Isaiah 66:8-9
International Standard Version
8 Who has ever heard of such a thing?
And[a] who ever sees[b] such things?
Can a country be born in a single day,
or can a nation be brought forth in a single moment?
Yet no sooner was Zion in labor
than she delivered her children.
9 Am I to open the womb and not deliver?”
asks[c] the Lord.
“And when I bring to delivery, am I to close[d] the womb?”
asks your God.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 66:8 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT lack And
- Isaiah 66:8 So 1QIsaa. 1QIsab MT LXX read has seen
- Isaiah 66:9 Lit. says
- Isaiah 66:9 So 1QIsaa (imperfect); 1QIsab MT (perfect)
Isaiah 66:8-9
New International Version
8 Who has ever heard of such things?
Who has ever seen(A) things like this?
Can a country be born in a day(B)
or a nation be brought forth in a moment?
Yet no sooner is Zion in labor
than she gives birth to her children.(C)
9 Do I bring to the moment of birth(D)
and not give delivery?” says the Lord.
“Do I close up the womb
when I bring to delivery?” says your God.
Isaiah 66:8-9
King James Version
8 Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.
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