Isaiah 66:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Shall I bring a baby to the point of birth and not deliver it?” says the LORD. “Or will I who deliver close the womb?” says your God.

Young's Literal Translation
‘Do I bring to the birth, And not cause to bring forth?’ saith Jehovah, ‘Am not I He who is causing to beget? I have also restrained,’ said thy God.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
Shall I
הַאֲנִ֥י (ha·’ă·nî)
Article | Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

bring a baby to the point of birth
אַשְׁבִּ֛יר (’aš·bîr)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces

and not
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

deliver it?”
אוֹלִ֖יד (’ō·w·lîḏ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

says
יֹאמַ֣ר (yō·mar)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

the LORD.
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

“Or
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

will I
אֲנִ֧י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

who deliver
הַמּוֹלִ֛יד (ham·mō·w·lîḏ)
Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

close the womb?”
וְעָצַ֖רְתִּי (wə·‘ā·ṣar·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6113: To inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble

says
אָמַ֥ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

your God.
אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃ (’ĕ·lō·hā·yiḵ)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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