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He maketh the barren woman to keep house, [And to be] a joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

He maketh the barren woman keep house... - Margin, as in Hebrew, “to dwell in a house.” That is, to be at the head of a family. See…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

He makes. —See margin. Motherhood alone assured the wife of a fixed and dignified position in her husband’s house. The quotation f…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Does your soul feel barren? May the Lord grant to it an abundant fruitfulness! Looking back upon the past year, perhaps you have had many barren ti…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Who makes the barren woman to dwell in the family. He relates another work of God, which, though apparently not as notable, should not, fo…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

He maketh the barren woman to keep house ,
&C.] Or "to dwell in the house", as the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and ot…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God has praise from His own people. They have most reason to praise Him, for those who attend Him as His servants know Him best and receive most of…

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