Isaiah 66:8 
Context| 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 © biblegateway Isa 66:8 |
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 © biblegateway Isa 66:8 |
"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 © biblegateway Isa 66:8 |
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 © biblegateway Isa 66:8 |
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 © SABDAweb Isa 66:8 |
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 © bibleoremus Isa 66:8 |
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 © biblegateway Isa 66:8 |
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. |
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| NASB © biblegateway Isa 66:8 |
"Who <04310> has heard <08085> such <02088> a thing <02088> ? Who <04310> has seen <07200> such <0428> things? Can a land <0776> be born <02342> in one <0259> day <03117> ? Can a nation <01471> be brought <03205> forth <03205> all <06471> at once <0259> as Zion <06726> travailed <02342> , she also <01571> brought <03205> forth <03205> her sons <01121> . |
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| 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> ! |
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| 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). |
