Isaiah 26:18

New Century Version

In the same way, we had pain. We gave birth, but only to wind. We don’t bring salvation to the land or make new people for the world.

Cross References

2 Kings 19:3

They told Isaiah, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of sorrow and punishment and disgrace, as when a child should be born, but the mother is not strong enough to give birth to it.

Psalm 17:14

Lord, save me by your power from those whose reward is in this life. They have plenty of food. They have many sons and leave much money to their children.

Isaiah 33:11

You people do useless things that are like hay and straw. A destructive wind will burn you like fire.

Isaiah 37:3

They told Isaiah, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of sorrow and punishment and disgrace, as when a child should be born, but the mother is not strong enough to give birth to it.

Isaiah 59:4

People take each other to court unfairly, and no one tells the truth in arguing his case. They accuse each other falsely and tell lies. They cause trouble and create more evil.

Hosea 13:13

The pain of birth will come for him, but he is like a foolish baby who won’t come out of its mother’s womb.

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I tell it the evil things it does.

1 John 5:19

We know that we belong to God, but the Evil One controls the whole world.

1 Samuel 11:13

But Saul said, “No! No one will be put to death today. Today the Lord has saved Israel!”

1 Samuel 14:45

But the soldiers said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die? Never! He is responsible for saving Israel today! As surely as the Lord lives, not even a hair of his head will fall to the ground! Today Jonathan fought against the Philistines with God’s help!” So the army saved Jonathan, and he did not die.