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I would never keep this nation from being born,” says your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/66.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Shall I bring to the point of birth and not cause to bring forth?” says the LORD; “shall I, who cause to bring forth, shut the womb?” says your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/66.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Shall 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/66.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut <i>the womb</i>? saith thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/66.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Shall I bring to the time of birth, and not cause delivery?” says the LORD. “Shall I who cause delivery shut up <i>the womb?</i>” says your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/66.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Shall I bring to the point of birth but not give delivery?” says the LORD. “Or shall I who gives delivery shut <i>the womb?</i>” says your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/66.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Shall I bring to the point of birth and not give delivery?&#8221 says the LORD. &#8220Or shall I who gives delivery shut the womb?&#8221 says your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/66.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Shall I bring to the point of birth, and not give delivery?” says the LORD. “Or shall I who gives delivery shut <i>the womb?</i>” says your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/66.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Shall I bring to the point of breaking forth and not cause birth?” says Yahweh. “Or shall I who causes birth shut <i>the womb</i>?” says your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/66.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Shall I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery?” says the LORD. “Or shall I who gives delivery shut <i>the womb?</i>” says your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/66.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Will 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/66.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will I bring a baby to the point of birth and not deliver it?&#8221 says the LORD;&#8221 or will I who deliver, close the womb?&#8221 says your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/66.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith Jehovah: shall I that cause to bring forth shut the womb? saith thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/66.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD is the one who makes birth possible. And he will see that Zion has many more children. The LORD has spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/66.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I that cause to bring forth shut the womb? saith thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/66.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Do I bring a mother to the moment of birth and not let her deliver?" asks the LORD. "Do I cause a mother to deliver and then make her unable to have children?" asks your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/66.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do not think that I will bring my people to the point of birth and not let them be born." The LORD has spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/66.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Am I to open the womb and not deliver?" asks the LORD. "And when I bring to delivery, am I to close the womb?" asks your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/66.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Shall 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/66.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Do I bring a baby to the birth opening and then not deliver it?" asks the LORD. "Or do I bring a baby to the point of delivery and then hold it back?" asks your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/66.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth?" says the LORD: "shall I who cause to bring forth shut the womb?" says your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/66.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/66.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to be delivered?” says Yahweh. “Shall I who cause to give birth shut the womb?” says your God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/66.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do I bring to the birth, "" And not cause to bring forth?” says YHWH, "" “Am I not He who is causing to beget? I have also restrained,” said your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/66.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Do I bring to the birth, And not cause to bring forth?' saith Jehovah, 'Am not I He who is causing to beget? I have also restrained,' said thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/66.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Shall I cause to break and not cause to bring forth? will Jehovah say: If I cause to bring forth and did I shut up? said thy God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/66.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Shall not I that make others to bring forth children, myself bring forth, saith the Lord? shall I, that give generation to others, be barren, saith the Lord thy God? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/66.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Will I, who causes others to give birth, not also give birth myself, says the Lord? Will I, who bestows generation upon others, be barren myself, says the Lord your God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/66.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Shall I bring a mother to the point of birth, and yet not let her child be born? says the LORD. Or shall I who bring to birth yet close her womb? says your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/66.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Shall I open the womb and not deliver? says the LORD; shall I, the one who delivers, shut the womb? says your God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/66.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? says the LORD; perhaps it is not I who causes to bring forth and who shuts the womb? says the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/66.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Have I given this expectation and am I not begetting, says LORD JEHOVAH? Has it not been I who am bringing forth and restraining, says your God?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/66.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? Saith the LORD; Shall I that cause to bring forth shut the womb? Saith thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/66.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But I have raised this expectation, yet thou hast not remembered me, saith the Lord: behold, have not I made the bearing and barren woman? saith thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/66-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=14610" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/66.htm">Rejoice with Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>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. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ha·’ă·nî (Art:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">Shall I</a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: ’aš·bîr (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">bring a baby to the point of birth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: ’ō·w·lîḏ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">deliver it?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: yō·mar (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</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/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">will I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: ham·mō·w·lîḏ (Art:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">who deliver</a> <a href="/hebrew/6113.htm" title="6113: wə·‘ā·ṣar·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To restrain, retain. A primitive root; to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble.">close the womb?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hā·yiḵ (N-mpc:: 2fs) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her, all who love her. Rejoice greatly with her, all who mourn over her,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-6.htm">Philippians 1:6</a></span><br />being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a></span><br />Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-37.htm">Luke 1:37</a></span><br />For no word from God will ever fail.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-32.htm">Romans 8:32</a></span><br />He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-12.htm">Jeremiah 1:12</a></span><br />“You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/138-8.htm">Psalm 138:8</a></span><br />The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever—do not abandon the works of Your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-20.htm">2 Corinthians 1:20</a></span><br />For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-25.htm">Ezekiel 12:25</a></span><br />because I, the LORD, will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass, declares the Lord GOD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a></span><br />God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-26.htm">Matthew 19:26</a></span><br />Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-2.htm">Job 42:2</a></span><br />“I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-23.htm">Hebrews 10:23</a></span><br />Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a></span><br />so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-24.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:24</a></span><br />The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/21-1.htm">Genesis 21:1-2</a></span><br />Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised. / So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? said the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? said your God.</p><p class="hdg">bring to</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/37-3.htm">Isaiah 37:3</a></b></br> And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day <i>is</i> a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and <i>there is</i> not strength to bring forth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a></b></br> Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.