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Who has ever seen things like this? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/66.htm">New Living Translation</a> Who has ever seen anything as strange as this? Who ever heard of such a thing? Has a nation ever been born in a single day? Has a country ever come forth in a mere moment? But by the time Jerusalem’s birth pains begin, her children will be born. <a href="/esv/isaiah/66.htm">English Standard Version</a> Who 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 as soon as Zion was in labor she brought forth her children. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/66.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Who has heard of such as this? Who has seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be delivered in an instant? Yet as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her children. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/66.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/66.htm">New King James Version</a> Who 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. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/66.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be 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. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/66.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day? Can a nation be brought forth all at once? As soon as Zion travailed, she also brought forth her sons. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/66.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day? Can a nation be brought forth all at once? As soon as Zion travailed, she also brought forth her sons. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/66.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be brought forth through labor pains in one day? Can a nation be born all at once? As soon as Zion was in labor pains, she also gave birth to her sons. <a href="/amp/isaiah/66.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Who has heard of such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day? Or can a nation be brought forth in a moment? As soon as Zion was in labor, she also brought forth her sons. <a href="/csb/isaiah/66.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Who has heard of such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day or a nation be delivered in an instant? Yet as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her sons. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/66.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Who has heard of such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day or a nation be delivered in an instant? Yet as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her sons.&#8221 <a href="/asv/isaiah/66.htm">American Standard Version</a> Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? shall a nation be brought forth at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. <a href="/cev/isaiah/66.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> 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. <a href="/erv/isaiah/66.htm">English Revised Version</a> Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? shall a nation be brought forth at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/66.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Who has heard of such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a country be born in one day? Can a nation be born in a moment? When Zion went into labor, she also gave birth to her children. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/66.htm">Good News Translation</a> Has anyone ever seen or heard of such a thing? Has a nation ever been born in a day? Zion will not have to suffer long, before the nation is born. <a href="/isv/isaiah/66.htm">International Standard Version</a> Who has ever heard of such a thing? And who ever sees 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. <a href="/msb/isaiah/66.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Who has heard of such as this? Who has seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be delivered in an instant? Yet as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her children. <a href="/net/isaiah/66.htm">NET Bible</a> Who has ever heard of such a thing? Who has ever seen this? Can a country be brought forth in one day? Can a nation be born in a single moment? Yet as soon as Zion goes into labor she gives birth to sons! <a href="/nheb/isaiah/66.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be brought forth at once? For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/66.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/isaiah/66.htm">World English Bible</a> Who has heard of such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion travailed, she gave birth to her children. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/66.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Who has heard anything like this? Who has seen anything like these? Is earth caused to bring forth in one day? Is a nation born at once? For she has been pained, "" Zion has also borne her sons. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/66.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Who hath heard anything like this? Who hath seen anything like these? Is earth caused to bring forth in one day? Born is a nation at once? For she hath been pained, Zion also hath borne her sons. <a href="/slt/isaiah/66.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Who heard such as this? who saw such as these things? shall the earth be made to travail in one day? if a nation shall be brought forth at once? for Zion was pained, she also brought forth her sons.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/66.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Who hath ever heard such a thing? and who hath seen the like to this? shall the earth bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be brought forth at once, because Sion hath been in labour, and hath brought forth her children? <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/66.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Who has ever heard of such a thing? And who has seen anything like this? Will the earth give birth in one day? Or will a nation be born all at once? For Zion has been in labor, and she has given birth to her sons. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/66.htm">New American Bible</a> Who ever heard of such a thing, or who ever saw the like? Can a land be brought forth in one day, or a nation be born in a single moment? Yet Zion was scarcely in labor when she bore her children. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/66.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Who has heard of such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be delivered in one moment? Yet as soon as Zion was in labor she delivered her children.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/66.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? Or shall a nation be born in an hour? For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/66.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Who has heard such as this and who sees things such as these? The Earth is in labor in one day and a people is born in one moment, because she was in labor and Zion bore her children<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/66.