8
Who 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 Sion has travailed, and brought forth her children?
6
A voice of a cry from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the Lord rendering recompence to adversaries.
7
Before she that travailed brought forth, before the travail-pain came on, she escaped and brought forth a male.
8
Who 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 Sion has travailed, and brought forth her children?
9
But 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.
10
Rejoice, O Jerusalem, and all ye that love her hold in her a general assembly: rejoice greatly with her, all that mourn over her:
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.