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Isaiah 42:14

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14“For a long time I have kept silent,n

I have been quiet and held myself back.o

But now, like a woman in childbirth,

I cry out, I gasp and pant.p

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Cross references

  1. nSee Est 4:14; See Ps 50:21
  2. oSee Ge 43:31; Lk 18:7; 2 Pe 3:9
  3. pJer 4:31

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.