Genesis 20:18
For the Lord had closed up every womb of the house of Abimelech on account of Sara, Abraham's wife.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- concluserat enim Dominus omnem vulvam domus Abimelech propter Saram uxorem Abrahæ.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ὅτι συνέκλεισεν Κύριος ἔξωθεν πᾶσαν μήτραν ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ Ἀβιμέλεχ ἕνεκεν Σάρρας τῆς γυναικὸς Ἀβραάμ.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- כִּֽי עָצֹ֤ר עָצַר֙ יְהוָ֔ה בְּעַ֥ד כָּל רֶ֖חֶם לְבֵ֣ית אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ עַל דְּבַ֥ר שָׂרָ֖ה אֵ֥שֶׁת אַבְרָהָֽם
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine On Marriage and Concupiscence, The Pelagians Argue that God Sometimes Closes the Womb in Anger, and Opens It When Appeased
Carefully consider the rest of his remarks: “This likewise,” says he, “is confirmed by the apostle’s authority. For when the blessed Paul spoke of the resurrection of the dead, he said, “Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened.” And afterwards, ‘But God giveth it a body as it pleaseth Him, and to every seed its own body.’ If, therefore, God,” says he, “has assigned to human seed, as to every thing else, its own proper body, which no wise or pious man will deny, how will you prove that any person is born guilty? Do, I beg of you, reflect with what a noose this assertion of natural sin is choked. But come,” he says, “deal more gently with yourself, I pray you. Believe me, God made even you: it must, however, be confessed, that a serious error has infected you. …