1 Samuel 2:5
What does 1 Samuel 2:5 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 2:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; And they that were hungry have ceasedto hunger: Yea, the barren hath borne seven; And she that hath many children languisheth.
KJV
King James Version · 1611They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; And they that were hungry have ceasedto hunger: Yea, the barren hath borne seven; And she that hath many children languisheth.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Those who were full are offering themselves as servants for bread; those who were in need are at rest; truly, she who had no children has become the mother of seven; and she who had a family is wasted with sorrow.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862The satiated for bread hired themselves, And the hungry have ceased. While the barren hath borne seven, And she abounding with sons hath languished.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752They that were full before, have hired out themselves for bread: and the hungry are filled, so that the barren hath borne many: and she that had many children is weakened.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890They that were full have hired themselves out for bread; and the hungry are [so] no more: Even the barren beareth seven, and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
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Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 54:1
Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith Jehovah.
- Psalms 113:9
He maketh the barren woman to keep house, And to bea joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah.
- Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted, and thou art in anguish.
- Luke 1:53
The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away.
- 1 Samuel 1:20
and it came to pass, when the time was come about, that Hannah conceived, and bare a son; and she called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of Jehovah.
- 1 Samuel 1:6
And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.
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