Isa 54:1, Luk 1:46-55, Joh 16:21-22, Gal 4:27-28, Heb 11:11 | ESV | STEP | Sing , O barren one , who did not bear ; break forth into singing and cry aloud , you who have not been in labor ! For the children of the desolate one will be more than the children of her who is married , says the Lord .

1 ^a“Sing, O barren one, who did not bear;
break forth into singing and cry aloud,
you who have not been in labor!
For the children of ^bthe desolate one ^cwill be more
than the children of her who is married,” says the Lord.

Luke 1:46-55

Mary’s Song of Praise: The Magnificat

46 And Mary said,

^d“My ^esoul ^fmagnifies the Lord,
47 ^gand my ^hspirit rejoices in ⁱGod my Savior,
48 for ^jhe has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
For behold, from now on all generations ^kwill call me blessed;
49 for ^lhe who is mighty ^mhas done great things for me,
and ⁿholy is his name.
50 And ^ohis mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
51 ^pHe has shown strength with his arm;
^qhe has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
52 ^rhe has brought down the mighty from their thrones
^sand exalted those of humble estate;
53 he has filled ^tthe hungry with good things,
and the rich ^uhe has sent away empty.
54 He has ^vhelped ^whis servant Israel,
^xin remembrance of his mercy,
55 ^yas he spoke to our fathers,
^zto Abraham and to his offspring forever.”

John 16:21-22

21 ^aaWhen a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 ^abSo also you have sorrow now, but ^acI will see you again, and ^adyour hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.

Galatians 4:27-28

27 For it is written,

^ae“Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear;
break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor!
For the children of the desolate one will be more
than those of the one who has a husband.”
28 Now you, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts we} brothers, ^aglike Isaac, ^ahare children of promise.

Hebrews 11:11

11 By faith ^aiSarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered ^ajhim faithful who had promised.