Isaiah 26:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 26:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 26:17 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 26:17 — 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.”
— Isaiah 26:17 (KJV)
Isaiah 26:17 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 26:17
“And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 26:17: like, child, sight
“When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger:”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 26:17: like, child, sight
“But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 26:17: like, child, sight
“And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 26:17: child, time, sight
“Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 26:17: like, woman, pain
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