Isaiah 66:8 “Who has heard of such as this? Who has seen such things? Can a country…”

Isaiah 66:8

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Who has heard of such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion travailed, she gave birth to her children.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seene such things? shall ye earth be brought forth in one day? or shall a nation be borne at once? for assoone as Zion trauailed, she brought foorth her children.

Darby Translation

Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Can a land be made to bring forth in one day? shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her sons.

Young's Literal Translation

Who hath heard anything like this? Who hath seen anything like these? Is earth caused to bring forth in one day? Born is a nation at once? For she hath been pained, Zion also hath borne her sons.

Bible in Basic English

When has such a story come to men's ears? who has seen such things? will a land come to birth in one day? will a nation be given birth in a minute? For when Zion's pains came on her, she gave birth to her children straight away.

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Cross references

“hath heard”

Isaiah 64:4 1 Corinthians 2:9

Isaiah 64:4 · BSB

From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.

1 Corinthians 2:9 · BSB

Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

“shall a nation”

Isaiah 49:20–22 Romans 15:18–21 Acts 2:41 Acts 21:20 Acts 4:4

Isaiah 49:20–22 · BSB

Yet the children of your bereavement will say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small for us; make room for us to live here.’

Romans 15:18–21 · BSB

I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,

Acts 2:41 · BSB

Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.

Acts 21:20 · BSB

When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.

Acts 4:4 · BSB

But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7“Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy.

9Shall I bring a baby to the point of birth and not deliver it?” says the LORD. “Or will I who deliver close the womb?” says your God.

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