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Isaiah 66:6-9
The Message
Isaiah 66:6-9
The Message
6 Rumbles of thunder from the city!
A voice out of the Temple!
God’s voice,
handing out judgment to his enemies:
7-9 “Before she went into labor,
she had the baby.
Before the birth pangs hit,
she delivered a son.
Has anyone ever heard of such a thing?
Has anyone seen anything like this?
A country born in a day?
A nation born in a flash?
But Zion was barely in labor
when she had her babies!
Do I open the womb
and not deliver the baby?
Do I, the One who delivers babies,
shut the womb?
Isaiah 66:6-8
New International Version
Isaiah 66:6-8
New International Version
6 Hear that uproar from the city,
hear that noise from the temple!
It is the sound(A) of the Lord
repaying(B) his enemies all they deserve.
7 “Before she goes into labor,(C)
she gives birth;
before the pains come upon her,
she delivers a son.(D)
8 Who has ever heard of such things?
Who has ever seen(E) things like this?
Can a country be born in a day(F)
or a nation be brought forth in a moment?
Yet no sooner is Zion in labor
than she gives birth to her children.(G)
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