Isaiah 42:14
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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.“I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained quiet and restrained. But now I will groan like a woman in labor; I will at once gasp and pant.
In other translations
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.“I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained quiet and restrained. But now I will groan like a woman in labor; I will at once gasp and pant.
Hebrew words
הֶחֱשֵׁיתִיhechesheitiI have been silentH2814מֵעוֹלָםme'olamfrom a long timeH5769אַחֲרִישׁ'acharishI have kept silentH2790אֶתְאַפָּק'et'apakI have restrained myselfH662כַּיּוֹלֵדָהkaiyoledahlike <the> [woman] giving birthH3205אֶפְעֶה'ef'ehI groanH6463אֶשֹּׁם'eshomI puffH5395וְאֶשְׁאַףve'esh'afand I may pantH7602יָחַד׃yachadtogetherH3162
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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