Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? shall the earth be brought forth in one [a]day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.

Shall I [b]cause to travail, and not bring forth? shall I cause to bring forth, and shall be barren, saith thy God?

10 Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 66:8 This shall pass the capacity of man to see such a multitude that shall come up at once, meaning, under the preaching of the Gospel, whereof they that came up out of Babylon were a sign.
  2. Isaiah 66:9 Declaring hereby, that as in his power and providence women travailed and delivered, so he giveth the power to bring forth the Church at his time appointed.

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