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Some expressions attribute feminine qualities to God, especially relating to motherhood.
Descriptions of God relating to childbirth
God gives birth to his people
Isaiah 44:2 God giving birth to Israel at the exodus. See also Numbers 11:12; Deuteronomy 32:18; Isaiah 44:24
God gives birth to individuals
Psalm 139:13 See also Genesis 29:31; Genesis 30:22; Ecclesiastes 11:5; Isaiah 49:5; Jeremiah 1:5
God as a midwife
Psalm 22:9 See also Job 10:18; Psalm 71:6; Isaiah 66:9
Descriptions of God relating to motherhood
God nurses his people
Isaiah 49:15
God comforts his people
Isaiah 66:13 See also Isaiah 40:11
God as a mother bird protecting her young
Deuteronomy 32:10-11; Matthew 23:37 pp Luke 13:34 See also Ruth 2:12; Psalm 17:8; Psalm 91:4
See also
1030 God, compassion 1210 God, human descriptions 5140 breasts 5721 mothers, a symbol
