Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Before she goes into labor, she gives birth; before the pains come upon her, she delivers a son. New Living Translation “Before the birth pains even begin, Jerusalem gives birth to a son. English Standard Version “Before she was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she delivered a son. Berean Standard Bible “Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy. King James Bible Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. New King James Version “Before she was in labor, she gave birth; Before her pain came, She delivered a male child. New American Standard Bible “Before she was in labor, she delivered; Before her pain came, she gave birth to a boy. NASB 1995 “Before she travailed, she brought forth; Before her pain came, she gave birth to a boy. NASB 1977 “Before she travailed, she brought forth; Before her pain came, she gave birth to a boy. Legacy Standard Bible “Before she was in labor pains, she gave birth; Before her pangs came, she delivered a male child. Amplified Bible “Before she (Zion) was in labor, she gave birth; Before her labor pain came, she gave birth to a boy. Christian Standard Bible Before Zion was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy. Holman Christian Standard Bible Before Zion was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy. American Standard Version Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man-child. Contemporary English Version Have you ever heard of a woman who gave birth to a child before having labor pains? English Revised Version Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. GOD'S WORD® Translation Before a woman goes into labor, she gives birth. Before she has labor pains, she delivers a child. Good News Translation "My holy city is like a woman who suddenly gives birth to a child without ever going into labor. International Standard Version "Before she goes into labor she gives birth; before her pains come upon her she has delivered a son. Majority Standard Bible “Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy. NET Bible Before she goes into labor, she gives birth! Before her contractions begin, she delivers a boy! New Heart English Bible "Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she delivered a son. Webster's Bible Translation Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a male child. World English Bible “Before she travailed, she gave birth. Before her pain came, she delivered a son. Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“Before she is pained she has brought forth, "" Before a pang comes to her, "" She has delivered a male. Young's Literal Translation Before she is pained she hath brought forth, Before a pang cometh to her, She hath delivered a male. Smith's Literal Translation Bringing forth before she will travail, before pain will come to her, she was delivered of a male. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBefore she was in labour, she brought forth; before her time came to be delivered, she brought forth a man child. Catholic Public Domain Version Before she was in labor, she gave birth. Before her time arrived for delivery, she gave birth to a male child. New American Bible Before she is in labor, she gives birth; Before her pangs come upon her, she delivers a male child. New Revised Standard Version Before she was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she delivered a son. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBefore she travailed, she gave birth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a male child. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Before she shall be in labor she gives birth, and before her labor pains will arrive she shall bring forth a male OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Before she travailed, she brought forth; Before her pain came, She was delivered of a man-child. Brenton Septuagint Translation Before she that travailed brought forth, before the travail-pain came on, she escaped it and brought forth a male. Audio Bible Context Rejoice with Jerusalem7“Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy. 8Who 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.… Cross References Revelation 12:2 She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth. Micah 5:3 Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel. Isaiah 54:1 “Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD. Galatians 4:26-27 But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. / For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.” Matthew 24:8 All these are the beginning of birth pains. John 16:21 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. Hosea 13:13 Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb. Jeremiah 30:6-7 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. 1 Thessalonians 5:3 While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. Romans 8:22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time. Psalm 48:6 Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor. Isaiah 26:17-18 As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD. / We were with child; we writhed in pain; but we gave birth to wind. We have given no salvation to the earth, nor brought any life into the world. Micah 4:9-10 Why do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor? / 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! Jeremiah 4:31 For I hear a cry like a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child—the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands to say, “Woe is me, for my soul faints before the murderers!” Isaiah 13:8 Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear. Treasury of Scripture Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. Isaiah 54:1 Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD. Galatians 4:26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. Revelation 12:1-5 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: … Jump to Previous Birth Boy Child Delivered Delivers Forth Gives Goes Labor Male Man-Child Pain Pained Pains TravailedJump to Next Birth Boy Child Delivered Delivers Forth Gives Goes Labor Male Man-Child Pain Pained Pains TravailedIsaiah 66 1. The glorious God will be served in humble sincerity5. He comforts the humble by showing the confusion of their enemies 7. With the marvelous growth 10. And the gracious benefits of the church 15. God's severe judgments against the wicked 18. The Gentiles shall have an holy church 24. And see the damnation of the wicked Before she was in labor This phrase introduces a miraculous event, emphasizing the ease and swiftness of the birth. In the Hebrew context, the word for "labor" (חֵבֶל, chevel) often denotes pain or travail associated with childbirth. Historically, labor is a process filled with struggle and anticipation. Here, however, the absence of labor signifies divine intervention, suggesting that God's plans can come to fruition without the expected human struggle. This can be seen as a metaphor for the sudden and effortless establishment of God's kingdom. she gave birth before she was in pain she delivered a boy Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶם (bə·ṭe·rem) Preposition-b | Adverb Strong's 2962: Non-occurrence, not yet, before she was in labor, תָּחִ֖יל (tā·ḥîl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 2342: To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert she gave birth; יָלָ֑דָה (yā·lā·ḏāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage before בְּטֶ֨רֶם (bə·ṭe·rem) Preposition-b | Adverb Strong's 2962: Non-occurrence, not yet, before she was in pain, חֵ֛בֶל (ḥê·ḇel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2256: A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin she delivered וְהִמְלִ֥יטָה (wə·him·lî·ṭāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks a boy. זָכָֽר׃ (zā·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2145: Remembered, a male Links Isaiah 66:7 NIVIsaiah 66:7 NLT Isaiah 66:7 ESV Isaiah 66:7 NASB Isaiah 66:7 KJV Isaiah 66:7 BibleApps.com Isaiah 66:7 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 66:7 Chinese Bible Isaiah 66:7 French Bible Isaiah 66:7 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 66:7 Before she travailed she brought forth (Isa Isi Is) |
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