Isaiah 42:14
14 For a long time I have held my peace;
I have kept still and restrained myself;
now I will cry out clike a woman in labor;
I will gasp and pant.
Isaiah 42:14 — The New International Version (NIV)
14 “For a long time I have kept silent,
I have been quiet and held myself back.
But now, like a woman in childbirth,
I cry out, I gasp and pant.
Isaiah 42:14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
14 I have long time holden my peace;
I have been still, and refrained myself:
Now will I cry like a travailing woman;
I will destroy and devour at once.
Isaiah 42:14 — New Living Translation (NLT)
14 He will say, “I have long been silent;
yes, I have restrained myself.
But now, like a woman in labor,
I will cry and groan and pant.
Isaiah 42:14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
14 “I have held My peace a long time,
I have been still and restrained Myself.
Now I will cry like a woman in labor,
I will pant and gasp at once.
Isaiah 42:14 — New Century Version (NCV)
14 The Lord says, “For a long time I have said nothing;
I have been quiet and held myself back.
But now I will cry out
and strain like a woman giving birth to a child.
Isaiah 42:14 — American Standard Version (ASV)
14 I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry out like a travailing woman; I will gasp and pant together.
Isaiah 42:14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
14 Long time have I holden my peace; I have been still, I have restrained myself: I will cry like a woman that travaileth; I will blow and pant at once.
Isaiah 42:14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
14 I have been silent for a long time.
I kept quiet and held myself back.
But like a woman in childbirth I will cry out.
I will gasp and pant.
Isaiah 42:14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
14 “I have kept silent from ages past;
I have been quiet and restrained Myself.
But now, I will groan like a woman in labor,
gasping breathlessly.
Isaiah 42:14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
14 For a long time I have held my peace,
I have kept still and restrained myself;
now I will cry out like a woman in labor,
I will gasp and pant.
Isaiah 42:14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
14 I have been silent for a long time;
I have kept silent;
I have restrained myself like one giving birth;
I will moan, pant, and gasp together.
Isaiah 42:14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
14 The Lord says, “For a long time I have kept silent.
I have been calm and quiet.
But now, like a woman having a baby,
I cry out. I am struggling to breathe.
Isaiah 42:14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
14 “I have kept silent for a long time,
I have kept still and restrained Myself.
Now like a woman in labor I will groan,
I will both gasp and pant.