Isaiah 26:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.”
Read Isaiah 26:17 in the flow of Isaiah26 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Isaiah26 to see the surrounding context.
“As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O Lord.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain and crieth out in her pangs; so we have been before thee, O Jehovah.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“When a pregnant woman cometh near to the birth, She is pained--she crieth in her pangs, So we have been from Thy face, O Jehovah.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 26:17 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 3:16To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
- Psalms 48:6Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.
- Isaiah 13:8Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.
- Isaiah 21:3Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.
- Jeremiah 4:31For I hear a cry like a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child— the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands to say, “Woe is me, for my soul faints before the murderers!”
- Jeremiah 6:24We have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.
- Jeremiah 30:6Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?
- John 16:21A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
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