Isaiah 42:14 I have long time held my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman… — Remember it is God who speaks these words of Himself, and then think of what they mean of unshareable thought and pain, of solitary yearning and effort. But from the pain comes forth at last the power (ver. 15). (Prof. G. A. Smith, D. D.) Parallel Verses 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. |
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