave him the name Samuel, Because, she said, I made a prayer to the Lord for him.

1 Samuel 1:6

And the other wife did everything possible to make her unhappy, because the Lord had not let her have children;