Isaiah 66:7-9

New English Translation

⁷ Before she goes into labor, she gives birth!
Before her contractions begin, she delivers a boy!
⁸ Who has ever heard of such a thing?
Who has ever seen this?
Can a country^[a] 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!
⁹ Do I bring a baby to the birth opening and then not deliver it?”
asks the Lord.
“Or do I bring a baby to the point of delivery and then hold it back?”
asks your God.^[b]