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In biblical literature, the term "breast" is used both literally and metaphorically, appearing in various contexts throughout the Scriptures. The breast is often associated with nourishment, comfort, and intimacy, as well as with strength and protection.

Literal Usage

1. Nourishment and Motherhood: The breast is frequently mentioned in the context of motherhood and nursing. In Genesis 49:25, Jacob blesses Joseph with "blessings of the heavens above, blessings of the deep that lies below, and blessings of the breasts and womb." This highlights the breast as a source of life and sustenance, emphasizing the nurturing role of mothers.

2. Levitical Offerings: In the Levitical laws, the breast of sacrificial animals held significance. Leviticus 7:31 states, "The priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons." The breast of the peace offering was given to the priests as their portion, symbolizing provision and sustenance for those who serve in the temple.

Metaphorical Usage

1. Intimacy and Affection: The breast is often used metaphorically to describe intimate relationships. In the Song of Solomon, the beloved's breasts are praised as symbols of beauty and love (Song of Solomon 4:5). This poetic imagery underscores the deep affection and closeness between the lovers.

2. Comfort and Security: The breast is also a symbol of comfort and security. Isaiah 66:11-13 uses the imagery of a nursing mother to describe God's comforting care for His people: "For you will nurse and be carried on her arm and bounced upon her knees. As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you." This passage illustrates the tender and nurturing nature of God's relationship with His people.

3. Strength and Valor: In some instances, the breast is associated with strength and valor. The "breastplate" worn by soldiers, as described in Ephesians 6:14, symbolizes righteousness and protection in spiritual warfare: "Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed."

Cultural and Theological Significance

In biblical times, the breast was not only a physical attribute but also carried cultural and theological significance. It represented the nurturing aspect of God's creation, the provision for His people, and the intimate relationships He designed. The breast, as a source of life and comfort, reflects the divine care and sustenance that God provides to His children.

Theologically, the breast can be seen as a symbol of God's provision and care, as well as the intimate relationship He desires with His people. It serves as a reminder of the nurturing and protective aspects of God's character, as well as the strength and righteousness He imparts to believers.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The fore part of the body, between the neck and the belly; the chest; as, the breast of a man or of a horse.

2. (n.) Either one of the protuberant glands, situated on the front of the chest or thorax in the female of man and of some other mammalia, in which milk is secreted for the nourishment of the young; a mamma; a teat.

3. (n.) Anything resembling the human breast, or bosom; the front or forward part of anything; as, a chimney breast; a plow breast; the breast of a hill.

4. (n.) The face of a coal working.

5. (n.) The front of a furnace.

6. (n.) The seat of consciousness; the repository of thought and self-consciousness, or of secrets; the seat of the affections and passions; the heart.

7. (n.) The power of singing; a musical voice; -- so called, probably, from the connection of the voice with the lungs, which lie within the breast.

8. (v. t.) To meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose manfully; as, to breast the storm or waves.

9. (n.) A torus.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BREAST

brest: Signifying the front view of the bust in humans and the corresponding portion of the body in animals. chazeh, occurs in Exodus 29:26, 27 Leviticus 7:30, 31, 34; Leviticus 8:29; Leviticus 10:14, 15 Numbers 6:20; Numbers 18:18; and chadhi, in Daniel 2:32. shadh or shodh = "breast" in the sense of pap of a woman or animal (Job 24:9 Songs 8:1, 8, 10 Isaiah 60:16 Lamentations 4:3). Only one word occurs with this signification in the New Testament: stethos = "bosom," "chest" (Luke 18:13; Luke 23:48 John 13:25; John 21:20).

See WAVE OFFERING.

Figurative: "The breasts of virginity," pressed and bruised (Ezekiel 23:3, 8 the King James Version), indicative of Ezekiel's belief that Israel practiced idolatry in Egypt (compare Ezekiel 20:8). "To tear (pluck off) thy breasts" (Ezekiel 23:34) denotes the anguish of the people in parting with their beloved sin (compare Hosea 2:2). "Its breast of silver" (Daniel 2:32) is possibly expressive of the humanity and wealth of the Medo-Persian empire.