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Who hath heard such a thing? Who hath seen such things? Is a land born in one day? Is a nation brought forth at once? For as soon as Zion travailed, She brought forth her children. <a href="/sep/isaiah/66.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Who has heard such a thing? and who has seen after this manner? Has the earth travailed in one day? or has even a nation been born at once, that Sion has travailed, and brought forth her children? <a href="/parallel/isaiah/66-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=14593" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/66.htm">Rejoice with Jerusalem</a> 7“Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy. 8<a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî- (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">has heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: kā·zōṯ (Prep-k:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">of such as this?</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’āh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">has seen</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: kā·’êl·leh (Prep-k:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">such things?</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">Can a country</a> <a href="/hebrew/2342.htm" title="2342: hă·yū·ḥal (V-Hofal-Imperf-3ms) -- Or chiyl; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl, i.e. to dance, to writhe in pain or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert.">be born</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">in a</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: gō·w (N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">a nation</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yiw·wā·lêḏ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">be delivered</a> <a href="/hebrew/6471.htm" title="6471: pa·‘am (N-fs) -- A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence. Or pa;amah; from pa'am; a stroke, literally or figuratively.">in an instant?</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāṯ (Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Yet</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: ṣî·yō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">as soon as Zion</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2342.htm" title="2342: ḥā·lāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- Or chiyl; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl, i.e. to dance, to writhe in pain or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert.">was in labor,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yā·lə·ḏāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">she gave birth to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·ne·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">her children.</a> 9Shall I bring a baby to the point of birth and not deliver it?” says the LORD. “Or will I who deliver close the womb?” says your God.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/12-5.htm">Revelation 12:5</a> And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne. <a href="/romans/11-26.htm">Romans 11:26</a> And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. <a href="/micah/4-10.htm">Micah 4:10</a> Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued; there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies! <a href="/zechariah/2-11.htm">Zechariah 2:11</a> “On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you. <a href="/psalms/22-27.htm">Psalm 22:27-28</a> All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him. / For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations. <a href="/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Jeremiah 30:6-7</a> Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale? / How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it. <a href="/matthew/24-8.htm">Matthew 24:8</a> All these are the beginning of birth pains. <a href="/john/16-21.htm">John 16:21</a> A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world. <a href="/hosea/1-10.htm">Hosea 1:10</a> Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’ <a href="/galatians/4-26.htm">Galatians 4:26</a> But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. <a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Ezekiel 37:21-22</a> you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the Israelites out of the nations to which they have gone, and I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land. / I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms. <a href="/acts/2-41.htm">Acts 2:41</a> Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day. <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-10</a> But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. <a href="/zephaniah/3-9.htm">Zephaniah 3:9-10</a> For then I will restore pure lips to the peoples, that all may call upon the name of the LORD and serve Him shoulder to shoulder. / From beyond the rivers of Cush My worshipers, My scattered people, will bring Me an offering. <a href="/romans/8-22.htm">Romans 8:22</a> We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Who has heard such a thing? who has 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.hath heard<a href="/isaiah/64-4.htm">Isaiah 64:4</a> For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.<a href="/1_corinthians/2-9.htm">1 Corinthians 2:9</a> But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.shall a nation<a href="/isaiah/49-20.htm">Isaiah 49:20-22</a> The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell… <a href="/acts/2-41.htm">Acts 2:41</a> Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.<a href="/acts/4-4.htm">Acts 4:4</a> Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/49-20.htm">Born</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-23.htm">Children</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-19.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-1.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-14.htm">Once</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-1.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-7.htm">Travailed</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Born</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-9.htm">Children</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-16.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-19.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-11.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-18.htm">Once</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/genesis/35-16.htm">Travailed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-14.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 66</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">The glorious God will be served in humble sincerity</a> 5. <a href="/isaiah/66-5.htm">He comforts the humble by showing the confusion of their enemies</a> 7. <a href="/isaiah/66-7.htm">With the marvelous growth</a> 10. <a href="/isaiah/66-10.htm">And the gracious benefits of the church</a> 15. <a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">God's severe judgments against the wicked</a> 18. <a href="/isaiah/66-18.htm">The Gentiles shall have an holy church</a> 24. <a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">And see the damnation of the wicked</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/66.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/66.