Verse 8

Isaiah 66:8

New Living Translation

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8 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.

Original Language Text

hebrew

מִֽי שָׁמַ֣ע כָּ/זֹ֗את מִ֤י רָאָה֙ כָּ/אֵ֔לֶּה הֲ/י֤וּחַל אֶ֨רֶץ֙ בְּ/י֣וֹם אֶחָ֔ד אִם יִוָּ֥לֵֽד גּ֖וֹי פַּ֣עַם אֶחָ֑ת כִּֽי חָ֛לָה גַּם יָלְדָ֥ה צִיּ֖וֹן אֶת בָּנֶֽי/הָ

English Translation

Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day, or shall a nation be brought forth all at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor, she brought forth her children.

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Chapter 66 Context

1 This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Could you bui... Focus ↗

2 My hands have made both heaven and earth; they and everything in them are mine. I, the LORD, h... Focus ↗

3 But those who choose their own ways — delighting in their detestable sins — will not have thei... Focus ↗

4 I will send them great trouble — all the things they feared. For when I called, they did not a... Focus ↗

5 Hear this message from the LORD, all you who tremble at his words: “Your own people hate you<b... Focus ↗

6 What is all the commotion in the city? What is that terrible noise from the Temple? It is the... Focus ↗

7 “Before the birth pains even begin, Jerusalem gives birth to a son. Focus ↗

8 Who has ever seen anything as strange as this? Who ever heard of such a thing? Has a nation ev...

9 Would I ever bring this nation to the point of birth and then not deliver it?” asks the LORD. ... Focus ↗

10 “Rejoice with Jerusalem! Be glad with her, all you who love her and all you who mourn for her.... Focus ↗

11 Drink deeply of her glory even as an infant drinks at its mother’s comforting breasts.” Focus ↗

12 This is what the LORD says: “I will give Jerusalem a river of peace and prosperity. The wealth... Focus ↗

13 I will comfort you there in Jerusalem as a mother comforts her child.” Focus ↗

14 When you see these things, your heart will rejoice. You will flourish like the grass! Everyone... Focus ↗

15 See, the LORD is coming with fire, and his swift chariots roar like a whirlwind. He will bring... Focus ↗

16 The LORD will punish the world by fire and by his sword. He will judge the earth, and many... Focus ↗

17 “Those who ‘consecrate’ and ‘purify’ themselves in a sacred garden with its idol in the center — fea... Focus ↗

18 “I can see what they are doing, and I know what they are thinking. So I will gather all nations and... Focus ↗

19 I will perform a sign among them. And I will send those who survive to be messengers to the nations... Focus ↗

20 They will bring the remnant of your people back from every nation. They will bring them to my holy m... Focus ↗

21 “And I will appoint some of them to be my priests and Levites. I, the LORD, have spoken! Focus ↗

22 “As surely as my new heavens and earth will remain, so will you always be my people, with a na... Focus ↗

23 “All humanity will come to worship me from week to week and from month to month. Focus ↗

24 And as they go out, they will see the dead bodies of those who have rebelled against me. For t... Focus ↗

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Book: Isaiah
Chapter: Chapter 66 (24 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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