Bible Verses about “breastfeeding”
Found 34 verses (ordered by relevance) about “breastfeeding” in the WEB version of the Bible
“as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby,”
“A loving doe and a graceful deer-- let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.”
“Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.”
“"Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you!”
“For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.'”
“It came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which nursed you!"”
“But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.”
“As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted in Jerusalem."”
“For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.”
“For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.”
“He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.”
“When she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, and one ephah of meal, and a bottle of wine, and brought him to Yahweh's house in Shiloh. The child was young.”
“The child grew, and was weaned. Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.”
“that you may nurse and be satisfied at the comforting breasts; that you may drink deeply, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory."”
“But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust at my mother's breasts.”
“When they led him away, they grabbed one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it after Jesus.”
“The man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.”
“But Hannah didn't go up; for she said to her husband, "Not until the child is weaned; then I will bring him, that he may appear before Yahweh, and stay there forever."”
“Elkanah her husband said to her, "Do what seems good to you. Wait until you have weaned him; only may Yahweh establish his word." So the woman waited and nursed her son, until she weaned him.”
“"Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her: rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn over her;”
“For thus says Yahweh, "Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream: and you will nurse. You will be carried on her side, and will be dandled on her knees.”
“But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.”
“Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse to it.”
“Kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am Yahweh; and those who wait for me shall not be disappointed."”
“Give them--Yahweh what will you give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.”
“A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him.”
“But Jesus, turning to them, said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, don't weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.”
“Then they will begin to tell the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and tell the hills, 'Cover us.'”
“For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?"”
“She said, "Who would have said to Abraham, that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age."”
“even by the God of your father, who will help you; by the Almighty, who will bless you, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.”
“Even the jackals draw out the breast, they nurse their young ones: The daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.”
“Gather the people. Sanctify the assembly. Assemble the elders. Gather the children, and those who nurse from breasts. Let the bridegroom go forth from his room, and the bride out of her room.”
“Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breast, that I should nurse?”