⁹ Would I ever bring this nation to the point of birth and then not deliver it?" asks the Lord . "No! I would never keep this nation from being born," says your God.

⁹ Do I open the womb and not deliver the baby? Do I, the One who delivers babies, shut the womb?

⁹ Shall I bring to the point of birth and not cause to bring forth?" says the Lord; "shall I, who cause to bring forth, shut the womb?" says your God.