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“Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a manchild.
Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man-child.
“Before she (Zion) was in labor, she gave birth; Before her labor pain came, she gave birth to a boy.
Before [Zion] travailed, she gave birth; before her pain came upon her, she was delivered of a male child.
Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.
Before Zion was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy.
Before she was in labor, she gave birth. Before her pangs came upon her, she delivered a boy.
Before going into labor, she gave birth; before her pains came, she delivered a male child.
Have you ever heard of a woman who gave birth to a child before having labor pains?
Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man-child.
Before she was in labour, she brought forth; before her time came to be delivered, she brought forth a man child.
“A woman does not give birth before she feels the pain. A woman must feel the pain of childbirth before she can see the boy she gives birth to. Who ever heard of such a thing? In the same way, no one ever saw a new world begin in one day. No one has ever heard of a new nation that began in one day. But when Zion feels the pain, she will give birth to her children.
What is happening? Zion is giving birth to a son before she has her birth pains!
Before she suffers labor pains, she gives birth. Before birth pain comes upon her, she delivers a male child.
“Before she was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she delivered a son.
“Before she was in labour she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she delivered a son.
“·A woman does not give birth [L She gives birth; C alluding to Jerusalem/Zion; v. 8] before she ·feels the pain [goes into labor]; she ·does not give birth to a son [delivers a son/child] before the pain starts.
Before she travailed, she brought forth: and before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.
Before a woman goes into labor, she gives birth. Before she has labor pains, she delivers a child.
“My holy city is like a woman who suddenly gives birth to a child without ever going into labor.
Before Zion was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy.
“A woman does not give birth before she feels the pain. She does not give birth to a son before she feels the pain of birth.
“Before she goes into labor she gives birth; before her pains come upon her she has delivered a son.
Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.
Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.
Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.
“Before she was in labor pains, she gave birth; Before her pangs came, she delivered a male child.
Before she was in labor she gave birth; before labor pains came to her, she gave birth to a son.
Who has heard or seen anything as strange as this? For in one day, suddenly, a nation, Israel, shall be born, even before the birth pains come. In a moment, just as Israel’s anguish starts, the baby is born; the nation begins.
“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?
Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before her pain came, she delivered a son.
Before a woman goes into labor, she gives birth. Before she has labor pains, she delivers a child.
Before she is in labor, she gives birth; Before her pangs come upon her, she delivers a male child.
“Before she was in labor, she delivered; Before her pain came, she gave birth to a boy.
“Before she travailed, she brought forth; Before her pain came, she gave birth to a boy.
Before she entered into labor, she gave birth. Before she experienced the birth pains, she delivered a son.
“A woman does not give birth before she feels the pain; she does not give birth to a son before the pain starts.
Before she goes into labor, she gives birth! Before her contractions begin, she delivers a boy!
“Zion is like a woman who has a baby before she goes into labor. She has a son even before her labor pains begin.
“Before she goes into labor, she gives birth; before the pains come upon her, she delivers a son.
‘Before she goes into labour, she gives birth; before the pains come upon her, she delivers a son.
“Before she was in labor, she gave birth; Before her pain came, She delivered a male child.
“Before she suffered, she gave birth. Before her pain came, a son was born to her.
“Before the birth pains even begin, Jerusalem gives birth to a son.
Before she was in labour she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she delivered a son.
Before she was in labour she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she delivered a son.
Before she was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she delivered a son.
Before she was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she delivered a son.
Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her chevel (pain) came, she was delivered of a zachar (man child).
“Before she was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she was delivered of a son.
“Before she was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she was delivered of a son.
Before she was in labor, she gave birth. Before her pain came, she delivered a male child.
Have you ever heard of a woman who gave birth before she went into labor? Have you ever seen a woman who delivered a son without feeling a thing? Do you think it’s possible for the land to go through labor in an instant, or to bear a nation, to be new and strong, in a single day? Nevertheless, Zion suffered only a moment before she gave birth to her children!
“Before she travailed, she gave birth. Before her pain came, she delivered a son.
Before that she travailed of child, she childed; before that the sorrow of her childbearing came, she childed a son. (Before that she could go into labour, she gave birth; before that the pain of her labour began, she gave birth to a son.)
Before she is pained she hath brought forth, Before a pang cometh to her, She hath delivered a male.
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