²¹ Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless.^(A) The Lord was receptive to his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.^(B)

Jacob’s Sons

³¹ When the Lord saw that Leah was neglected,^(A) he opened her womb;^(B) but Rachel was unable to conceive.^(C)

²⁶ No woman will miscarry or be childless in your land. I will give you the full number of your days.^(A)

² There was a certain man from Zorah,^(A) from the family of Dan, whose name was Manoah; his wife was unable to conceive and had no children. ³ The angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Although you are unable to conceive and have no children, you will conceive and give birth to a son.

Future Glory for Israel

³⁶ And consider your relative Elizabeth—even she has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called childless.

²⁹ Look, the days are coming^(A) when they will say, ‘Blessed are the women without children, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed!’^(B)

²⁷ For it is written,^(A)