Isaiah 66:6-8

New King James Version

⁶The sound of noise from the city!
A voice from the temple!
The voice of the Lord,
Who fully repays His enemies!

⁷“Before she was in labor, she gave birth;
Before her pain came,
She delivered a male child.
⁸Who has heard such a thing?
Who has seen such things?
Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day?
Or shall a nation be born at once?
For as soon as Zion was in labor,
She gave birth to her children.

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Isaiah 66:6-8

New International Version

⁶Hear that uproar from the city,
hear that noise from the temple!
It is the sound^(A) of the Lord
repaying^(B) his enemies all they deserve.

⁷“Before she goes into labor,^(C)
    she gives birth;
before the pains come upon her,
    she delivers a son.^(D)
⁸Who has ever heard of such things?
    Who has ever seen^(E) things like this?
Can a country be born in a day^(F)
    or a nation be brought forth in a moment?
Yet no sooner is Zion in labor
    than she gives birth to her children.^(G)

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Isaiah 66:6-8

English Standard Version

⁶“The sound of an uproar from the city!
A sound from the temple!
The sound of the Lord,
^(A)rendering recompense to his enemies!

Rejoice with Jerusalem

⁷^(B)“Before she was in labor
    she gave birth;
before her pain came upon her
    she delivered a son.
⁸Who has heard such a thing?
    Who has seen such things?
Shall a land be born in one day?
    Shall a nation be brought forth in one moment?
For ^(C)as soon as Zion was in labor
    she brought forth her children.

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Isaiah 66:6-8

New American Standard Bible

⁶A sound of uproar from the city, a voice from the temple,
The voice of the Lord who is ^(A)dealing retribution to His enemies.

⁷“Before she was in labor, ^(B)she delivered;
Before her pain came, ^(C)she gave birth to a boy.
⁸^(D)Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things?
Can a land be ^[a]born in one day?
Can a nation be given birth all at once?
As soon as Zion was in labor, she also delivered her sons.