Isaiah 42:14 — Bible Verse (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.”

Isaiah 42:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 42:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 42:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““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 — World English Bible

Isaiah 42:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Isaiah 42:14 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 42:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I have kept silent from of old, I keep silent, I refrain myself, As a travailing woman I cry out, I desolate and swallow up together.”

Isaiah 42:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 42:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Long time have I holden my peace; I have been still, I have restrained myself: I will cry like a woman that travaileth; I will blow and pant at once. ”

Isaiah 42:14 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 42:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I haue a long time holden my peace: I haue beene still and refrained my selfe: nowe will I crie like a trauailing woman: I will destroy and deuoure at once.”

Isaiah 42:14 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 42:14 in Context — Isaiah 42

12 Let them give glory unto the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands.

13 The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.

14 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.

15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

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What Does Isaiah 42:14 Mean?

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