Isaiah 14:3

14:3 When the Lord gives you relief from your suffering and anxiety, 1  and from the hard labor which you were made to perform,

Isaiah 26:17

26:17 As when a pregnant woman gets ready to deliver

and strains and cries out because of her labor pains,

so were we because of you, O Lord.

Isaiah 42:14

42:14 “I have been inactive 2  for a long time;

I kept quiet and held back.

Like a woman in labor I groan;

I pant and gasp. 3 

Isaiah 64:8

64:8 Yet, 4  Lord, you are our father.

We are the clay, and you are our potter;

we are all the product of your labor. 5 

1 tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

2 tn Heb “silent” (so NASB, NIV, TEV, NLT); CEV “have held my temper.”

3 sn The imagery depicts the Lord as a warrior who is eager to fight and can no longer hold himself back from the attack.

4 tn On the force of וְעַתָּה (vÿ’attah) here, see HALOT 902 s.v. עַתָּה.

5 tn Heb “the work of your hand.”