Frank E. Hirsch

Greek

4738. stethos -- the breast
... the breast. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: stethos Phonetic Spelling:
(stay'-thos) Short Definition: the breast Definition: the breast, chest. ...
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3149. mastos -- the breast
... the breast. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: mastos Phonetic Spelling:
(mas-tos') Short Definition: a breast, pap Definition: the breast, pap. ...
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2870. kopetos -- a beating of the head and breast
... a beating of the head and breast. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration:
kopetos Phonetic Spelling: (kop-et-os') Short Definition: lamentation ...
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2382. thorax -- a breastplate
... a breastplate. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: thorax Phonetic
Spelling: (tho'-rax) Short Definition: a breast-plate Definition: a breast-plate ...
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2875. kopto -- to cut (off), strike, by ext. to mourn
... kopto Phonetic Spelling: (kop'-to) Short Definition: I cut off, mourn Definition:
(a) I cut, cut off, strike, smite, (b) mid: I beat my breast or head in ...
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2859. kolpos -- the bosom
... union). Word Origin a prim. word Definition the bosom NASB Word Usage bay
(1), bosom (4), lap (1). bosom, breast, bay. Apparently ...
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2338. thelus -- female
... 2338 (from , "the breast") -- properly, a woman with nursing breasts ("one who gives
suck"); (figuratively) a mature female who exhibit "," glorifying God by ...
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377. anapipto -- to fall back
... an-ap-ip'-to) Short Definition: I lie down, recline, fall back upon Definition:
I lie down, recline (at a dinner-table), fall back upon (the breast of another ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2373. chazeh -- breast (of animals)
... 2372, 2373. chazeh. 2374 . breast (of animals). Transliteration: chazeh
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-zeh') Short Definition: breast. ...
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2306. chadi -- breast
... 2305, 2306. chadi. 2307 . breast. Transliteration: chadi Phonetic Spelling:
(khad-ee') Short Definition: breast. Word Origin (Aramaic ...
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1717. dad -- breast, teat, nipple
... 1716, 1717. dad. 1718 . breast, teat, nipple. Transliteration: dad Phonetic
Spelling: (dad) Short Definition: bosom. ... breast, teat. ...
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7699. shad -- (female) breast
... 7698, 7699. shad. 7699a . (female) breast. Transliteration: shad Phonetic
Spelling: (shad) Short Definition: breast. breast, pap, teat ...
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7699b. shod -- (female) breast
... 7699a, 7699b. shod. 7700 . (female) breast. Transliteration: shod Short
Definition: breast. Word Origin from the same as shad Definition ...
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7699a. shad -- (female) breast
... 7699, 7699a. shad. 7699b . (female) breast. Transliteration: shad Short
Definition: breasts. Word Origin from an unused word Definition ...
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5845. atin -- probably a pail, bucket
... breast. From an unused root meaning apparently to contain; a receptacle (for milk,
ie Pail; figuratively, breast) -- breast. 5844b, 5845. atin. 5846 . ...
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3824. lebab -- inner man, mind, will, heart
... wholeheartedly* (1), yourself (1). bethink themselves, breast, comfortably,
courage, faint, tenderhearted. From labab; the heart ...
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2123. ziyz -- moving things (ie beasts)
... abundance, wild beast From an unused root apparently meaning to be conspicuous;
fulness of the breast; also a moving creature -- abundance, wild beast. ...
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5458. segor -- an enclosure, encasement
... caul, gold. From cagar; properly, shut up, ie The breast (as inclosing the heart);
also gold (as generally shut up safely) -- caul, gold. see HEBREW cagar. ...
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Library

Of the Symbol of the Breast, and of the Shameful Mysteries of the ...
... On the Morals of the Manich??ans. Chapter 18. "Of the Symbol of the Breast,
and of the Shameful Mysteries of the Manich??ans. 65. ...
/.../chapter 18 name the symbol.htm

Septuagesima 112. Breast the Wave, Christian
... II. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR Septuagesima 112. Breast the wave, Christian. 5.5.5.5.6.5.
6.5 [432]Fortitude: ... Alt. Breast the wave, Christian,. When it is strongest; ...
/.../septuagesima 112 breast the wave.htm

November 20. "The Disciple whom Jesus Loved Leaned on his Breast" ...
... NOVEMBER 20. "The disciple whom Jesus loved leaned on His breast" (John xxi. 20).
"The disciple whom Jesus loved leaned on His breast" (John 21:20). ...
/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /november 20 the disciple whom.htm

