Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleShall I bring a baby to the point of birth and not deliver it?” says the LORD. “Or will I who deliver close the womb?” says your God. Young's Literal Translation ‘Do I bring to the birth, And not cause to bring forth?’ saith Jehovah, ‘Am not I He who is causing to beget? I have also restrained,’ said thy God. King James Bible 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. Hebrew Shall Iהַאֲנִ֥י (ha·’ă·nî) Article | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I bring a baby to the point of birth אַשְׁבִּ֛יר (’aš·bîr) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces and not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no deliver it?” אוֹלִ֖יד (’ō·w·lîḏ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage says יֹאמַ֣ר (yō·mar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say the LORD. יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel “Or אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not will I אֲנִ֧י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I who deliver הַמּוֹלִ֛יד (ham·mō·w·lîḏ) Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage close the womb?” וְעָצַ֖רְתִּי (wə·‘ā·ṣar·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 6113: To inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble says אָמַ֥ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say your God. אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃ (’ĕ·lō·hā·yiḵ) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative |
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