Bible Verses about “breastfeeding”

“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”

“[Let her be as] the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.”

“Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.”

“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.”

“‹For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed› [are] ‹the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.›”

“¶ 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.”

“But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, [even] those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.”

“As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”

“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.”

“For every one that useth milk [is] unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.”

“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.”

“And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child [was] young.”

“And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the [same] day that Isaac was weaned.”

“That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.”

“But thou [art] he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope [when I was] upon my mother's breasts.”

“¶ 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.”

“And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.”

“But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, [I will not go up] until the child be weaned, and [then] I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.”

“And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.”

“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:”

“For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon [her] sides, and be dandled upon [her] knees.”

“¶ But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:”

“And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.”

“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.”

“Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.”

“And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.”

“But Jesus turning unto them said, ‹Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.›”

“‹Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.›”

“‹For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?›”

“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.”

“[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:”

“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.”

“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.”

“Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?”