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.

“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.

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.

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.

“ 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.

It was because the Lord could no longer bear all the disgusting things you were doing that he made your land an object of cursing— a desolate ruin without inhabitants— as it is today.

When a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong.But even though a person sins a hundred times and still lives a long time, I know that those who fear God will be better off.

The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and the very elements themselves will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be found to deserve judgment.

And remember, our Lord’s patience gives people time to be saved. This is what our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him—

From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines in glorious radiance.

You have abandoned me and turned your back on me,” says the Lord.“ Therefore, I will raise my fist to destroy you. I am tired of always giving you another chance.

O God, do not be silent! Do not be deaf. Do not be quiet, O God.Don’t you hear the uproar of your enemies? Don’t you see that your arrogant enemies are rising up?

I must speak to find relief, so let me give my answers.

For I am full of pent up words, and the spirit within me urges me on.

Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?