Luke 11:27

Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “May Yahweh be with you.” They answered him, “May Yahweh bless you.”

For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but he knows the proud from afar.

But woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days!

“Jael shall be blessed above women, the wife of Heber the Kenite; blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.

Give them—Yahweh what will you give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

She vowed a vow, and said, “Yahweh of Armies, if you will indeed look at the affliction of your servant and remember me, and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a boy, then I will give him to Yahweh all the days of his life, and no razor shall come on his head.”

The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.

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 pregnant women will be ripped open.”

“All nations shall call you blessed, for you will be a delightful land,” says Yahweh of Armies.

But woe to those who are with child and to those who nurse babies in those days!

All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

Leah said, “Happy am I, for the daughters will call me happy.” She named him Asher.

Yahweh’s angel appeared to him, and said to him, “Yahweh is with you, you mighty man of valor!”

He raises up the poor out of the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill to make them sit with princes and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh’s. He has set the world on them.

Now therefore tell my servant David this, ‘Yahweh of Armies says, “I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over Israel.

Now, Yahweh God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, confirm it forever, and do as you have spoken.

If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword. His offspring will not be satisfied with bread.

who remembered us in our low estate; for his loving kindness endures forever;

Yes, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

For my hand has made all these things, and so all these things came to be,” says Yahweh: “but I will look to this man, even to he who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at my word.

At the beginning of your petitions the commandment went out, and I have come to tell you; for you are greatly beloved. Therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision.

The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.

saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!”

Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse infants in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath to this people.

For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’

for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.”

Jacob’s anger burned against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in God’s place, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”

If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness. They shall bear their sin. They shall die childless.

You will eat the flesh of your sons, and you will eat the flesh of your daughters.

Then she fell on her face and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your sight, that you should take knowledge of me, since I am a foreigner?”

Then Eli answered, “Go in peace; and may the God of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of him.”

Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems good to you. Wait until you have weaned him; only may Yahweh establish his word.” So the woman waited and nursed her son until she weaned him.

Samuel grew, and Yahweh was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.

Joab fell to the ground on his face, showed respect, and blessed the king. Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord, king, in that the king has performed the request of his servant.”

When I rose in the morning to nurse my child, behold, it was dead; but when I had looked at it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, whom I bore.”

The king said to her, “What is your problem?” She answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.’

Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart; for God is with you.”

For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it commended me:

if his heart hasn’t blessed me, if he hasn’t been warmed with my sheep’s fleece;

But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust while at my mother’s breasts.

When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. I will bring your offspring from the east, and gather you from the west.

who confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited;’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be built,’ and ‘I will raise up its waste places;’

“You shall not take a wife, neither shall you have sons or daughters, in this place.”

My eyes fail with tears. My heart is troubled. My liver is poured on the earth, because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, because the young children and the infants swoon in the streets of the city.

He said, “Greatly beloved man, don’t be afraid. Peace be to you. Be strong. Yes, be strong.” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened, and said, “Let my lord speak; for you have strengthened me.”

As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird. There will be no birth, no one with child, and no conception.

Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Tell him, “Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is good: so we offer our lips like bulls.

But he answered him who spoke to him, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”

As they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” They came and took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.

An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

Behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

They kept saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and they kept slapping him.

but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.

The eye can’t tell the hand, “I have no need for you,” or again the head to the feet, “I have no need for you.”

to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved,

All the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring, because you have obeyed my voice.’ ”

For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.

You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.

He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.

Having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, you highly favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!”

of whom are the fathers, and from whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen.

looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.