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It is seen as a fulfillment of God's promise and a continuation of His creation. The concept of pregnancy is intertwined with themes of hope, promise, and divine intervention.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b><a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a></b> · The command to "be fruitful and multiply" is given to Adam and Eve, establishing the importance of procreation in God's design for humanity. This foundational directive underscores the value placed on bearing children.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/genesis/21.htm">Genesis 21:1-2</a></b> · "Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised. So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him." This passage highlights the miraculous nature of Sarah's pregnancy, emphasizing God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His promises.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/1_samuel/1-20.htm">1 Samuel 1:20</a></b> · "So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, 'Because I have asked for him from the LORD.'" Hannah's account is one of fervent prayer and divine response, illustrating the deep desire for children and the joy of answered prayer.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/luke/1-31.htm">Luke 1:31</a></b> · "Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus." The announcement to Mary of her miraculous conception by the Holy Spirit is central to the Christian faith, marking the incarnation of Jesus Christ.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/psalms/139-13.htm">Psalm 139:13-14</a></b> · "For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made." This passage reflects the belief in God's intimate involvement in the creation of life, recognizing the sanctity and divine craftsmanship of the unborn.<br><br><b>Themes and Symbolism:</b><br><br>· <b>Blessing and Promise:</b> Pregnancy is often portrayed as a divine blessing, a sign of God's favor and the continuation of His covenant with humanity. The births of Isaac, Samuel, and John the Baptist are all seen as fulfillments of divine promises.<br><br>· <b>Divine Intervention:</b> Many biblical pregnancies occur under extraordinary circumstances, such as Sarah's in old age and Mary's virgin conception. These events underscore God's sovereignty and ability to intervene in human affairs.<br><br>· <b>Hope and Expectation:</b> Pregnancy is a time of anticipation and hope, symbolizing the potential for new beginnings and the unfolding of God's plan. The expectant mother often embodies the hope of future generations and the continuation of God's work on earth.<br><br>· <b>Sanctity of Life:</b> The Bible consistently affirms the value and sanctity of life from conception. Passages like <a href="/bsb/psalms/139.htm">Psalm 139</a> emphasize God's role in the formation of life, underscoring the belief in the inherent worth and dignity of the unborn.<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Context:</b><br><br>In ancient Israelite society, bearing children was considered a primary role for women and a source of honor and social standing. Infertility was often viewed as a misfortune or divine disfavor, as seen in the accounts of Sarah, Rachel, and Hannah. The ability to conceive and bear children was highly valued, and children were seen as a heritage from the Lord (<a href="/psalms/127-3.htm">Psalm 127:3</a>).<br><br><b>Moral and Ethical Considerations:</b><br><br>The biblical view of pregnancy emphasizes the sanctity of life and the importance of family. It encourages a perspective that values children as gifts from God and upholds the responsibility of parents to nurture and raise them in accordance with God's commandments. The narratives surrounding pregnancy in the Bible often highlight themes of faith, obedience, and trust in God's providence.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>a.</I>) Being with young, as a female; having conceived; great with young; breeding; teeming; gravid; preparing to bring forth.<p>2. (<I>a.</I>) Heavy with important contents, significance, or issue; full of consequence or results; weighty; as, pregnant replies.<p>3. (<I>a.</I>) Full of promise; abounding in ability, resources, etc.; as, a pregnant youth.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) A pregnant woman.<p>5. (<I>a.</I>) Affording entrance; receptive; yielding; willing; open; prompt.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1471.htm"><span class="l">1471. egkuos -- <b>pregnant</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>pregnant</b>. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: egkuos Phonetic Spelling:<br> (eng'-koo-os) Short Definition: with child, <b>pregnant</b> Definition: with child <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1471.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/4815.htm"><span class="l">4815. sullambano -- to collect, ie to take, by impl. to take part <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sullambano Phonetic Spelling: (sool-lam-ban'-<br> o) Short Definition: I seize, apprehend, become <b>pregnant</b> Definition: I seize <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4815.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/1064.htm"><span class="l">1064. gaster -- the belly</span></a> <br><b>...</b> belly. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: gaster Phonetic Spelling:<br> (gas-tare') Short Definition: the womb, stomach, to be <b>pregnant</b> Definition: the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1064.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/2949.htm"><span class="l">2949. kuma -- a wave</span></a> <br><b>...</b> wave, surge, billow. Word Origin from kuo (to be <b>pregnant</b>, swell) Definition<br> a wave NASB Word Usage waves (4). wave. From kuo (to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2949.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/616.htm"><span class="l">616. apokueo -- to give birth to</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Word Origin from apo and kueo, an older form of kuo (to be <b>pregnant</b>) Definition<br> to give birth to NASB Word Usage brings forth (1), brought...forth (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/616.