Isaiah 42:14
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
"I have been silent a long time. I have been quiet and restrained myself. Now I will cry out like a travailing woman. I will both gasp and pant.
Isaiah 42:14 Cross References
For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting.
So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