How Love Effects the Union of the Soul with God in Prayer.
... Regard, then, that sweet little child, to whom the seated mother presents
her breast. It casts itself into her arms, gathering and ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter i how love effects.htm

Psalm CXXXI.
... 4. "If I had not lowly thoughts, but have lifted up my soul, as one taken from his
mother's breast, such the reward for my soul" (ver.2). He seemeth as it were ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxxxi.htm

On the Same Words, John i. "In the Beginning was the Word," Etc.
... John poured forth [3606] for that he drank it in from the Lord's Breast. ...
O [3611] the result of the full feast of the Lord's Breast! ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon lxix on the same.htm

An Explanation of what Has Been Said Touching the Decease of Our ...
... to run on foot by her, she holding him by the hand, yet this was not because she
would not rather have had him hanging about her neck and on her breast, but it ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter xiv an explanation of.htm

Of the Repose of a Soul Recollected in Her Well-Beloved.
... in his Master's bosom, because he was seated after the fashion of the Easterns
(Levantins), so that his head was towards his dear lover's breast; and as he ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter viii of the repose.htm

Of those who Gossip, and of Silence.
... Fables assist it when thou comest to pour out prayers, or to beat thy breast for
thy daily sin. ... Shut up thy breast to evils, or loose them in thy breast. ...
/.../commodianus/the instructions of commodianus/lxxvi of those who gossip and.htm

'Is it I?'
... hast said.'-MATT. xxvi.22, 25. 'He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto
Him, Lord, who is it?'"John 13:25. The genius of many ...
//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/is it i.htm

Thesaurus

Breast (71 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The fore part of the body, between the neck
and the belly; the chest; as, the breast of a man or of a horse. ...
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Breast-plate (22 Occurrences)
Breast-plate. Breastplate, Breast-plate. Breastplates . Multi-Version
Concordance Breast-plate (22 Occurrences). Ephesians ...
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Wave-breast (3 Occurrences)
Wave-breast. Wave, Wave-breast. Waved . Multi-Version Concordance
Wave-breast (3 Occurrences). Leviticus 7:34 For the ...
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Breast-pieces (2 Occurrences)
Breast-pieces. Breastpiece, Breast-pieces. Breastplate . Multi-Version
Concordance Breast-pieces (2 Occurrences). Leviticus ...
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Breast-plates (2 Occurrences)
Breast-plates. Breastplates, Breast-plates. Breasts . Multi-Version
Concordance Breast-plates (2 Occurrences). Revelation ...
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Waved (29 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:26 And thou hast taken the breast from the ram of the consecration which
'is' for Aaron, and hast waved it -- a wave-offering before Jehovah, and it ...
/w/waved.htm - 16k

Bosom (47 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) The breast of a human being; the part, between
the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them. ...
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Wave-offering (22 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:26 And thou shalt take the breast of Aaron's ram of consecration, and
wave it for a wave-offering before Jehovah: and it shall be thy portion. ...
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Baby (23 Occurrences)
... Baby (23 Occurrences). Mark 13:17 And it will be hard for women who are with child
and for her who has a baby at the breast in those days. (BBE). ...
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Babies (16 Occurrences)
... Matthew 24:19 But it will be hard for women who are with child and for
those with babies at the breast in those days. (BBE NAS). ...
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Breast (71 Occurrences)

Matthew 11:17
"'We have played the flute to you,' they say, 'and you have not danced: we have sung dirges, and you have not beaten your breasts.'
(Root in WEY YLT)

Matthew 21:16
"Do you hear," they asked Him, "what these children are saying?" "Yes," He replied; "have you never read, 'Out of the mouths of infants and of babes at the breast Thou hast brought forth the praise which is due'?"
(WEY BBE)

Matthew 24:19
But it will be hard for women who are with child and for those with babies at the breast in those days.
(BBE)

Matthew 24:30
and then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in the heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth smite the breast, and they shall see the Son of Man coming upon the clouds of the heaven, with power and much glory;
(YLT)

Mark 13:17
And it will be hard for women who are with child and for her who has a baby at the breast in those days.
(BBE)

Luke 16:22
And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth.
(BBE)

