Isaiah 66 · Verse 7

Isaiah 66:7

Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.
Isaiah 66:7, King James Version

Isaiah 66:7 in other translations

BSB“Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy.
WEB“Before she travailed, she gave birth. Before her pain came, she delivered a son.
ASVBefore she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man-child.
YLTBefore she is pained she hath brought forth, Before a pang cometh to her, She hath delivered a male.
DARBYBefore she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man-child.
BBEBefore her pains came, she gave birth; before her pains, she gave birth to a man-child.
WebsterBefore she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a male child.

What does Isaiah 66:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. she--Zion. Before ... travailed ... brought forth--The accession of numbers, and of prosperity to her, shall be sudden beyond all expectation and unattended with painful effort (Is 54:1, 4, 5). Contrast with this case of the future Jewish Church the travail-pains of the Christian Church in bringing forth "a man child" (Re 12:2, 5). A man child's birth is in the East a matter of special joy, while that of a female is not so; therefore, it here means the manly sons of the restored Jewish Church, the singular being used collectively for the plural: or the many sons being regarded as one under Messiah, who shall then be manifested as their one representative Head.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 66:5-14

The prophet turns to those that trembled at God's word, to comfort and encourage them. The Lord will appear, to the joy of the humble believer, and to the confusion of hypocrites and persecutors. When the Spirit was poured out, and the gospel went forth from Zion, multitudes were converted in a little time. The word of God, especially his promises, and ordinances, are the consolations of the church. The true…

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Isaiah 66:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.rem<in> beforeH2962
תָּחִ֖ילta.Chilshe was in laborH2342
יָלָ֑דָהya.La.dahshe gave birthH3205
בְּטֶ֨רֶםbe.Te.rem<in> beforeH2962
יָב֥וֹאya.Vo'it cameH935
חֵ֛בֶלChe.vellabor-pain[s]H2256
לָ֖הּlahto her
וְהִמְלִ֥יטָהve.him.Li.tahand she deliveredH4422
זָכָֽר\׃za.Khara maleH2145

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Cross references for Isaiah 66:7

  • Revelation 12:1-5

    And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. …

  • Galatians 4:26

    But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
54:1; Ga 4:26; Re 12:1-5

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Context

  • Isaiah 66:6

    A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the Lord that rendereth recompence to his enemies.

  • Isaiah 66:7

    Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.

  • Isaiah 66:8

    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.

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Isaiah 66:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Antes que estuviese de parto, parió; antes que le viniesen dolores parió hijo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Avant qu’elle ait été en travail, elle a enfanté; avant que les douleurs lui soient venues, elle a donné le jour à un enfant mâle.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ehe sie Wehen hatte, hat sie geboren; ehe Schmerzen sie ankamen, wurde sie von einem Knaben entbunden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Antequam parturiret, peperit; antequam veniret partus ejus, peperit masculum.