“The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
Parallel translations
- WEB “Thus has the Lord done to me in the days in which he looked at me, to take away my reproach among men.”
- KJV Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
- NKJV “Thus the Lord has dealt with me, in the days when He looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.”
- NASB “This is the way the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He looked with favor upon me, to take away my disgrace among people.”
- NLT “How kind the Lord is!” she exclaimed. “He has taken away my disgrace of having no children.”
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Quick answer
Elizabeth praises God for taking away her reproach by giving her a child. She sees her pregnancy as the Lord's gracious act.
Overview
Elizabeth recognizes God's hand in removing the social shame of barrenness. Her words echo Rachel and other women whom God remembered. Her gratitude exalts the Lord as the one who shows mercy and reverses human disgrace.
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- Gen 30:22–23Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,
- Isa 4:1In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”
- Isa 54:1–4“Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.
- Gen 21:1–2Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised.
- Gen 25:21Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
- 1 Sam 1:6Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her and taunt her viciously.
- Heb 11:11By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.
- 1 Sam 2:21–22So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.
- 1 Sam 1:19–20The next morning Elkanah and Hannah got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.
- Luke 1:13But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
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