Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
Luke 1:25 - New International Version (Anglicised) ‘The Lord has done this for me,’ she said. ‘In these days he has shown his favour and taken away my disgrace among the people.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Because thus the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He deigned to look on me to take away my reproach among men. [Gen. 30:23; Isa. 4:1.] American Standard Version (1901) Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men. Common English Bible “This is the Lord’s doing. He has shown his favor to me by removing my disgrace among other people.” Catholic Public Domain Version "For the Lord did this for me, at the time when he decided to take away my reproach among men." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he hath had regard to take away my reproach among men. |
Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
he will swallow up death for ever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken.
In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, ‘We will eat our own food and provide our own clothes; only let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!’
But the angel said to him: ‘Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.
After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion.
And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.
But grant me this one request,’ she said. ‘Give me two months to roam the hills and weep with my friends, because I will never marry.’
Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.