Isaiah 66:7
What does Isaiah 66:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 66:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man-child.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man-child.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Before her pains came, she gave birth; before her pains, she gave birth to a man-child.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Before she is pained she hath brought forth, Before a pang cometh to her, She hath delivered a male.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Before she was in labour, she brought forth; before her time came to be delivered, she brought forth a man child.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man-child.
Context
v.6A voice of tumult from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of Jehovah that rendereth recompense to his enemies.
v.7This passage
v.8Who 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Galatians 4:26
But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is our mother.
- Revelation 12:1
And a great sign was seen in heaven: a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars;
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