Galatians 4:27
For it is written, “Rejoice, you barren who don’t bear. Break out and shout, you who don’t travail. For the desolate women have more children than her who has a husband.”This verse in the real world
In what words
- στείροςsteíros"sterile"
- ὠδίνωōdínōto experience the pains of parturition (literally or figuratively)
- ῥήγνυμιrhḗgnymiG2608 (κατάγνυμι) being its intensive (with the preposition in composition), and G2352 (θρ
- εὐφραίνωeuphraínōto put (middle voice or passively, be) in a good frame of mind, i.e. rejoice
- βοάωboáōto halloo, i.e. shout (for help or in a tumultuous way)
- τίκτωtíktōto produce (from seed, as a mother, a plant, the earth, etc.), literally or figuratively
- ἔρημοςérēmos
- μᾶλλονmâllon(adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Isa 54:1–5, Psa 113:9, Rut 4:14–16, 1Sa 2:5, 1Ti 5:5, Rut 1:11–13, 2Sa 13:20, Isa 49:21