Genesis 21:7
“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.”
KJV
Read in Genesis 21Meaning
Sarah's astonishment highlights the contrast between earlier impossibility and the present reality of Isaac's birth.
Read carefully
The story's extraordinary circumstances are descriptive of this family and do not establish expectations for all pregnancies or families.
Reflection
The verse gives language to astonished gratitude while leaving room for readers whose own stories unfold differently.