Isaiah 66:7-9

Contemporary English Version

^7 (A) Have you ever heard of a woman
who gave birth to a child
    before having labor pains?
⁸ Who ever heard of such a thing
    or imagined it could happen?
Can a nation be born in a day
    or come to life in a second?
Jerusalem is like a mother
who gave birth to her children
    as soon as she was in labor.
⁹ The Lord is the one
    who makes birth possible.
And he will see that Zion
has many more children.
    The Lord has spoken.