Isaiah 66:7 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Before she is pained she hath brought forth, Before a pang cometh to her, She hath delivered a male.

English ASV

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

English Amplified

Before [Zion] travailed, she gave birth; before her pain came upon her, she was delivered of a male child.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Before [Zion] travailed, she gave birth; before her pain came upon her, she was delivered of a male child.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

“Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Before Zion was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

What is happening? Zion is giving birth to a son before she has her birth pains!

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

"A woman does not give birth before she feels the pain. A woman must feel the pain of childbirth before she can see the boy she gives birth to. Who ever heard of such a thing? In the same way, no one ever saw a new world begin in one day. No one has ever heard of a new nation that began in one day. But when Zion feels the pain, she will give birth to her children.

"Before she was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she delivered a son.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

“My holy city is like a woman who suddenly gives birth to a child without ever going into labor.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Before a woman goes into labor, she gives birth. Before she has labor pains, she delivers a child.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Before Zion was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

“Before she was in labor pains, she gave birth; Before her pangs came, she delivered a male child.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before her pain came, she delivered a son.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Before she travailed, she brought forth; Before her pain came, she gave birth to a boy.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Before she comes to labor, she gives birth; Before the pains come upon her, she safely delivers a male child.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Before she goes into labor, she gives birth! Before her contractions begin, she delivers a boy!

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"Zion is like a woman who has a baby before she goes into labor. She has a son even before her labor pains begin.

English NIV

"Before she goes into labor, she gives birth; before the pains come upon her, she delivers a son.

English NKJ 1982

“Before she was in labor, she gave birth; Before her pain came, She delivered a male child.

English NLT

"Before the birth pains even begin, Jerusalem gives birth to a son.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Before she was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she delivered a son.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Zion gave birth suddenly, even before going into labor. She delivered a son without any painful contractions.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

“Before she was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she was delivered of a son.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“Who has heard or seen anything as strange as this? For in one day, suddenly, a nation, Israel, shall be born, even before the birth pains come.

English Tyndale 1537

like as when a wife bringeth forth a man child, or ever she suffer the pain of the birth and anguish of the travail.

Isaiah 66:7 — Compare Translations