Isaiah 42:14

God's Word

I have been silent for a long time. I kept quiet and held myself back. But like a woman in childbirth I will cry out. I will gasp and pant.

Cross References

Job 32:18

I’m full of words. The Spirit within me forces me ⌞to speak⌟.

Job 32:20

I must speak to get relief. I must open my mouth and answer.

Psalm 50:2

God shines from Zion, the perfection of beauty.

Psalm 50:21

When you did these things, I remained silent. ⌞That⌟ made you think I was like you. I will argue my point with you and lay it all out for you to see.

Isaiah 30:18

The Lord is waiting to be kind to you. He rises to have compassion on you. The Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

Isaiah 57:11

Whom did you dread and fear so much that you lied to me? You haven’t remembered me or cared about me. I’ve been silent for a long time. Is that why you don’t fear me?

Isaiah 64:12

Despite these things, Lord, will you hold back? Will you be silent and make us suffer more than we can bear?

Isaiah 65:6

“Look! It is written in front of me. I will not be silent, but I will repay. I will repay you in full.

Jeremiah 15:6

You have left me,” declares the Lord. “You have turned your back on me. So I will use my power against you and destroy you. I’m tired of showing compassion to you.

Jeremiah 4:31

I hear a woman in labor. I hear the woman cry with anguish as she gives birth to her first child. My people Zion are gasping for breath. They are stretching out their hands, saying, “How horrible it is for us! We’re defenseless in the presence of murderers!”

Jeremiah 44:22

The Lord could no longer bear the wicked and detestable things you did. That is why your land has become something ruined, destroyed, and cursed. No one lives in that land today.

Luke 18:7

Won’t God give his chosen people justice when they cry out to him for help day and night? Is he slow to help them?

2 Peter 3:15

Think of our Lord’s patience as an opportunity ⌞for us⌟ to be saved. This is what our dear brother Paul wrote to you about, using the wisdom God gave him.