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Isaiah 26:17 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Isaiah 26:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 26 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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)
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Commentary on Isaiah 26:17
Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs (כְּמוֹ הָרָה תַּקְרִיב לָלֶדֶת תָּחִיל תִּזְעַק בַּחֲבָלֶיהָ / kemo harah taqriv laledet tachil tiz'aq bachavaleiha)—The childbirth metaphor appears frequently in prophetic literature for suffering that precedes new life (Jeremiah 4:31, Micah 4:9-10, John 16:21). The verb חוּל (chul, "to writhe, be in pain") and חֶבֶל (chevel, "labor pains") emphasize intense suffering. Yet labor pains are purposeful—they deliver new life.So have we been in thy sight, O LORD (כֵּן־הָיִינוּ מִפָּנֶיך...
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Cross-References for Isaiah 26:17
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“when she gives birth”
“like the pains of a woman in labor. I am in so much pain that I can't hear. I so am dismayed that I can't see.”
“And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.”
“the anguish as of her who brings forth her first child”
“Peace and safety, then sudden destruction will come on them”
“[and] pangs as of a woman in travail.”
“pain”
“and see whether a man does travail with child: why do I see every man with his hands on his waist”