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What does the Bible say about breastfeeding?

20 verses about breastfeeding, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about breastfeeding

  1. Isaiah 66:10 — Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: 6 votes
  2. Luke 11:27 — And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. 5 votes
  3. Genesis 49:25 — Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: 4 votes
  4. Lamentations 4:3 — Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness. 4 votes
  5. Joel 2:16 — Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. 4 votes
  6. 1 Peter 2:2 — As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 4 votes
  7. Genesis 21:8 — And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned. 3 votes
  8. 1 Samuel 1:21 — And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. 3 votes
  9. Psalms 22:9 — But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts. 3 votes
  10. Isaiah 49:15 — Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. 3 votes
  11. 1 Thessalonians 2:7 — But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: 3 votes
  12. Genesis 21:7 — And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age. 2 votes
  13. Ruth 4:16 — And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. 2 votes
  14. Job 3:12 — Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck? 2 votes
  15. Proverbs 5:18 — Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. 2 votes
  16. Isaiah 40:11 — He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. 2 votes
  17. Isaiah 49:23 — And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. 2 votes
  18. Hosea 9:14 — Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. 2 votes
  19. Luke 23:26 — And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. 2 votes
  20. Hebrews 5:12 — For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 2 votes

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Isaiah (4), Genesis (3), Luke (2), Ruth (1), 1 Samuel (1), Job (1), Psalms (1), Proverbs (1), Lamentations (1), Hosea (1), Joel (1), 1 Thessalonians (1) and 2 more

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Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.