Luke 16:23
And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast.
(BBE)

Luke 18:13
But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn't even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying,'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 21:23
It will be hard for women who are with child, and for her with a baby at the breast, in those days. For great trouble will come on the land, and wrath on this people.
(BBE)

John 1:18
No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.
(BBE)

John 13:23
One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was at the table, leaning against Jesus' breast.
(WEB BBE RSV)

John 13:25
He, leaning back, as he was, on Jesus' breast, asked him, "Lord, who is it?"
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)

John 21:20
Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus sincerely loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesus' breast at the supper and asked, "Lord, who is going to betray You?"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Revelation 1:13
and in the center of the lampstands some One resembling the Son of Man, clothed in a robe which reached to His feet, and with a girdle of gold across His breast.
(WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT RSV)

Revelation 13:15
And it was given 'unto him' to give breath to it, 'even' to the image to the breast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as should not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
(ASV)

Genesis 21:7
And she said, Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would have a child at her breast? for see, I have given him a son now when he is old.
(BBE)

Genesis 21:8
And when the child was old enough to be taken from the breast, Abraham made a great feast.
(BBE)

Genesis 49:25
even by the God of your father, who will help you; by the Almighty, who will bless you, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 2:7
Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, May I go and get you one of the Hebrew women to give him the breast?
(BBE)

Exodus 2:9
And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take the child away and give it milk for me, and I will give you payment. And the woman took the child and gave it milk at her breast.
(BBE)

Exodus 29:26
"You shall take the breast of Aaron's ram of consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before Yahweh: and it shall be your portion.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 29:27
You shall sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the thigh of the wave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 7:30
With his own hands he shall bring the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. He shall bring the fat with the breast, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 7:31
The priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 7:34
For the waved breast and the heaved thigh I have taken from the children of Israel out of the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons as their portion forever from the children of Israel.'"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 8:29
Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before Yahweh. It was Moses' portion of the ram of consecration, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 10:14
The waved breast and the heaved thigh you shall eat in a clean place, you, and your sons, and your daughters with you: for they are given as your portion, and your sons' portion, out of the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the children of Israel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 10:15
The heaved thigh and the waved breast they shall bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before Yahweh: and it shall be yours, and your sons' with you, as a portion forever; as Yahweh has commanded."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 6:20
and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh. This is holy for the priest, together with the breast that is waved and the thigh that is offered. After that the Nazirite may drink wine.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 11:12
Am I the father of all this people? have I given them birth, that you say to me, Take them in your arms, like a child at the breast, to the land which you gave by an oath to their fathers?
(BBE)

Numbers 18:18
Their flesh shall be yours, as the wave offering breast and as the right thigh, it shall be yours.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 32:25
Outside they will be cut off by the sword, and in the inner rooms by fear; death will take the young man and the virgin, the baby at the breast and the grey-haired man.
(BBE)

1 Samuel 1:22
But Hannah did not go, for she said to her husband, I will not go till the child has been taken from the breast, and then I will take him with me and put him before the Lord, where he may be for ever.
(BBE)

1 Samuel 1:23
And her husband Elkanah said to her, Do whatever seems right to you, but not till you have taken him from the breast; only may the Lord do as he has said. So the woman, waiting there, gave her son milk till he was old enough to be taken from the breast.
(BBE)

1 Samuel 15:3
Go now and put Amalek to the sword, putting to the curse all they have, without mercy: put to death every man and woman, every child and baby at the breast, every ox and sheep, camel and ass.
(BBE)

1 Samuel 22:19
And Nob, the town of the priests, he put to the sword, all the men and women, children and babies at the breast, and oxen and asses and sheep.
(BBE)

1 Kings 3:20
She arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while your handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
(See NIV)

1 Kings 3:21
And when I got up to give my child the breast, I saw that it was dead; but in the morning, looking at it with care, I saw that it was not my son.
(BBE)

Job 3:12
Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breast, that I should suck?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Job 24:9
There are those who pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Job 31:33
If I kept my evil doings covered, and my sin in the secret of my breast,
(BBE)

Job 32:18
For I have been full of words, Distressed me hath the spirit of my breast,
(YLT)

Job 32:19
Behold, my breast is as wine which has no vent; like new wineskins it is ready to burst.
(WEB ASV YLT)

