Isaiah 66:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַאֲנִ֥י אַשְׁבִּ֛יר וְלֹ֥א אוֹלִ֖יד יֹאמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה אִם־אֲנִ֧י הַמּוֹלִ֛יד וְעָצַ֖רְתִּי אָמַ֥ר אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃ ס

Transliteration

haʾănî ʾašbîr and-not ʾôlîḏ? yōʾmar YHWH; if-I hammôlîḏ and-ʿāṣartî? ʾāmar ʾĕlōhāyiḵ.

Grammar Details

*ha-ʾănî*: interrogative particle + pronoun, 1st person singular - shall I
*ʾašbîr*: hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I cause to break
*wĕ-lōʾ*: conjunction + negative particle - and not
*ʾôlîḏ*: hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I cause to bring forth
*yōʾmar*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he says
*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
*ʾim-ʾănî*: conjunction + pronoun, 1st person singular - if I
*ha-môlîḏ*: article + hiphil participle, masculine singular - the one who causes to bring forth
*wĕ-ʿāṣartî*: conjunction + qal perfect, 1st person singular - and I restrain
*ʾāmar*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said
*ʾĕlōhāyiḵ*: noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your God

Word Meanings

*ʾašbîr*: I cause to break/bring to birth/open the womb
*ʾôlîḏ*: I cause to bring forth/beget/bear
*yōʾmar*: he says/speaks/declares
*hammôlîḏ*: the one who brings forth/begets/generates
*ʿāṣartî*: I restrain/hold back/shut up
*ʾāmar*: he said/spoke/declared
*ʾĕlōhāyiḵ*: your God/deity (plural form with singular meaning)

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 37:3 : 3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
Gen 18:14 : 14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

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