Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith Jehovah: shall I that cause to bring forth shut the womb? saith thy God.

Will I by whom the birth was started, not make it complete? says the Lord. Will I who make children come to birth, let them be kept back? says your God.

Εγω, ο φερων εις την γενναν, δεν ηθελον καμει να γεννηση; λεγει Κυριος· εγω, ο καμνων να γεννωσιν, ηθελον κλεισει την μητραν; λεγει ο Θεος σου.

Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.