9. cause to bring forth, and shut--rather, "Shall I who beget, restrain the birth?"
[LOWTH],
(Isa 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).
JFB.
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