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Some expressions attribute feminine qualities to God, especially relating to motherhood.
God gives birth to his people Isa 44:2 God giving birth to Israel at the exodus. See also Nu 11:12; Dt 32:18; Isa 44:24
God gives birth to individuals Ps 139:13 See also Ge 29:31; Ge 30:22; Ecc 11:5; Isa 49:5; Jer 1:5
God as a midwife Ps 22:9 See also Job 10:18; Ps 71:6; Isa 66:9
God nurses his people Isa 49:15
God comforts his people Isa 66:13 See also Isa 40:11
God as a mother bird protecting her young Dt 32:10-11; Mt 23:37 pp Lk 13:34 See also Ru 2:12; Ps 17:8; Ps 91:4
1030 | God, compassion |
1210 | God, human descriptions |
5140 | breasts |
5721 | mothers, a symbol |