NETBible | Who has ever heard of such a thing? Who has ever seen this? Can a country 1 be brought forth in one day? Can a nation be born in a single moment? Yet as soon as Zion goes into labor she gives birth to sons! |
NIV © |
Who has ever heard of such a thing? Who has ever seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labour than she gives birth to her children. |
NASB © |
"Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day? Can a nation be brought forth all at once? As soon as Zion travailed, she also brought forth her sons. |
NLT © |
Who has ever seen or heard of anything as strange as this? Has a nation ever been born in a single day? Has a country ever come forth in a mere moment? But by the time Jerusalem’s birth pains begin, the baby will be born; the nation will come forth. |
MSG © |
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! |
BBE © |
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. |
NRSV © |
Who has heard of such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be delivered in one moment? Yet as soon as Zion was in labor she delivered her children. |
NKJV © |
Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor, She gave birth to her children. |
KJV | Who hath heard <08085> (8804) such a thing? who hath seen <07200> (8804) such things? Shall the earth <0776> be made to bring forth <02342> (8714) in one <0259> day <03117>_? [or] shall a nation <01471> be born <03205> (8735) at once <06471>_? for as soon as <01571> Zion <06726> travailed <02342> (8804)_, she brought forth <03205> (8804) her children <01121>_. |
NASB © |
"Who <4310> has heard <8085> such <2088> a thing <2088> ? Who <4310> has seen <7200> such <428> things? Can a land <776> be born <2342> in one <259> day <3117> ? Can a nation <1471> be brought <3205> forth <3205> all <6471> at once <259> <6471>? As soon <3588> as Zion <6726> travailed <2342> , she also <1571> brought <3205> forth <3205> her sons .<1121> |
LXXM | tiv <5100> I-NSM hkousen <191> V-AAI-3S toiouto <5108> P-ASN kai <2532> CONJ tiv <5100> I-NSM ewraken <3708> V-RAI-3S outwv <3778> ADV h <2228> CONJ wdinen <5605> V-AAI-3S gh <1065> N-NSF en <1722> PREP mia <1519> A-DSF hmera <2250> N-DSF h <2228> CONJ kai <2532> CONJ etecyh <5088> V-API-3S eynov <1484> N-NSN eiv <1519> PREP apax <530> ADV oti <3754> CONJ wdinen <5605> V-AAI-3S kai <2532> CONJ eteken <5088> V-AAI-3S siwn <4622> N-PRI ta <3588> T-APN paidia <3809> N-APN authv <846> D-GSF |
NET [draft] ITL | Who <04310> has ever heard <08085> of such a thing <02063> ? Who <04310> has ever seen <07200> this <0428> ? Can a country <0776> be brought forth <02342> in one <0259> day <03117> ? Can a nation <01471> be born <03205> in a single <0259> moment <06471> ? Yet <03588> as soon as <01571> Zion <06726> goes into labor <02342> she gives birth <03205> to sons !<01121> |
HEBREW | hynb <01121> ta <0853> Nwyu <06726> hdly <03205> Mg <01571> hlx <02342> yk <03588> txa <0259> Mep <06471> ywg <01471> dlwy <03205> Ma <0518> dxa <0259> Mwyb <03117> Ura <0776> lxwyh <02342> hlak <0428> har <07200> ym <04310> tazk <02063> ems <08085> ym (66:8) <04310> |
NETBible | Who has ever heard of such a thing? Who has ever seen this? Can a country 1 be brought forth in one day? Can a nation be born in a single moment? Yet as soon as Zion goes into labor she gives birth to sons! |
NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “land,” but here אֶרֶץ (’erets) stands metonymically for an organized nation (see the following line). |