Isaiah 66:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 66:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
מִֽי
mîy
H4310
who
שָׁמַ֣ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
כָּזֹ֗את
zôʼth
H2063
this
מִ֤י
mîy
H4310
who
רָאָה֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
כָּאֵ֔לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
הֲי֤וּחַל
chûwl
H2342
to writhe
אֶ֨רֶץ֙
ʼerets
H776
land
בְּי֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
אֶחָ֔ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יִוָּ֥לֵֽד
yâlad
H3205
to bear
גּ֖וֹי
gôwy
H1471
nation
פַּ֣עַם
paʻam
H6471
time
אֶחָ֑ת
ʼechâd
H259
one
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
חָ֛לָה
chûwl
H2342
to writhe
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
יָלְדָ֥ה
yâlad
H3205
to bear
צִיּ֖וֹן
Tsîyôwn
H6726
Zion
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
בָּנֶֽיהָ
bên
H1121
son
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World English Bible Public Domain
Who has heard such a thing? who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? shall a nation be brought forth at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Who has heard like this? Who has seen like these? Will a land be writhed in one day? If a nation will be birthed one moment? For she writhed, Zion also birthed her sons.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).