Before she travailed, she brought forth — That is, Zion. The idea here is that there would be a great and sudden increase of her nu…

Before she travailed ... —The mother, as the next verse shows, is Zion; the man-child, born at last without the travail-p…

Before she travailed, she brought forth. The Lord, having previously comforted believers so that they would not be discouraged by the inso…

Before she travailed, she brought forth That is, Zion, as appears from the following verse: lest it should be thought tha…

The prophet turns to those who trembled at God's word, to comfort and encourage them. The Lord will appear, to the joy of the humble believer and t…

1. Thus says the Lord. Here he specifies how the sentence will be executed.

   • First, in particular, concerning the J…