Isaiah 26:17-18

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As a pregnant woman about to give birth
writhes and cries out in her pains,^(A)
so we were before You, Lord.

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We became pregnant, we writhed in pain;
we gave birth to wind.
We have won no victories on earth,
and the earth’s inhabitants have not fallen.

A. Isaiah 26:17: Isaiah 13:8