²³ She became pregnant and gave birth to a son^(A) and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.”^(B)

⁶ The Lord’s hand^(A) was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; he brought devastation^(B) on them and afflicted them with tumors.^[a](C)

²⁵ “The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace^(A) among the people.”

¹⁴ You will be blessed more than any other people; none of your men or women will be childless, nor will any of your livestock be without young.^(A)