Shall I bring to the birth? - The sense of this verse is plain. It is that God would certainly accomplish what he had predicted her…

Shall I bring to the birth ... —The implied thought is that God will not leave His work of national restoration unfinishe…

Do I bring to the birth? As in the preceding verse he extolled in lofty terms the work of God, so he now shows that it should not be thoug…

Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth, says
the Lord ?
&c.] Or, "to…

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…