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Isaiah 26:17
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KJ21
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.
ASV
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.
AMP
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.
AMPC
As a woman with child drawing near the time of her delivery is in pain and writhes and cries out in her pangs, so we have been before You (at Your presence), O Lord.
BRG
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.
CSB
As a pregnant woman about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pains, so we were before you, Lord.
CSBA
As a pregnant woman about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pains, so we were before you, Lord.
CEB
As a pregnant woman close to childbirth is in labor pains, crying out in her pangs, so were we because of you, Lord.
CJB
As a pregnant woman about to give birth cries out and writhes in her labor pains, so we have been at your presence, Adonai —
CEV
Because of what you did to us, we suffered like a woman about to give birth.
DARBY
As a woman with child, that draweth near her delivery, is in travail, [and] crieth out in her pangs; so have we been before thee, Jehovah.
DRA
As a woman with child, when she draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs: so are we become in thy presence, O Lord.
ERV
Lord, because of you we were in pain, like a woman giving birth, who struggles and cries out when it is time.
EASY
Because of your punishment, Lord, we had much pain. We were like a woman who is giving birth and she cries out with pain.
EHV
Just as a pregnant woman nearing the time of her delivery writhes and cries out in her pain, so we have done before you, O Lord.
ESV
Like a pregnant woman who writhes and cries out in her pangs when she is near to giving birth, so were we because of you, O Lord;
ESVUK
Like a pregnant woman who writhes and cries out in her pangs when she is near to giving birth, so were we because of you, O Lord;
EXB
Lord, ·when we are with you [or because of you], we are like a woman giving birth to a baby; she cries and has pain from the birth.
GNV
Like as a woman with child, that draweth near to the travail, is in sorrow, and crieth in her pains, so have we been in thy sight, O Lord.
GW
O Lord, when we are with you, we are like pregnant women ready to give birth. They writhe and cry out in their labor pains.
GNT
You, Lord, have made us cry out, as a woman in labor cries out in pain.
HCSB
As a pregnant woman about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pains, so we were before You, Lord.
ICB
Lord, when we are with you, we are like a woman giving birth to a baby. She cries and has pain from the birth.
ISV
Just as a pregnant woman writhes and cries out during her labor when she is about to give birth, so were we because of you, Lord.
JUB
Like as a woman with child, that draws near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and cries out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
As the woman with child draws near to the time to give birth, She writhes and cries out in her pangs of labor, Thus were we before You, O Yahweh.
LEB
Like a pregnant woman on the point of giving birth, she writhes; she cries in her labor pains. So we were because of your presence, Yahweh.
TLB
How we missed your presence, Lord! We suffered as a woman giving birth who cries and writhes in pain.
MSG
O God, they begged you for help when they were in trouble, when your discipline was so heavy they could barely whisper a prayer. Like a woman having a baby, writhing in distress, screaming her pain as the baby is being born, That’s how we were because of you, O God. We were pregnant full-term. We writhed in labor but bore no baby. We gave birth to wind. Nothing came of our labor. We produced nothing living. We couldn’t save the world.
MEV
Like a woman with child, who is in pain and cries out in her pangs when she draws near the time of her delivery, so have we been in Your sight, O Lord.
NOG
O Yahweh, when we are with you, we are like pregnant women ready to give birth. They writhe and cry out in their labor pains.
NABRE
As a woman about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we before you, Lord.
NASB
As the pregnant woman approaches the time to give birth, She writhes and cries out in her labor pains; This is how we were before You, Lord.
NASB1995
As the pregnant woman approaches the time to give birth, She writhes and cries out in her labor pains, Thus were we before You, O Lord.
NCB
As a woman who is pregnant writhes and cries out in her agony when her time of delivery is near, so were we because of you, O Lord.
NCV
Lord, when we are with you, we are like a woman giving birth to a baby; she cries and has pain from the birth.
NET
As when a pregnant woman gets ready to deliver and strains and cries out because of her labor pains, so were we because of you, O Lord.
NIRV
Lord, you made us like a woman who is about to have a baby. She groans and cries out in pain.
NIV
As a pregnant woman about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pain, so were we in your presence, Lord.
NIVUK
As a pregnant woman about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pain, so were we in your presence, Lord.
NKJV
As a woman with child Is in pain and cries out in her pangs, When she draws near the time of her delivery, So have we been in Your sight, O Lord.
NLV
As the woman who is going to have a baby comes close to the time to give birth, she suffers and cries out in her pains. This is how we were before You, O Lord.
NLT
Just as a pregnant woman writhes and cries out in pain as she gives birth, so were we in your presence, Lord.
NRSVA
Like a woman with child, who writhes and cries out in her pangs when she is near her time, so were we because of you, O Lord;
NRSVACE
Like a woman with child, who writhes and cries out in her pangs when she is near her time, so were we because of you, O Lord;
NRSVCE
Like a woman with child, who writhes and cries out in her pangs when she is near her time, so were we because of you, O Lord;
NRSVUE
Like a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pain, so were we because of you, O Lord;
OJB
Like a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, in travail, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in Thy sight, Hashem.
RGT
“Like a woman with child who draws near to the birth is in sorrow and cries in her pains, so have we been in Your sight, O LORD.
RSV
Like a woman with child, who writhes and cries out in her pangs, when she is near her time, so were we because of thee, O Lord;
RSVCE
Like a woman with child, who writhes and cries out in her pangs, when she is near her time, so were we because of thee, O Lord;
TLV
As a pregnant woman about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pain, so we were before You, Adonai.
VOICE
You witnessed us twist and turn before You, O Eternal, like a birthing woman in agony of labor.
WEB
Just as a woman with child, who draws near the time of her delivery, is in pain and cries out in her pangs, so we have been before you, Yahweh.
WYC
As she that conceived, when she nigheth sorrowful to the child bearing, crieth in her sorrows, so we be made, Lord, of thy face. (As she who conceived, and when she neareth to giving birth, crieth out in her sorrows, or in her pain, so we be made, Lord, in thy presence.)
YLT
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.
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