Isaiah 42:14 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
12Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.
13The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
14I 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.
15I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
16And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 24:8
Jesus speaks of the beginning of sorrows, paralleling the urgency in God's action.
Isaiah 66:9
Both verses emphasize God's decisive action in bringing about His purposes.
Jeremiah 30:6
Both passages convey a sense of urgency and impending action from God.
Source: Isaiah 42:14