Verse List for GAL 4:27

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OET (OET-RV) because it’s been written in the scriptures: ⇔ ‘Be glad barren woman, ⇔  you who have never borne a child. ⇔ Be bold and shout, ⇔  you who have never been in labour, ⇔ because the lonely woman now has many children, ⇔  even more than the woman with a husband.’

OET-LV For/Because it _has _been _written:
Be _gladdened, barren woman, you not bearing, break _forth and shout, you not labouring _in _birth, because many are the children of _the desolate, more than of _the woman having the husband.

ULT For it is written, ⇔ “Rejoice, you barren woman, the one not giving birth; ⇔ break forth and shout, you, who are not suffering the pains of childbirth; ⇔ because the children of the desolate one, are many more ⇔ than of the one having a husband.”

UST Our new city will have more people than those who live in Jerusalem now. It will be just like Isaiah foretold about the people whom he expected would come back to Jerusalem from exile. He expected that they would be more numerous than those who were taken into exile. He wrote: You who live in Jerusalem, you will rejoice! Now you have no children, like a barren woman who does not give birth to children! But some day you will shout joyfully, as loudly as you can, even though now you are few in number, like a woman who cannot give birth to children, and you feel deserted. You will be very happy because you will have many children who will come to you. Those children will be more than the children any woman with a husband could have borne.

BSB & MSB For it is written: ⇔ “Rejoice, [O] barren woman, ⇔  who bears no children; ⇔ break forth and cry aloud, ⇔  [you] who {have} never travailed; ⇔ because more [are] the children of the desolate woman ⇔  than of her who has a husband.”[fn]

BLB For it has been written: "Rejoice O barren woman, the one not bearing; break forth and call aloud, the one not travailing; because many more are the children of the desolate woman than of her having the husband."

AICNT For it is written, “Rejoice, barren one who does not give birth; break forth and cry out, you who do not travail; because many are the children of the desolate, more than of her who has the husband.”[fn]

OEB For scripture says – ⇔ “Rejoice, you barren one, who have never given birth, ⇔ break into shouts, you who are never in labour, ⇔  for many are the children of her who is desolate –
⇔  yes, more than of her who has a husband.”

WEBBE & WMBB For it is written, ⇔ “Rejoice, you barren who don’t bear. ⇔  Break out and shout, you who don’t travail. ⇔  For the desolate women have more children than her who has a husband.”

NET For it is written: ⇔ “ Rejoice, O barren woman who does not bear children; ⇔  break forth and shout, you who have no birth pains, ⇔  because the children of the desolate woman are more numerous ⇔  than those of the woman who has a husband.”

LSV for it has been written: “Rejoice, O barren, who is not bearing; break forth and cry, you who are not travailing, because many [are] the children of the desolate—more than of her having the husband.”

FBV As Scripture says, “Rejoice you who are childless and who have never given birth! Shout aloud for joy, you who have never been in labor—for the abandoned woman has more children than the woman who has a husband!”[fn]

TCNT For it is written, ⇔ “Rejoice, O barren woman, who has never given birth; ⇔ break forth and shout, yoʋ who have never been in labor! ⇔ For many are the children of the desolate woman, ⇔ more than those of the woman who has a husband.”

T4T Our new city will have more people than those who live in Jerusalem now. It will be just like Isaiah foretold about the people whom he expected would come back to Jerusalem from exile. He expected that they would be more numerous than those who were taken into exile. He wrote:
¶  You who live in Jerusalem, you will rejoice! Now you have no children, like a barren woman who does not give birth to children! But some day you will shout joyfully, ◄without restraint/as loudly as you can►, even though now you are few in number, like a woman who cannot give birth to children, and you feel deserted. You will be very happy because you will have many children who will come to you. Those children will be more than the children any woman with a husband could have borne.

LEB For it is written,
• “Rejoice, O barren woman, who does not give birth to children;
• burst out and shout, you who do not have birth pains,
• because many are the children of the desolate woman,
• even more than those of the one who has a husband.”[fn]

BBE For it is in the Writings, You who have never given birth, be glad; give cries of joy, you who have had no birth-pains; for the children of her who has been given up by her husband are more than those of the woman who has a husband.

Moff For it is written, ⇔ Rejoice, O thou barren who bearest not, ⇔ break into joy, thou who travailest not; ⇔ for the children of the desolate woman are far more than of the married.

Wymth For it is written, "Rejoice, thou barren woman that bearest not, break forth into a joyful cry, thou that dost not travail with child. For the desolate woman has many children—more indeed than she who has the husband."

ASV For it is written, ⇔ Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; ⇔ Break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: ⇔ For more are the children of the desolate than of her that hath the husband.

DRA For it is written: Rejoice, thou barren, that bearest not: break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for many are the children of the desolate, more than of her that hath a husband.

YLT for it hath been written, 'Rejoice, O barren, who art not bearing; break forth and cry, thou who art not travailing, because many [are] the children of the desolate — more than of her having the husband.'

Drby For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break out and cry, thou that travailest not; because the children of the desolate are more numerous than [those] of her that has a husband.

RV For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; Break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: For more are the children of the desolate than of her which hath the husband.
(For it is written, Rejoice, thou/you barren that bearest/bear not; Break forth and cry, thou/you that travailest/travail not: For more are the children of the desolate than of her which hath/has the husband.)

