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 gasp and pant.

“我许久闭口不言，静默不语；现在我要喊叫，像产难的妇人；我要急气而喘哮。

我许久闭口不言，沉默不语；现在我要像临产的妇人，大声喊叫，呼吸急促而喘气。

我许久闭口不言，沉默不语；现在我要像临产的妇人，大声喊叫，呼吸急促而喘气。

“我已沉默多时，我克制不语，现在我要发出急促的呐喊，像分娩的妇人。

我已经很久缄默不言，闭口不语，但现在我要像待产的妇人一样呼喊，我要急速地喘气。

“我静默不言，沉默克制，已经很久了；但现在我要大喊，像临产的妇人那样急促呼吸、喘气。

我許久閉口不言，靜默不語；現在我要喊叫，像產難的婦人；我要急氣而喘哮。

我許久閉口不言，沉默不語；現在我要像臨產的婦人，大聲喊叫，呼吸急促而喘氣。

我許久閉口不言，沉默不語；現在我要像臨產的婦人，大聲喊叫，呼吸急促而喘氣。

「我已沉默多時，我克制不語，現在我要發出急促的呐喊，像分娩的婦人。

我已經很久緘默不言，閉口不語，但現在我要像待產的婦人一樣呼喊，我要急速地喘氣。

許久我都緘默靜寂，自己忍住，現在我卻要號呼、像臨產的婦人，一直噓噓喘氣。

「我靜默不言，沉默克制，已經很久了；但現在我要大喊，像臨產的婦女那樣急促呼吸、喘氣。

耶和華曰、我久緘默、寂然自抑、今則號呼、如臨產之婦、氣急而喘、

耶和華曰、前此緘默、自抑我志、今則號呼、如臨產之婦、奮然吐氣、呼吸甚烈、

我靜寂緘默、隱忍已久、今將呼號、如臨產之婦、奮然吐氣、呼吸甚烈、

“ 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.

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.

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.

“ 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.

“ I have kept silent for a long time, I have kept still and restrained Myself. Now like a woman in labor I will groan, I will both gasp and pant.

“ 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.

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.

“ 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.

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.

“ 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.

“ I have been silent a long time. I have been quiet and restrained myself. Now I will cry out like a travailing woman. I will both gasp and pant.

The Lord couldn’t put up any longer with the evil things you were doing. He hated the things you did. So your land became a curse. It became a dry and empty desert. No one lived there. And that’s the way it still is today.

Sometimes the sentence for a crime isn’t carried out quickly. So people make plans to commit even more crimes.An evil person may be guilty of a hundred crimes. Yet they may still live a long time. But I know that things will go better with those who have great respect for God.

The Lord is not slow to keep his promise. He is not slow in the way some people understand it. Instead, he is patient with you. He doesn’t want anyone to be destroyed. Instead, he wants all people to turn away from their sins.But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar. Fire will destroy everything in them. God will judge the earth and everything done in it.

Remember that while our Lord is waiting patiently to return, people are being saved. Our dear brother Paul also wrote to you about this. God made him wise to write as he did.

From Zion, perfect and beautiful, God’s glory shines out.

You have said no to me,” announces the Lord.“ You keep on turning away from me. So I will reach out and destroy you. I am tired of showing you pity.

God, don’t remain silent. Don’t refuse to listen. Do something, God.See how your enemies are growling like dogs. See how they are rising up against you.

I must speak so I can feel better. I must open my mouth and reply.

I’m full of words. My spirit inside me forces me to speak.

God’s chosen people cry out to him day and night. Won’t he make things right for them? Will he keep putting them off?