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2030.htm"><span class="l">2030. harah -- <b>pregnant</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 2029, 2030. harah. 2031 . <b>pregnant</b>. Transliteration: harah Phonetic Spelling:<br> (haw-reh') Short Definition: child. Word Origin from <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2030.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2034a.htm"><span class="l">2034a. hariyyah -- <b>pregnant</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> hariyyah. 2034b . <b>pregnant</b>. Transliteration: hariyyah Short Definition: <b>pregnant</b>.<br> Word Origin from harah Definition <b>pregnant</b> NASB Word Usage <b>pregnant</b> (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2034a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2029.htm"><span class="l">2029. harah -- to conceive, become <b>pregnant</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 2028, 2029. harah. 2030 . to conceive, become <b>pregnant</b>. Transliteration: harah<br> Phonetic Spelling: (haw-raw') Short Definition: conceived. Word Origin a prim <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2029.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2034.htm"><span class="l">2034. hariycah -- <b>pregnant</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 2033, 2034. hariycah. 2034a . <b>pregnant</b>. Transliteration: hariycah Phonetic<br> Spelling: (har-ee-saw') Short Definition: ruin. ruin <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2034.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4392.htm"><span class="l">4392. male -- full</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from male Definition full NASB Word Usage abundance (1), aloud (1),<br> completely (1), filled (3), full (52), <b>pregnant</b> woman (1), strong (1), very old <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4392.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/tertullian/the_passion_of_the_holy_martyrs_perpetua_and_felicitas/chapter_v_argument_secundulus_dies_in.htm"><span class="l">Argument. Secundulus Dies in the Prison Felicitas is <b>Pregnant</b>, but <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Secundulus Dies in the Prison Felicitas is <b>Pregnant</b>, But with Many Prayers She Brings<br> Forth in the Eighth Month Without Suffering, the Courage of Perpetua and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter v argument secundulus dies in.htm</font><p><a href="/library/justin/fragments_of_the_lost_work_of_justin_on_the_resurrection/chapter_iii_if_the_members_rise.htm"><span class="l">If the Members Rise, must they Discharge the Same Functions as Now <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> of all its members, it necessarily follows that the functions of the members shall<br> also be in existence; that the womb shall become <b>pregnant</b>, and the male also <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter iii if the members rise.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/the_gospel_of_pseudo-matthew/chapter_10_while_these_things.htm"><span class="l">While These Things were Doing, Joseph was Occupied with his Work.. <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> for he was a carpenter. And after nine months he came back to his house,<br> and found Mary <b>pregnant</b>. Wherefore, being in the utmost <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/the gospel of pseudo-matthew/chapter 10 while these things.htm</font><p><a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/22_if_then_these_things.htm"><span class="l">If, Then, These Things are Vain, and are not Supported by any <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> To mother Earth, they say, is sacrificed a teeming [4867] and <b>pregnant</b> sow; but<br> to the virgin Minerva is slain a virgin calf, never forced [4868] by the goad <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/22 if then these things.htm</font><p><a href="/library/binning/the_works_of_the_rev_hugh_binning/to_the_reader_christian_reader.htm"><span class="l">To the Reader. Christian Reader</span></a> <br><b>...</b> my God, for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown<br> up unto the heavens." Here thou mayest read such <b>pregnant</b> demonstrations of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/to the reader christian reader.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/on_the_holy_trinity/chapter_9_the_original_cause_of.htm"><span class="l">The Original Cause of all Things is from God.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [388] For as mothers are <b>pregnant</b> with young, so the world itself is <b>pregnant</b> with<br> the causes of things that are born; which are not created in it, except from <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/on the holy trinity/chapter 9 the original cause of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/10_what_say_you_ye.htm"><span class="l">What Say You, Ye Holy and Pure Guardians of Religion? have the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> peculiar to the female sex, we must believe that the goddesses, too, submit to these<br> conditions at the proper time, conceive and become <b>pregnant</b> with loathing <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/10 what say you ye.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_there_are_any_seminal.htm"><span class="l">Whether There are any Seminal virtues in Corporeal Matter?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> iii, 9) that, "as a mother is <b>pregnant</b> with the unborn offspring, so is the world<br> itself <b>pregnant</b> with the causes of unborn things." Nevertheless, the "typal <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether there are any seminal.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_christ_should_have_been.htm"><span class="l">Whether Christ Should have Been Born of an Espoused virgin?