⁸ " Who has heard such a thing ? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day ? Can a nation be brought forth all at once e ? As soon as Zion travailed , she also brought forth her sons .

⁸ When has such a story come to men's ears? who has seen such things? will a land come to birth in one day? will a nation be given birth in a minute? For when Zion's pains came on her, she gave birth to her children straight away.