We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
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The verse 18 is found in chapter 26 of Isaiah. The prayer acknowledges that God must act because the people cannot produce salvation by themselves. The image of a woman giving birth portrays a crisis in which human efforts cannot bring deliverance. Yet hope returns in the promise that the dead will live and in the call to wait while divine indignation passes.
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Da sind wir auch schwanger und ist uns bange, daß wir kaum Odem holen; doch können wir dem Lande nicht helfen, und Einwohner auf dem Erdboden wollen nicht geboren werden.
Concebimos, tuvimos dolores de parto, parimos como viento: salud ninguna hicimos en la tierra, ni cayeron los moradores del mundo.
Nous avons conçu, nous avons éprouvé des douleurs, Et, quand nous enfantons, ce n'est que du vent: Le pays n'est pas sauvé, Et ses habitants ne sont pas nés.
Noi abbiam conceputo, ed abbiam sentiti dolori di parto; ma non abbiamo fatto altro che come se avessimo partorito del vento; noi non abbiamo operata salute alcuna alla terra, e gli abitatori del mondo non son caduti.
Bem concebemos nós e tivemos dores de parto, porém demos à luz o vento; livramento não trouxemos à terra, nem caíram os moradores do mundo.
我們曾懷孕,曾疼痛, 所生產的竟像風一樣, 並未帶給地上任何拯救; 世上也未曾有居民生下來 。
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