1 Samuel 2:5

Free Bible Version

Those who used to have plenty of food now have to work to earn a crust, while those who used to be hungry now have become fat. The woman who was childless now has seven children, while the woman with many children fades away.

Cross References

Psalm 113:9

He makes the childless woman happy in her home by giving her children. Praise the Lord!

Psalm 34:10

Lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who trust in the Lord have all that is good.

Isaiah 33:9

Israel is in mourning and fades away; Lebanon withers in shame; the fields of Sharon have become a desert; the forests of Bashan and Carmel have shed their leaves.

Isaiah 54:1

Sing for joy, childless woman, you who haven't had a baby! Shout aloud, and sing happily, Jerusalem, you who have never given birth! For the abandoned woman now has more children than the married woman, says the Lord.

Jeremiah 15:9

A mother of seven children will collapse; she will gasp for breath. Her sun will set while it's still daytime; she will be ashamed and humiliated. I will let the enemies kill the rest of them, declares the Lord.

Luke 1:53

He fills the hungry with good things to eat, and he sends the rich away empty-handed.

Luke 16:25

But Abraham replied, ‘My son, remember that you enjoyed the good things of life, while Lazarus had a very poor life. Now he is here being comforted, while you suffer in torment.

Galatians 4:27

As Scripture says, “Rejoice you who are childless and who have never given birth! Shout aloud for joy, you who have never been in labor—for the abandoned woman has more children than the woman who has a husband!”

Ruth 4:15

He will give you a new lease on life and provide for you in your old age, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better than seven sons to you, has given birth to him.”

1 Samuel 1:20

In due course she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him.”

1 Samuel 1:6

Her rival—the other wife—would taunt her badly to upset her because the Lord hadn't given her any children.