Isaiah 66:8

Isaiah 66:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Who has ever heard of such things? Who has ever seen things like this? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be brought forth in one moment? For as soon as Zion was in labor she brought forth her children.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor, She gave birth to her children.

Context of Isaiah 66:8

6A voice of uproar from the city, a voice from the temple, The voice of the Lord who is rendering recompense to His enemies. 7“Before she travailed, she brought forth; Before her pain came, she gave birth to a boy. Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day? Can a nation be brought forth all at once? As soon as Zion travailed, she also brought forth her sons. 9Shall I bring to the point of birth and not give delivery?” says the Lord. “Or shall I who gives delivery shut the womb?” says your God. 10“Be joyful with Jerusalem and rejoice for her, all you who love her; Be exceedingly glad with her, all you who mourn over her,

Isaiah 66:8 word by word

מִֽי־שָׁמַ֣ע כָּזֹ֗את מִ֤י רָאָה֙ כָּאֵ֔לֶּה הֲי֤וּחַל אֶ֙רֶץ֙ בְּי֣וֹם אֶחָ֔ד אִם־יִוָּ֥לֵֽד גּ֖וֹי פַּ֣עַם אֶחָ֑ת כִּֽי־חָ֛לָה גַּם־יָלְדָ֥ה צִיּ֖וֹן אֶת־בָּנֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

• Whoמִיmîy · who?H4310
• has heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• suchזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• has seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• suchאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• Can a landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• bornחוּלchûl chîyl · to twist: writh in painH2342
• in oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• Can a nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• be broughtיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• allפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• As soonכִּיkîy · forH3588
• as Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• she alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• her sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for Isaiah 66:8

• Isaiah 64:4For from days of old they have not heard or perceived by ear, Nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who acts in behalf of the one who waits for Him.
• 1 Corinthians 2:9but just as it is written, “Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, And which have not entered the heart of man, All that God has prepared for those who love Him.”
• Isaiah 49:20The children of whom you were bereaved will yet say in your ears, ‘The place is too cramped for me; Make room for me that I may live here.’
• Acts 2:41So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.
• Acts 4:4But many of those who had heard the message believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
• Acts 21:20And when they heard it they began glorifying God; and they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the Law;
• Romans 15:18For I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed,

Commentaries on Isaiah 66:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Who hath seen "And who hath seen" - Twenty MSS., (four ancient), of Kennicott's, and twenty-nine of De Rossi's, and two ancient of my own, and the two oldest editions, with two others, have ומי umi, adding the conjunction ו vau ; and so read all the ancient versions. And who hath seen?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Who hath heard such a thing? - Of a birth so sudden. Usually in childbirth there are the pains of protracted parturition. The earth brings forth its productions gradually and slowly. Nations rise by degrees, and are long in coming to maturity. But here is such an event as if the earth should in a day be covered with a luxurious vegetation, or as if a nation should spring at once into being. The increase in the church would be as great and wonderful as if…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 The prophet turns to those that trembled at God's word, to comfort and encourage them. The Lord will appear, to the joy of the humble believer, and to the confusion of hypocrites and persecutors. When the Spirit was poured out, and the gospel went forth from Zion, multitudes were converted in a little time. The word of God, especially his promises, and ordinances, are the consolations of the church. The true happiness of all Christians is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Can a country be born in a day or a nation be delivered in an instant?: Zion is pictured as a woman giving birth to many children. This image shows that the city will quickly grow in population (see Isaiah 49:19–20; 54:1–3; compare 1:8–9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. earth--rather, to suit the parallelism, "is a country (put for the people in it) brought forth in one day?" [Lowth]. In English Version it means, The earth brings forth its productions gradually, not in one day (Mr 4:28). at once--In this case, contrary to the usual growth of the nations by degrees, Israel starts into maturity at once. for--rather, "is a nation born at once, that Zion has, so soon as she travailed, brought forth?" [Maurer].Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 66:8

• Church
• Gentiles
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Draw
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Commentaries on Isaiah 66

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings