7 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.
7 And she added, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age."
7 And she said, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age."
7 She also said, Whoever would have suggested to Abraham that Sarah would one day nurse a baby! Yet here I am! I've given the old man a son!
7 She also said, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age."
7 Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!"
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 21:7
Commentary on Genesis 21:1-8
(Read Genesis 21:1-8)
Few under the Old Testament were brought into the world with such expectations as Isaac. He was in this a type of Christ, that Seed which the holy God so long promised, and holy men so long expected. He was born according to the promise, at the set time of which God had spoken. God's promised mercies will certainly come at the time which He sets, and that is the best time. Isaac means "laughter," and there was good reason for the name, Psalm 22:9,10; Hosea 11:1,2.