Isa 66:9 | JFB | STEP | 9. cause to bring forth, and shut-- rather, "Shall I who beget, restrain the birth?" [Lowth], ( ; ); that is, Shall I who have begun, not finish My work of restoring Israel? ( ; ; ). shut-- (compare , ).

‏ Isaiah 66:9

9. cause to bring forth, and shut--rather, "Shall I who beget, restrain the birth?" [Lowth], (Is 37:3; Ho 13:13); that is, Shall I who have begun, not finish My work of restoring Israel? (1Sa 3:12; Ro 11:1; Php 1:6).

shut--(compare Re 3:7, 8).