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Bible Quotes About Stillborn Babies
14 Scripture verses about stillborn babies from the King James Version, with full verse text for study and meditation.
Scripture reveals that God is the sovereign Creator who carefully forms each life in the womb, as seen in Psalms 139:13 and Job 10:8, yet He also holds authority over life and death, including untimely loss. The soul and breath of every living being are in His hand (Job 12:10), affirming His control even over stillborn babies. Ecclesiastes 3:1 reminds us that there is a divinely appointed season for every purpose, while Ecclesiastes 6:3 suggests that an untimely birth may be preferable to a life lacking fulfillment. Ultimately, believers can find hope in the living Redeemer who stands at the latter day (Job 19:25), assuring that God's purposes extend beyond earthly life.
Top 10 Bible Quotes About Stillborn Babies
- Job 10:8 — “Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me. have: Heb. took pains about me”
- Job 12:10 — “In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind . soul: or, life all: Heb. all flesh of man”
- Job 19:25 — “For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:”
- Psalms 139:13 — “For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.”
- Ecclesiastes 3:1 — “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”
- Ecclesiastes 6:3 — “If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is ...”
- Isaiah 49:1 — “Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.”
- Matthew 18:1 — “At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
- Matthew 18:10 — “Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.”
- Matthew 18:14 — “Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.”
Old Testament Quotes About Stillborn Babies (7)
“Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me. have: Heb. took pains about me”
“In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind . soul: or, life all: Heb. all flesh of man”
“For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:”
“For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.”
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”
“If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.”
“Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.”
New Testament Quotes About Stillborn Babies (7)
“At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
“Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.”
“Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.”
“But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”
“And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.”
“For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.”
“But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,”
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