Psalms 8:2
You have made clear your strength even out of the mouths of babies at the breast, because of those who are against you; so that you may put to shame the cruel and violent man.
(BBE)

Psalms 22:9
But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust at my mother's breasts.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 22:14
I am poured out like water. All my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted within me.
(See RSV)

Psalms 39:3
My heart was burning in my breast; while I was deep in thought the fire was lighted; then I said with my tongue,
(BBE)

Psalms 79:12
And give punishment seven times over into the breast of our neighbours for the bitter words which they have said against you, O Lord.
(BBE)

Psalms 131:2
See, I have made my soul calm and quiet, like a child on its mother's breast; my soul is like a child on its mother's breast.
(BBE RSV)

Proverbs 6:27
May a man take fire to his breast without burning his clothing?
(BBE)

Song of Songs 8:1
Oh that you were like my brother, who sucked the breasts of my mother! If I found you outside, I would kiss you; yes, and no one would despise me.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 11:5
And righteousness will be the cord of his robe, and good faith the band round his breast.
(BBE)

Isaiah 11:8
And the child at the breast will be playing by the hole of the snake, and the older child will put his hand on the bright eye of the poison-snake.
(BBE)

Isaiah 28:9
Whom will he teach knowledge? To whom will he explain the message? Those who are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts?
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 40:11
He will give food to his flock like a keeper of sheep; with his arm he will get it together, and will take up the lambs on his breast, gently guiding those which are with young.
(BBE)

Isaiah 49:15
Will a woman give up the child at her breast, will she be without pity for the fruit of her body? yes, these may, but I will not let you go out of my memory.
(BBE NIV)

Isaiah 60:16
You shall also suck the milk of the nations, and shall nurse from royal breasts; and you shall know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 65:7
For their sins and the sins of their fathers, who were burning perfumes on the mountains, and saying evil things against me on the hills: so I will take the measure of their sins, and will send the punishment for them into their breast.
(BBE)

Isaiah 66:11
that you may nurse and be satisfied at the comforting breasts; that you may drink deeply, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory."
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 31:19
Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I struck on my thigh: I was ashamed, yes, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 44:7
So now, the Lord, the God of armies, the God of Israel, has said, Why are you doing this great evil against yourselves, causing every man and woman, little child and baby at the breast among you in Judah to be cut off till not one is still living;
(BBE)

Lamentations 2:11
My eyes are wasted with weeping, the inmost parts of my body are deeply moved, my inner parts are drained out on the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because of the young children and babies at the breast who are falling without strength in the open squares of the town.
(BBE)

Lamentations 2:12
They say to their mothers, Where is grain and wine? when they are falling like the wounded in the open squares of the town, when their life is drained out on their mother's breast.
(BBE)

Lamentations 4:3
Even the jackals draw out the breast, they nurse their young ones: The daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Lamentations 4:4
The tongue of the child at the breast is fixed to the roof of his mouth for need of drink: the young children are crying out for bread, and no man gives it to them.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 21:12
Cry and wail, son of man; for it is on my people, it is on all the princes of Israel: they are delivered over to the sword with my people; strike therefore on your thigh.
(See NIV)

Daniel 2:32
As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Hosea 1:8
Now when Lo-ruhamah had been taken from the breast, the woman gave birth to a son.
(BBE)

Hosea 13:8
I will meet them like a bear that is bereaved of her cubs, and will tear the covering of their heart. There I will devour them like a lioness. The wild animal will tear them.
(See RSV)

Joel 2:16
Gather the people. Sanctify the assembly. Assemble the elders. Gather the children, and those who suck the breasts. Let the bridegroom go forth from his room, and the bride out of her chamber.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NIV)

Micah 7:5
Put no faith in a friend, do not let your hope be placed in a relation: keep watch on the doors of your mouth against her who is resting on your breast.
(BBE)

Subtopics

Breast

Breastfeeding

Related Terms

Breast-plate (22 Occurrences)

Wave-breast (3 Occurrences)

Breast-pieces (2 Occurrences)

Breast-plates (2 Occurrences)

Waved (29 Occurrences)

Bosom (47 Occurrences)

Wave-offering (22 Occurrences)

Baby (23 Occurrences)