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Who has heard of such as this? This phrase introduces a rhetorical question emphasizing the unprecedented nature of the event being described. In the context of Isaiah, this refers to the miraculous restoration and rebirth of Israel. Historically, the return from Babylonian exile was a significant event, but the ultimate fulfillment is often seen in the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948. This event was indeed unheard of, as a nation was reestablished after centuries of dispersion.Who has seen such things? The repetition of the rhetorical question underscores the miraculous and divine intervention required for such an event. In biblical history, the restoration of Israel is unparalleled, highlighting God's sovereignty and faithfulness to His promises. This also points to the eschatological hope of a future restoration and peace for Israel, as prophesied throughout the Old Testament.Can a country be born in a day or a nation be delivered in an instant? This phrase speaks to the suddenness and miraculous nature of Israel's rebirth. The imagery of birth is significant, as it suggests both pain and joy, struggle and triumph. Theologically, this can be connected to the concept of regeneration and new birth in Christ, as seen in <a href="/john/3-3.htm">John 3:3-7</a>, where Jesus speaks of being "born again." The suddenness of the event also reflects the power of God to accomplish His purposes swiftly and decisively.Yet as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her children. Zion, representing Jerusalem and by extension the people of Israel, is depicted as a mother giving birth. This imagery is rich in prophetic literature, symbolizing the fulfillment of God's promises and the emergence of a new era. The labor pains suggest the trials and tribulations Israel faced, yet the birth signifies the joy and fulfillment of God's covenant. This can also be seen as a type of Christ, who through His suffering (labor) brought forth the Church (children), as seen in passages like <a href="/hebrews/12-2.htm">Hebrews 12:2</a>, where Jesus is described as the "author and perfecter of faith."<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a> Often used as a synonym for Jerusalem, Zion represents the people of God and the spiritual center of Israel. In this context, it symbolizes the miraculous birth of a nation. 2. <a href="/topical/n/nation.htm">Nation</a> Refers to the people of Israel, who are depicted as being born or reborn in a miraculous and rapid manner. 3. <a href="/topical/l/labor_and_birth.htm">Labor and Birth</a> Symbolic imagery used to describe the sudden and divine intervention in the creation or restoration of a nation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_sovereignty_and_power.htm">Divine Sovereignty and Power</a> God is sovereign and capable of accomplishing what seems impossible to human understanding. Just as He can bring forth a nation in a day, He can intervene in our lives in unexpected and miraculous ways. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a> The imagery of birth after labor pains offers hope for restoration and renewal. In times of personal or communal struggle, we can trust that God has a plan for deliverance and new beginnings. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_timing.htm">Faith in God's Timing</a> The suddenness of the nation's birth emphasizes the importance of trusting in God's perfect timing. We are encouraged to remain patient and faithful, knowing that God’s plans unfold at the right moment. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_identity.htm">Community and Identity</a> The birth of a nation signifies the importance of community and shared identity among God's people. We are called to support and uplift one another as part of the body of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_66.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 66</a> <a href="/q/isaiah_66_8__can_a_nation_be_born_in_a_day.htm">Isaiah 66:8: The sudden birth of a nation in one day—how can this be historically or politically plausible? </a> <a href="/q/who_or_what_is_the_daughter_of_zion.htm">Who or what is the Daughter of Zion?</a> <a href="/q/why_aren't_ezekiel_47's_miracles_recorded.htm">Ezekiel 47:1–12: Why do no external historical records mention these miraculous changes to the land, casting doubt on a literal fulfillment of this prophecy?</a> <a href="/q/what's_messianic_judaism's_belief.htm">What is the belief system of Messianic Judaism?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/66.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) Shall the earth be made . . .--Better, Shall a land be made to travail. The usually slow processes of national development are contrasted with the supernatural rapidity of the birth and growth of the new Israel. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/66-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Who מִֽי־ (mî-) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix has heard שָׁמַ֣ע (šā·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently of such as this? כָּזֹ֗את (kā·zōṯ) Preposition-k | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, Who מִ֤י (mî) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix has seen רָאָה֙ (rā·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see such things? כָּאֵ֔לֶּה (kā·’êl·leh) Preposition-k | Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those Can a country אֶ֙רֶץ֙ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land be born הֲי֤וּחַל (hă·yū·ḥal) Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2342.htm">Strong's 2342: </a> To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert in a אֶחָ֔ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first day בְּי֣וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day or אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not a nation גּ֖וֹי (gō·w) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts be delivered יִוָּ֥לֵֽד (yiw·wā·lêḏ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage in an instant? פַּ֣עַם (pa·‘am) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6471.htm">Strong's 6471: </a> A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence Yet כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction as soon as Zion צִיּ֖וֹן (ṣî·yō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem was in labor, חָ֛לָה (ḥā·lāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2342.htm">Strong's 2342: </a> To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert she gave birth to יָלְדָ֥ה (yā·lə·ḏāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage her children. בָּנֶֽיהָ׃ (bā·ne·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/66-8.htm">Isaiah 66:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/66-8.htm">Isaiah 66:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/66-8.htm">Isaiah 66:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/66-8.htm">Isaiah 66:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/66-8.htm">Isaiah 66:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/66-8.htm">Isaiah 66:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/66-8.htm">Isaiah 66:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/66-8.htm">Isaiah 66:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/66-8.htm">Isaiah 66:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/66-8.htm">Isaiah 66:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-8.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 66:8 Who has heard such a thing? 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