Isaiah 66:7
“Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Before she travailed, she brought forth,.... That is, Zion, as appears from the following verse: lest it should be…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Before she travailed, she brought forth - That is, Zion. The idea here is, that there would be a great and sudden…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 66:5-14
The prophet, having denounced God's judgments against a hypocritical nation, that made a jest of God's word and would…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Isaiah 66:7-9
The sudden repopulation of the city by her children. The figure is taken from ch. Isa 49:17-21; Isa 54:1; the fact set…