Isaiah 66:7

Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 54:1 Parallel

Isaiah 54:1 celebrates the barren woman's sudden joy and many children — directly paralleling the miraculous, swift birth of Zion here.

Galatians 4:26 identifies the Jerusalem above as the free mother — a typological fulfillment of Zion's sudden, supernatural childbirth in Isaiah 66:7.

Revelation 12:1-5 shows a woman giving birth to a male child who will rule — a messianic fulfillment of Zion's sudden labor and offspring.

Micah 4:10 Contrast

Micah 4:10 portrays Zion in labor pains before deliverance, contrasting with Isaiah 66:7 where birth occurs without pain.

Micah 5:3 Parallel

Micah 5:3 speaks of the birth of the ruler from Bethlehem after travail, linking to the birth motif in Isaiah 66:7 but with pain.

Revelation 12:2 shows the woman crying in labor, contrasting with Isaiah 66:7's painless birth, yet both depict the people of God bringing forth a child.