Holy Scripture

Isaiah 66:8

A church father on this verse
“Zion therefore gave birth, that is, the remnant of Israel and the faith of the believing apostles gave birth to the male Lord and Savior, who was generated at once throughout the entire universe. No one has either heard or told his story or taught it to anyone, so that all the nations might come to believe in a very s…”
Jerome, 5th c. — COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 18:23

Source: Septuagint

Original

8Who has heard such a thing? and who has seen after this manner? Has the earth travailed in one day? or has even a nation been born at once, that Zion has travailed, and brought forth her children?

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In context

6A voice of a cry from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the Lord rendering recompense to his adversaries.

7Before she that travailed brought forth, before the travail pain came on, she escaped it and brought forth a male.

— Isaiah 66:8 —

9But I have raised this expectation, yet thou hast not remembered me, saith the Lord: behold, have not I made the bearing and barren woman? saith thy God.

10Rejoice, O Jerusalem, and all ye that love her hold in her a general assembly: rejoice greatly with her, all that now mourn over her:

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