Isaiah 42:14

42:14 “I have been inactive ¹  for a long time;

I kept quiet and held back.

Like a woman in labor I groan;

I pant and gasp. ² 

Isaiah 64:12

64:12 In light of all this, ³  how can you still hold back, Lord?

How can you be silent and continue to humiliate us?

Isaiah 65:6

65:6 Look, I have decreed: ⁴ 

I will not keep silent, but will pay them back;

I will pay them back exactly what they deserve, ⁵ 

[42:14]  ¹ tn Heb “silent” (so NASB, NIV, TEV, NLT); CEV “have held my temper.”

[42:14]  ² sn The imagery depicts the Lord as a warrior who is eager to fight and can no longer hold himself back from the attack.

[64:12]  ³ tn Heb “because of these”; KJV, ASV “for these things.”

[65:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “Look, it is written before me.”

[65:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “I will pay back into their lap.”