Isaiah 26:18

We were with child—We were in pain, As it were we brought forth wind,—Salvation, we could not accomplish for the earth, Neither were born the inhabitants of the world.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.

In Context

17Like as a woman with child—Draweth near to giving birth, Is in pain, Crieth out in her pangs So, were we before thee, O Yahweh;—

19Thy dead, shall come to life again, My dead body, they shall arise,—Awake and shout for joy, ye that dwell in the dust For, a dew of light, is thy dew, And, earth, to the shades shall give birth.

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Cross References

Exodus 5:22And Moses returned unto Yahweh and said,—O My Lord wherefore hast thou caused harm to this people? Wherefore now didst thou send me?

1 Samuel 11:13But Saul said, There shall not be put to death a man, this day,—for, to-day, hath Yahweh wrought deliverance in Israel.

2 Kings 19:3and they said unto him—Thus, saith Hezekiah, A day of trouble, and rebuke, and reviling, is this day,—for children are come to the birth, and, strength, is there none to bring forth!

Isaiah 33:11Ye shall conceive chaff Ye shall bring forth stubble,—Your own breath, like fire, shall devour you.

Isaiah 59:4None, sueth in righteousness, and None, pleadeth in faithfulness,—Men are trusting in confusion, And speaking vanity, Conceiving wickedness And bringing forth iniquity:

John 7:7The world cannot hate you; but, me, it hateth, because, I, bear witness concerning it, that, the works thereof, are, wicked.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 26:13-20

Goodness of God to Israel; Israel Corrected for Sin; Prospects of the Church. ( b. c. 718.) 12 Lord , thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us. 13 O Lord our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name. 14 They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish. 15 Thou hast increased the nation, O Lord , thou hast… Read the whole commentary →

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