Isaiah 66:6-8

New Century Version

⁶Listen to the loud noise coming from the city;
hear the noise from the Temple.
It is the Lord punishing his enemies,
giving them the punishment they should have.

⁷“A woman does not give birth before she feels the pain;
    she does not give birth to a son before the pain starts.
⁸No one has ever heard of that happening;
    no one has ever seen that happen.
In the same way no one ever saw a country begin in one day;
    no one has ever heard of a new nation beginning in one moment.
But Jerusalem will give birth to her children
    just as soon as she feels the birth pains.