</p><p class="hdg">cause to bring forth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/45-10.htm">Beget</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-7.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-2.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-8.htm">Children</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-1.htm">Close</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-2.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-17.htm">Delivery</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-8.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-7.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-8.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-3.htm">Point</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">Restrained</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-11.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-21.htm">Started</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-15.htm">Womb</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/16-3.htm">Beget</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-6.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-20.htm">Children</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-21.htm">Close</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-27.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/acts/6-2.htm">Delivery</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-24.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-3.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-20.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-1.htm">Point</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-10.htm">Restrained</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-17.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-12.htm">Started</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Womb</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 66</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">The glorious God will be served in humble sincerity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-5.htm">He comforts the humble by showing the confusion of their enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-7.htm">With the marvelous growth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-10.htm">And the gracious benefits of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">God's severe judgments against the wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-18.htm">The Gentiles shall have an holy church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">And see the damnation of the wicked</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Shall I bring a baby to the point of birth and not deliver it?” says the LORD.</b><br>This phrase uses the metaphor of childbirth to illustrate God's faithfulness in completing His purposes. In the context of Isaiah, God is addressing the restoration of Israel and the fulfillment of His promises. The imagery of childbirth is significant in the Bible, often symbolizing new beginnings and the fulfillment of God's plans (e.g., <a href="/genesis/21.htm">Genesis 21:1-2</a> with the birth of Isaac). The rhetorical question emphasizes God's commitment to bring His plans to fruition, just as a birth process is completed with delivery. Historically, childbirth was a critical and often dangerous time, making the assurance of delivery a powerful promise of God's reliability and care.<p><b>“Or will I who deliver close the womb?” says your God.</b><br>This phrase reinforces the certainty of God's actions. The idea of God "closing the womb" is reminiscent of other biblical narratives where God controls fertility, such as in the stories of Sarah (<a href="/genesis/16-2.htm">Genesis 16:2</a>) and Hannah (<a href="/1_samuel/1-5.htm">1 Samuel 1:5-6</a>). Here, it underscores God's sovereignty over life and His ability to bring about His will. The rhetorical question implies that just as God has the power to open the womb, He will not prevent the completion of what He has started. This assurance is a comfort to believers, affirming that God's promises are trustworthy and that He will not abandon His people or His plans. The use of "your God" personalizes the promise, reminding the audience of their covenant relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who speaks through the prophet Isaiah, assuring His people of His faithfulness and power to fulfill His promises.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, often focusing on themes of judgment and redemption.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem/zion.htm">Jerusalem/Zion</a></b><br>The city of God, often symbolizing the people of Israel and the center of God's redemptive work, both in the immediate context and eschatologically.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_israel.htm">The People of Israel</a></b><br>The original audience of Isaiah's prophecy, who were experiencing or anticipating hardship and needed reassurance of God's ultimate plan for their restoration.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_birth.htm">The Event of Birth</a></b><br>Used metaphorically to describe God's process of bringing about His purposes, emphasizing the certainty and completeness of His actions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_fulfillment.htm">God's Faithfulness in Fulfillment</a></b><br>Just as God promises to bring a child to birth, He assures us that He will complete what He has started in our lives. Trust in His timing and process.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_promises.htm">The Certainty of God's Promises</a></b><br>The rhetorical questions in <a href="/isaiah/66-9.htm">Isaiah 66:9</a> emphasize that God's promises are not only possible but certain. We can have confidence in His word and His ability to deliver.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_process_of_spiritual_birth.htm">The Process of Spiritual Birth</a></b><br>Spiritual growth and transformation can be likened to the birthing process. It may involve labor and waiting, but God is faithful to bring it to completion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_times_of_waiting.htm">Hope in Times of Waiting</a></b><br>When we face delays or challenges, we can find hope in knowing that God is at work, and His purposes will be fulfilled in due time.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_life.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Life</a></b><br>The imagery of birth highlights God's sovereignty over life and His intimate involvement in the details of our existence. We can rest in His control and care.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_66.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 66</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_abortion_healing.htm">What does the Bible say about abortion healing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_pregnancy.htm">What are the Bible's teachings on pregnancy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_parenting_advice_is_in_the_bible.htm">What is St. Jean Baptiste Day?</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>(9) <span class= "bld">Shall I bring to the birth . . .</span>--The implied thought is that God will not leave His work of national restoration unfinished. There shall not be that frustration of hopes when they seem just on the point of being fulfilled which the history of the world so often records. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/37-3.htm" title="And they said to him, Thus said Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.">Isaiah 37:3</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/66.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Shall I bring to the birth</span>, etc.? <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "Should I arrange all the preliminary circumstances for the restoration of my people, and stop there?" (Cheyne). Nay, should I, having done so much, interpose at the last moment, to shut the womb? Without such interposition, matters have progressed so far, that the result must come. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/66-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Shall I</span><br /><span class="heb">הַאֲנִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ha·’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bring a baby to the point of birth</span><br /><span class="heb">אַשְׁבִּ֛יר</span> <span class="translit">(’aš·bîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deliver it?”</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹלִ֖יד</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·lîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאמַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(yō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Or</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֧י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who deliver</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמּוֹלִ֛יד</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mō·w·lîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">close the womb?”</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָצַ֖רְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·ṣar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6113.htm">Strong's 6113: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hā·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/66-9.htm">Isaiah 66:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/66-9.htm">Isaiah 66:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/66-9.htm">Isaiah 66:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/66-9.htm">Isaiah 66:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/66-9.htm">Isaiah 66:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/66-9.htm">Isaiah 66:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/66-9.htm">Isaiah 66:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/66-9.htm">Isaiah 66:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/66-9.htm">Isaiah 66:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/66-9.htm">Isaiah 66:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/66-9.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 66:9 Shall I bring to the birth (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/66-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 66:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 66:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/66-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 66:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 66:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>