Isaiah 26:17 meaning and explanation

As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.

Isaiah 26:17, Berean Standard Bible

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Isaiah 26 is a song of Judah, sung "in that day" when God's city is secure and the proud city is laid low. In verses 17 and 18 the community speaks as "we," confessing its own failed effort.

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