26:17 As when a pregnant woman gets ready to deliver
and strains and cries out because of her labor pains,
so were we because of you, O Lord.
51:2 Look at Abraham, your father,
and Sarah, who gave you birth. 1
When I summoned him, he was a lone individual, 2
but I blessed him 3 and gave him numerous descendants. 4
66:7 Before she goes into labor, she gives birth!
Before her contractions begin, she delivers a boy!
1 sn Although Abraham and Sarah are distant ancestors of the people the prophet is addressing, they are spoken of as the immediate parents.
2 tn Heb “one”; NLT “was alone”; TEV “was childless.”
3 tn “Bless” may here carry the sense of “endue with potency, reproductive power.” See Gen 1:28.
4 tn Heb “and I made him numerous.”