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Isaiah 42:14 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    I have long time held my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: [now] will I cry out like a travailing woman; I will gasp and pant together.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    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.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    “I have kept quiet from eternity; I have been silent; I have restrained myself. Like one birthing, I will cry out; I will gasp and pant together.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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