Isaiah 26:16-18

Tree of Life Version

¹⁶ Adonai, they sought You in distress,
they poured out a whispered prayer
when Your discipline was upon them.
¹⁷ As a pregnant woman about to give birth
writhes and cries out in her pain,
so we were before You, Adonai.
¹⁸ We have been with child,
we have been in pain,
yet we gave birth to wind.
We are accomplishing no deliverance for the earth,
nor are inhabitants of the world coming to life.