Isaiah 42:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 42:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 42:14 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I wil..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 42:14 — 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. devour: Heb. swallow, or, sup up”
— Isaiah 42:14 (KJV)
Isaiah 42:14 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 42:14
“For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? enlargement: Heb. respiration”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 42:14: time, peace, now
“And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. to destroy...: Heb. to swallow him up”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 42:14: still, like, destroy
“The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children. long: Heb. a time”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 42:14: long, time, travailing
“When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege: for the...: or, for, O man, the tree of the field is to be employed in the siege to employ...: Heb. to go from before thee”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 42:14: long, time, destroy
“And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man. hath lain...: Heb. knoweth the lying with man”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 42:14: now, woman, destroy
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