ASV
KJV
14. 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.

ESV
14. For a long time I have held my peace; I have kept still and restrained myself; now I will cry out like a woman in labor; I will gasp and pant.

ERVEN
14. "For a long time I have said nothing. I have controlled myself and kept quiet. But now I will cry out like a woman giving birth. My breathing is getting faster and louder.

NLT
14. He will say, "I have long been silent; yes, I have restrained myself. But now, like a woman in labor, I will cry and groan and pant.

WEB
14. 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.

NET
14. "I have been inactive for a long time; I kept quiet and held back. Like a woman in labor I groan; I pant and gasp.

NLV
14. "I have been quiet for a long time. I have been quiet and have held Myself back. Now I will cry out like a woman giving birth. I will breathe hard and fast.

HCSB
14. "I have kept silent from ages past; I have been quiet and restrained Myself. [But now,] I will groan like a woman in labor, gasping breathlessly.

YLT
14. I have kept silent from of old, I keep silent, I refrain myself, As a travailing woman I cry out, I desolate and swallow up together.

LITV
14. I have forever kept silence; I have been quiet and refrained Myself; I will groan like a woman in travail; I will pant and gasp at once.

RV
14. I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: {cf15i now} will I cry out like a travailing woman; I will gasp and pant together.

NCV
14. The Lord says, "For a long time I have said nothing; I have been quiet and held myself back. But now I will cry out and strain like a woman giving birth to a child.

MKJV
14. I have kept silence from forever; I have been still and refrained Myself. Now I will cry like a woman in pangs of labor, I will pant and gasp at once.

AKJV
14. I have long time held my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.

LXXEN
14. I have been silent: shall I also always be silent and forbear: I have endured like a travailing woman: I will now amaze and wither at once.



KJV
14. 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.

AMP
14. [Thus says the Lord] I have for a long time held My peace, I have been still and restrained Myself. Now I will cry out like a woman in travail, I will gasp and pant together.

KJVP
14. I have long time H5769 holden my peace H2814 ; I have been still H2790 VHY1MS , [ and ] refrained myself H662 : [ now ] will I cry H6463 like a travailing woman H3205 ; I will destroy H5395 and devour H7602 at once H3162 ADV .

YLT
14. I have kept silent from of old, I keep silent, I refrain myself, As a travailing woman I cry out, I desolate and swallow up together.

ASV
14. I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry out like a travailing woman; I will gasp and pant together.

WEB
14. 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.

NASB
14. I have looked away, and kept silence, I have said nothing, holding myself in; But now, I cry out as a woman in labor, gasping and panting.

ESV
14. For a long time I have held my peace; I have kept still and restrained myself; now I will cry out like a woman in labor; I will gasp and pant.

RV
14. I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: {cf15i now} will I cry out like a travailing woman; I will gasp and pant together.

RSV
14. For a long time I have held my peace, I have kept still and restrained myself; now I will cry out like a woman in travail, I will gasp and pant.

NKJV
14. " I have held My peace a long time, I have been still and restrained Myself. [Now] I will cry like a woman in labor, I will pant and gasp at once.

MKJV
14. I have kept silence from forever; I have been still and refrained Myself. Now I will cry like a woman in pangs of labor, I will pant and gasp at once.

AKJV
14. I have long time held my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.

NRSV
14. For a long time I have held my peace, I have kept still and restrained myself; now I will cry out like a woman in labor, I will gasp and pant.

NIV
14. "For a long time I have kept silent, I have been quiet and held myself back. But now, like a woman in childbirth, I cry out, I gasp and pant.

NIRV
14. The Lord says, "For a long time I have kept silent. I have been calm and quiet. But now, like a woman having a baby, I cry out. I am struggling to breathe.

NLT
14. He will say, "I have long been silent; yes, I have restrained myself. But now, like a woman in labor, I will cry and groan and pant.

MSG
14. "I've been quiet long enough. I've held back, biting my tongue. But now I'm letting loose, letting go, like a woman who's having a baby--

GNB
14. God says, "For a long time I kept silent; I did not answer my people. But now the time to act has come; I cry out like a woman in labor.

NET
14. "I have been inactive for a long time; I kept quiet and held back. Like a woman in labor I groan; I pant and gasp.

ERVEN
14. "For a long time I have said nothing. I have controlled myself and kept quiet. But now I will cry out like a woman giving birth. My breathing is getting faster and louder.