Isaiah 66:8

Who hath heard such a thing? 1 Who hath seen such things? 1 Shall Eretz be born in yom echad? 1 Or shall a nation be born in a moment? 1 For as soon as Tziyon travailed in labor, 1 she gave birth to her banim. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7Before she travailed, 1 she brought forth; 1 before her chevel (pain) came, 1 she was delivered of a zachar (man child). 1

9Shall I bring to the moment of birth, 1 and not cause to bring delivery? saith Hashem. 1 Shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? 1 saith thy G-d. 1

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Cross References

Isaiah 64:4Thou meetest with him that rejoiceth to work tzedek, 1 those that remember Thee in Thy drakhim; 1 see, Thou art in wrath; for we have been in sins; 1 in them a long time, and shall we be saved? 1

Acts 4:4And many of the ones having listened to the dvar Hashem had emunah; and the number of the men came to be lav davka (approximately) chameshet alafim.

Romans 15:18For I will not presume to say anything, except of what Moshiach has accomplished through me for the mishma'at of the peoples, by word and deed,

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 66:6-15

Encouragement to the Persecuted; The Enlargement of the Church. ( b. c. 706.) 5 Hear the word of the Lord , ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the Lord be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed. 6 A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the Lord that rendereth recompence to his enemies. 7 Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. 8… Read the whole commentary →

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