SLT For it has been written, Be cheered, O barren, bearing not; break out and cry, she travailing not: for many more the children of the desolate than she having a husband.

Wbstr For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she who hath a husband.

KJB-1769 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
(For it is written, Rejoice, thou/you barren that bearest/bear not; break forth and cry, thou/you that travailest/travail not: for the desolate hath/has many more children than she which hath/has an husband.)

KJB-1611 For it is written, Reioyce thou barren that bearest not, breake foorth and cry thou that traueilest not; for the desolate hath many moe children then she which hath an husband.
(For it is written, Rejoice thou/you barren that bearest/bear not, break forth and cry thou/you that travailst not; for the desolate hath/has many more children then she which hath/has an husband.)

Bshps For it is written: Reioyce thou baren, that bearest no chyldren, breake foorth and crye, thou that trauaylest not: For the desolate hath many mo chyldren, then she which hath an husbande.
(For it is written: Rejoice thou/you baren, that bearest/bear no children, break forth and cry, thou/you that travailst not: For the desolate hath/has many more children, then she which hath/has an husband.)

Gnva For it is written, Reioyce thou barren that bearest no children: breake forth, and cry, thou that trauailest not: for the desolate hath many moe children, then she which hath an husband.
(For it is written, Rejoice thou/you barren that bearest/bear no children: break forth, and cry, thou/you that travailst not: for the desolate hath/has many more children, then she which hath/has an husband.)

Cvdl For it is wrytte: Reioyse thou baren, that bearest no childre: breake forth and crye thou yt trauaylest not, for the desolate hath many mo childre, then she which hath an hussbande.
(For it is written: Rejoice thou/you baren, that bearest/bear no children: break forth and cry thou/you it travailst not, for the desolate hath/has many more children, then she which hath/has an husband.)

TNT For it is written: reioyce thou bare that bearest no chyldre: breake forthe and crye thou that travelest not. For the desolate hath many moo chyldren then she which hath an husband.
(For it is written: rejoice thou/you bare that bearest/bear no chyldre: break forth and cry thou/you that travelest not. For the desolate hath/has many moo children then she which hath/has an husband.)

Wycl For it is writun, Be glad, thou bareyn, that berist not; breke out and crye, that bringist forth no children; for many sones ben of hir that is left of hir hosebonde, more than of hir that hath an hosebonde.
(For it is written, Be glad, thou/you bareyn, that bearest/bear not; break out and cry, that bringist forth no children; for many sons been of her that is left of her husband, more than of her that hath/has an husband.)

Luth Denn es stehet geschrieben: Sei fröhlich, du Unfruchtbare, die du nicht gebierest, und brich hervor und rufe, die du nicht schwanger bist! Denn die Einsame hat viel mehr Kinder, denn die den Mann hat.
(Because it stands written: Be cheerful, you(sg) infertile_(one), the you(sg) not territory, and break(v) out and call/cry/shout, the you(sg) not pregnant are! Because the Lonely has many more children, because/than the the man has.)

ClVg Scriptum est enim: [Lætare, sterilis, quæ non paris; erumpe et clama, quæ non parturis: quia multi filii desertæ, magis quam ejus quæ habet virum.][fn]
(Written it_is because: [Reyoice, barren, which not/no equal; erumpe and shout, which not/no labour_pains: because many children deserted, more how his/her which has husband.])

SR-GNT Γέγραπται γάρ, “Εὐφράνθητι, στεῖρα, ἡ οὐ τίκτουσα, ῥῆξον καὶ βόησον, ἡ οὐκ ὠδίνουσα, ὅτι πολλὰ τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἐρήμου μᾶλλον, ἢ τῆς ἐχούσης τὸν ἄνδρα.” ‡

UGNT γέγραπται γάρ, εὐφράνθητι, στεῖρα, ἡ οὐ τίκτουσα, ῥῆξον καὶ βόησον, ἡ οὐκ ὠδίνουσα, ὅτι πολλὰ τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἐρήμου μᾶλλον, ἢ τῆς ἐχούσης τὸν ἄνδρα.

SBL-GNT γέγραπται γάρ· Εὐφράνθητι, στεῖρα ἡ οὐ τίκτουσα, ῥῆξον καὶ βόησον, ἡ οὐκ ὠδίνουσα· ὅτι πολλὰ τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἐρήμου μᾶλλον ἢ τῆς ἐχούσης τὸν ἄνδρα.

RP-GNT γέγραπται γάρ, Εὐφράνθητι, στεῖρα, ἡ οὐ τίκτουσα· ῥῆξον καὶ βόησον, ἡ οὐκ ὠδίνουσα· ὅτι πολλὰ τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἐρήμου μᾶλλον ἢ τῆς ἐχούσης τὸν ἄνδρα.

TC-GNT γέγραπται γάρ, ⇔ Εὐφράνθητι, στεῖρα, ἡ οὐ τίκτουσα· ⇔ ῥῆξον καὶ βόησον, ἡ οὐκ ὠδίνουσα· ⇔ ὅτι πολλὰ τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἐρήμου ⇔ μᾶλλον ἢ τῆς ἐχούσης τὸν ἄνδρα.