Isaiah 66:8

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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.Who 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.

In other translations

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.Who 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.

Hebrew words

מִי־mi-who?H4310שָׁמַעshama'has he heardH8085כָּזֹאתkazotlike thisH2063מִיmiwho?H4310רָאָהra'ahhas he seenH7200כָּאֵלֶּהka'elehlike theseH428הֲיוּחַלhayuchal¿ will it be brought forthH2342אֶרֶץ'eretza landH776בְּיוֹםbeyomin a dayH3117אֶחָד'echadoneH259אִם־'im-or?H518יִוָּלֵדyivaledwill it be bornH3205גּוֹיgoya nationH1471פַּעַםpa'ama timeH6471אֶחָת'echatoneH259כִּי־ki-forH3588חָלָהchalahshe was in laborH2342גַּם־gam-alsoH1571יָלְדָהyaldahshe gave birth toH3205צִיּוֹןtziyonZionH6726אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853בָּנֶיהָ׃baneihachildren herH1121

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

Places: Zion

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