Isaiah

Isaiah 42:14

¹⁴“I have kept silent from ages past;

I have remained quiet and restrained.

But now I will groan like a woman in labor;

I will at once gasp and pant.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have kept silent	הֶחֱשֵׁ֙יתִי֙	he·ḥĕ·šê·ṯî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H2814 be silent, inactive, still
from ages past	מֵֽעוֹלָ֔ם	mê·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
I have remained quiet	אַחֲרִ֖ישׁ	’a·ḥă·rîš	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
and restrained	אֶתְאַפָּ֑ק	’eṯ·’ap·pāq	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular	H662 hold, be strong
But now I will groan	אֶפְעֶ֔ה	’ep̄·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6463 groan
like a woman in labor	כַּיּוֹלֵדָ֣ה	kay·yō·w·lê·ḏāh	Preposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
I will at once	יָֽחַד׃	yā·ḥaḏ	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
gasp	אֶשֹּׁ֥ם	’eš·šōm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5395 pant
and pant	וְאֶשְׁאַ֖ף	wə·’eš·’ap̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular	H7602 gasp, pant, pant after, long for

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.