What does the Bible say about miscarriage & infertility?

Miscarriage & Infertility

A miscarriage is the loss of a life and a future you had already begun to imagine, and infertility carries its own ongoing ache of dreams deferred month after month - both griefs are often invisible to others but devastating to you. Your body, heart, and faith may all feel broken at once, and well-meaning comments can wound rather than comfort. God who forms life in the womb sees this hidden sorrow, holds both you and any child you have lost in His hands, and counts every tear you have cried in the waiting.

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Category: Grief & Loss
Passages: 6 key scriptures

Key Chapters

Psalms 139 God's Perfect Knowledge 3 min read God's intimate involvement in forming life in the womb offers comfort that every... Psalms 147 Praise for God's Providence 2 min read God draws especially near to those who are crushed in spirit. This passage assur... Jeremiah 1 The Call of Jeremiah 3 min read Before I Formed You in the Womb offers biblical truth for the situation of copin... Job 1 Job's Prosperity and Loss 4 min read The Lord Gave and the Lord Has Taken Away offers biblical truth for the situatio... Isaiah 40 Comfort for God's People 5 min read He Will Gather the Lambs offers biblical truth for the situation of coping with ... 1 Samuel 1 The Birth of Samuel 5 min read Hannah poured out her soul to God in her childlessness. He heard her.

Key Passages

You Knit Me Together in My Mother's Womb

Psalms 139:13-16

God's intimate involvement in forming life in the womb offers comfort that every pregnancy, however brief, was known and cherished by the Creator.

F¹³or thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.

¹⁴ I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. ¹⁵ My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. ¹⁶ Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

He Heals the Brokenhearted

Psalms 147:3

God draws especially near to those who are crushed in spirit. This passage assures us that our pain is seen and that the Lord saves the brokenhearted.

H³e healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

Before I Formed You in the Womb

Jeremiah 1:5

Before I Formed You in the Womb offers biblical truth for the situation of coping with miscarriage. The verse points us to God's character and invites trust in the midst of real life.

B⁵efore I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

The Lord Gave and the Lord Has Taken Away

Job 1:21

The Lord Gave and the Lord Has Taken Away offers biblical truth for the situation of coping with miscarriage. The verse points us to God's character and invites trust in the midst of real life.

A²¹nd said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

He Will Gather the Lambs

Isaiah 40:11

He Will Gather the Lambs offers biblical truth for the situation of coping with miscarriage. The verse points us to God's character and invites trust in the midst of real life.

H¹¹e 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.

Hannah's Anguish

1 Samuel 1:10-16

Hannah poured out her soul to God in her childlessness. He heard her.

A¹⁰nd she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

¹¹ And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. ¹² And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth. ¹³ Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. ¹⁴ And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee. ¹⁵ And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD. ¹⁶ Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.

Did You Know?

A miscarriage is the loss of a life and a future you had already begun to imagine - a grief that is often invisible to others but devastating to you. Your body, heart, and faith may all feel broken at once.

The Bible addresses this topic in 5 key passages, including Psalms 139.

The grief of miscarriage or the ongoing ache of infertility is a deeply personal pain that others may not fully understand. Each month can bring fresh disappointment, and well-meaning comments often wound rather than comfort.

The Bible addresses this topic in 2 key passages, including 1 Samuel 1.

The grief of miscarriage or the ache of infertility is a uniquely isolating pain - often invisible to others yet devastating to those who carry it. Dreams of parenthood deferred or a life lost before it began can shake your faith and leave you questioning God's goodness.

The Bible addresses this topic in 5 key passages, including 1 Samuel 1.