Devine Scripture

Isaiah 66:8

Isaiah chapter 66 · verse 8 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

Context

v.7Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man-child.

v.8This passage

v.9Shall 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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 64:4

    For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him.

  • Romans 15:18

    For I will not dare to speak of any things save those which Christ wrought through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

  • 1 Corinthians 2:9

    but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, Andwhichentered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.

  • Isaiah 49:20

    The children of thy bereavement shall yet say in thine ears, The place is too strait for me; give place to me that I may dwell.