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Isaiah 26:16-18
Amplified Bible
Isaiah 26:16-18
Amplified Bible
16
O Lord, they sought You in distress;
They managed only a prayerful whisper
When Your discipline was upon them.
17
As a woman with child approaches the time to give birth,
She is in pain and struggles and cries out in her labor,
So we were before You, O Lord.
18
We have been with child, we have twisted and struggled in labor;
We gave birth, as it seems, only to wind.
We could not accomplish salvation for the earth,
Nor were inhabitants of the world [a]born.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 26:18 Lit fallen.
Isaiah 26:16-18
New International Version
Isaiah 26:16-18
New International Version
16 Lord, they came to you in their distress;(A)
when you disciplined(B) them,
they could barely whisper(C) a prayer.[a]
17 As a pregnant woman about to give birth(D)
writhes and cries out in her pain,
so were we in your presence, Lord.
18 We were with child, we writhed in labor,
but we gave birth(E) to wind.
We have not brought salvation(F) to the earth,
and the people of the world have not come to life.(G)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 26:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
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