Galatians 4:27

New American Standard Bible

²⁷For it is written:

“^(A)Rejoice, infertile one, you who do not give birth;
Break forth and shout, you who are not in labor;
For the children of the desolate one are more numerous
Than those of the one who has a husband.”

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Galatians 4:27

Amplified Bible

²⁷For it is written [in the Scriptures],

“Rejoice, o barren woman who has not given birth;
Break forth into a [joyful] shout, you who are not in labor;
For the desolate woman has many more children
Than she who has a husband.”^(A)

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Galatians 4:27

New Living Translation

²⁷As Isaiah said,

“Rejoice, O childless woman,
    you who have never given birth!
Break into a joyful shout,
    you who have never been in labor!
For the desolate woman now has more children
    than the woman who lives with her husband!”^[a]

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Footnotes

4:27 Isa 54:1.

Galatians 4:27

New International Version

²⁷For it is written:

“Be glad, barren woman,
    you who never bore a child;
shout for joy and cry aloud,
    you who were never in labor;
because more are the children of the desolate woman
    than of her who has a husband.”^[a]^(A)

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Footnotes

Galatians 4:27 Isaiah 54:1

Galatians 4:27

The Voice

²⁷Isaiah wrote,

Be glad, you who feel sterile and never gave birth!
Raise a joyful shout, childless woman, who never went into labor!
For the barren woman produces many children,
more than the one who has a husband.^[a]

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