1 Samuel 2:5

They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

Cross-references

1 Samuel 1:6 Historical context

In 1 Samuel 1:6, Peninnah's provocation highlights Hannah's barrenness — the very situation reversed in 2:5's praise.

1 Samuel 1:20 Historical context

In 1 Samuel 1:20, Hannah's own barrenness is reversed with Samuel's birth — the specific event behind the general praise in 2:5.

Psalm 113:9 Parallel

In Psalm 113:9, the same motif of God giving the barren woman children appears, echoing Hannah's praise.

Isaiah 54:1 Allusion

In Isaiah 54:1, the barren woman's joy is used as a metaphor for Israel's restoration, directly alluding to Hannah's song.

Luke 1:53 Parallel

In Luke 1:53, Mary's Magnificat echoes Hannah's song — the hungry are filled and the rich sent away, a direct thematic parallel.

Luke 6:25 Allusion

Luke 6:25 echoes the same reversal: the full will be hungry — a direct parallel to Hannah's song about God's justice.

In Jeremiah 15:9, the same image of a mother of seven languishing appears, but as a judgment — echoing Hannah's reversal theme.

Luke 16:25 Parallel

In Luke 16:25, the rich man's reversal mirrors Hannah's theme: the full become empty, the hungry filled, but in an afterlife context.

In Galatians 4:27, Paul quotes Isaiah 54:1, which itself echoes Hannah's song — linking barrenness to spiritual promise.

In Genesis 30:2, Jacob affirms that only God opens the womb — the same divine sovereignty Hannah praises in 2:5.

Job 27:14 Parallel

Job 27:14 echoes the same reversal: many children but no bread — the prosperous wicked face downfall.

Psalm 34:10 Related theme

Psalm 34:10 promises provision for those who seek the Lord — similar to Hannah's theme of the hungry being filled.

Psalm 68:6 Parallel

Psalm 68:6 similarly describes God settling the solitary and freeing prisoners — a parallel to Hannah's reversal of barrenness.