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Whence Ambrose says on Lk.1:26,27: "She was espoused lest she be wounded by the<br> ill-fame of violated virginity, in whom the <b>pregnant</b> womb would betoken <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether christ should have been.htm</font><p><a href="/library/hippolytus/the_refutation_of_all_heresies/chapter_xiv_the_system_of_the.htm"><span class="l">The System of the Sethians; their Triad of Infinite Principles <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> a navel in the midst; and if, he says, any one is desirous of bringing this figure<br> under the organ of vision, let him artfully scrutinize the <b>pregnant</b> womb of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../hippolytus/the refutation of all heresies/chapter xiv the system of the.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/p/pregnant.htm"><span class="l"><b>Pregnant</b> (33 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (a.) Heavy with important contents, significance, or issue; full of consequence<br> or results; weighty; as, <b>pregnant</b> replies. <b>...</b> 4. (n.) A <b>pregnant</b> woman. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pregnant.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/ripped.htm"><span class="l">Ripped (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> They will fall by the sword. Their infants will be dashed in pieces, and their <b>pregnant</b><br> women will be ripped open." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/ripped.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/engaged.htm"><span class="l">Engaged (31 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was<br> engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found <b>pregnant</b> by the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/engaged.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pregnancy.htm"><span class="l">Pregnancy (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The condition of being <b>pregnant</b>; the state<br> of being with young. 2. (n.) Figuratively: The quality <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pregnancy.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pledged.htm"><span class="l">Pledged (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was<br> engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found <b>pregnant</b> by the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pledged.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sucklings.htm"><span class="l">Sucklings (18 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> places thou dost send into fire, and their young men with sword thou dost slay,<br> and their sucklings thou dost dash to pieces, and their <b>pregnant</b> women thou <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sucklings.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/follows.htm"><span class="l">Follows (65 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was<br> engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found <b>pregnant</b> by the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/follows.htm - 25k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/prejudice.htm"><span class="l">Prejudice (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/prejudice.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/infants.htm"><span class="l">Infants (71 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Kingdom of God belongs. (WEY). Luke 21:23 Woe to those who are <b>pregnant</b> and<br> to those who nurse infants in those days! For there will be <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/infants.htm - 28k</font><p><a href="/topical/q/quick.htm"><span class="l">Quick (49 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5. (superl.) Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen. 6. (superl.) Sensitive; perceptive in<br> a high degree; ready; as, a quick ear. 7. (superl.) <b>Pregnant</b>; with child. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/q/quick.htm - 24k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/teen-pregnancy.html">How should Christian parents handle a teen daughter who has become pregnant? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/pregnant-married.html">If a couple gets pregnant before marriage do they have to get married? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/symbolism-in-Amos.html">What is the meaning of the symbolism in Amos, e.g., sledges with iron teeth (Amos 1:3), murdered pregnant women (Amos 1:13), burning bones (Amos 2:1), destroyed roots (Amos 2:9), and hooks (Amos 4:2)? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/pregnant.htm">Pregnant: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Pregnant (33 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/1-18.htm">Matthew 1:18</a></span><br />Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found <span class="boldtext">pregnant</span> by the Holy Spirit.<br /><span class="source">(WEB)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/24-19.htm">Matthew 24:19</a></span><br />But woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days! <br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/13-17.htm">Mark 13:17</a></span><br />But woe to those who are with child and to those who nurse babies in those days! <br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/1-24.htm">Luke 1:24</a></span><br />After these days Elizabeth, his wife, conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/2-5.htm">Luke 2:5</a></span><br />to enroll himself with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him as wife, being <span class="boldtext">pregnant</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/21-23.htm">Luke 21:23</a></span><br />Woe to those who are <span class="boldtext">pregnant</span> and to those who nurse infants in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath to this people.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />For when they are saying, "Peace and safety," then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a <span class="boldtext">pregnant</span> woman; and they will in no way escape.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/4-1.htm">Genesis 4:1</a></span><br />The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, "I have gotten a man with Yahweh's help."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/4-17.htm">Genesis 4:17</a></span><br />Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/16-4.htm">Genesis 16:4</a></span><br />He went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/16-5.htm">Genesis 16:5</a></span><br />Sarai said to Abram, "This wrong is your fault. I gave my handmaid into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Yahweh judge between me and you."