Isaiah 66:8

Who has heard of such a thing? Who has seen such things? 1 Will a land be born in one day? Can a nation be established in one moment? 1 Yet as soon as Zion goes into labor, she gives birth to her children.

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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 goes into labor, she gives birth; 1 before pain is upon her, she gave birth to a son. 1

9Do I bring a baby to the birth opening and not permit the child to be born?—asks Yahweh. 1 Or do I bring a child to moment of delivery and then hold it back?—asks your God.” 1

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Cross References

Isaiah 64:4Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, 1 nor eye seen any God besides you, who does things for him who waits for him. 1

Acts 4:4But many of the people who had heard the message believed; and the number of the men who believed was about five thousand.

Romans 15:18For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me for the obedience of the Gentiles. These are things done by word and action,

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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