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/19-36.htm">Genesis 19:36</a></span><br />Thus both of Lot's daughters were with child by their father. <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/21-2.htm">Genesis 21:2</a></span><br />Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/25-21.htm">Genesis 25:21</a></span><br />Isaac entreated Yahweh for his wife, because she was barren. Yahweh was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/29-32.htm">Genesis 29:32</a></span><br />Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, "Because Yahweh has looked at my affliction. For now my husband will love me."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/30-17.htm">Genesis 30:17</a></span><br />God listened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/38-18.htm">Genesis 38:18</a></span><br />He said, "What pledge will I give you?" She said, "Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand." He gave them to her, and came in to her, and she conceived by him.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/38-24.htm">Genesis 38:24</a></span><br />It happened about three months later, that it was told Judah, saying, "Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has played the prostitute; and moreover, behold, she is with child by prostitution." Judah said, "Bring her forth, and let her be burnt."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/38-25.htm">Genesis 38:25</a></span><br />She is brought out, and she hath sent unto her husband's father, saying, 'To a man whose these 'are', I 'am' <span class="boldtext">pregnant</span>;' and she saith, 'Discern, I pray thee, whose 'are' these -- the seal, and the ribbons, and the staff.'<br /><span class="source">(YLT NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/12-2.htm">Leviticus 12:2</a></span><br />"Speak to the children of Israel, saying,'If a woman conceives, and bears a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days; as in the days of her monthly period she shall be unclean.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/13-7.htm">Judges 13:7</a></span><br />and he saith to me, Lo, thou art <span class="boldtext">pregnant</span>, and bearing a son, and now do not drink wine and strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing, for a Nazarite to God is the youth from the womb till the day of his death.'<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/4-19.htm">1 Samuel 4:19</a></span><br />And his daughter-in-law, wife of Phinehas, 'is' <span class="boldtext">pregnant</span>, about to bear, and she heareth the report of the taking of the ark of God, that her father-in-law and her husband have died, and she boweth, and beareth, for her pains have turned upon her.<br /><span class="source">(YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-5.htm">2 Samuel 11:5</a></span><br />The woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, "I am with child."<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/8-12.htm">2 Kings 8:12</a></span><br />And Hazael saith, 'Wherefore is my lord weeping?' and he saith, 'Because I have known the evil that thou dost to the sons of Israel -- their fenced places thou dost send into fire, and their young men with sword thou dost slay, and their sucklings thou dost dash to pieces, and their <span class="boldtext">pregnant</span> women thou dost rip up.'<br /><span class="source">(YLT NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/15-16.htm">2 Kings 15:16</a></span><br />Then doth Menahem smite Tiphsah, and all who 'are' in it, and its borders from Tirzah, for it opened not 'to him', and he smiteth 'it', all its <span class="boldtext">pregnant</span> women he hath ripped up.<br /><span class="source">(YLT NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-23.htm">1 Chronicles 7:23</a></span><br />He went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because it went evil with his house.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/7-14.htm">Psalms 7:14</a></span><br />Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/11-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 11:5</a></span><br />As you have no knowledge of the way of the wind, or of the growth of the bones in the body of her who is with child, even so you have no knowledge of the works of God who has made all.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/26-17.htm">Isaiah 26:17</a></span><br />When a <span class="boldtext">pregnant</span> woman cometh near to the birth, She is pained -- she crieth in her pangs, So we have been from Thy face, O Jehovah.<br /><span class="source">(YLT NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/26-18.htm">Isaiah 26:18</a></span><br />We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have given birth to wind; no salvation has come to the earth through us, and no children have come into the world.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/20-17.htm">Jeremiah 20:17</a></span><br />Because he hath not put me to death from the womb, And my mother is to me -- my grave, And her womb a pregnancy age-during.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Hosea 13:16</a></span><br />Samaria will bear her guilt; for she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword. Their infants will be dashed in pieces, and their <span class="boldtext">pregnant</span> women will be ripped open."<br /><span class="source">(WEB YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/amos/1-13.htm">Amos 1:13</a></span><br />Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have ripped open the <span class="boldtext">pregnant</span> women of Gilead, that they may enlarge their border.<br /><span class="source">(WEB YLT NAS NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/p/pregnant.htm">Pregnant</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/bias.htm">Bias (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/pregnant.htm">Pregnant (33 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/kenosis.htm">Kenosis</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a 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