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1 Listen, islands, to me. Listen, you peoples, from afar: Yahweh has called me from the womb; from the inside of my mother he has mentioned my name.
2 He has made my mouth like a sharp sword. He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand. He has made me a polished shaft. He has kept me close in his quiver.
3 He said to me, “You are my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified.”
4 But I said, “I have labored in vain. I have spent my strength in vain for nothing; yet surely the justice due to me is with Yahweh, and my reward with my God.”
5 Now Yahweh says, he who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, and to gather Israel to him, for I am honorable in Yahweh’s eyes, and my God has become my strength.
6 Indeed, he says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel? I will also give you as a light to the nations, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.”
7 Yahweh, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, says to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers: “Kings shall see and rise up; princes, and they shall worship; because of Yahweh who is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
8 Yahweh says, “In an acceptable time I have answered you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you. I will preserve you, and give you for a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritage:
9 saying to those who are bound, ‘Come out!’; to those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves!’ “They shall feed along the paths, and their pasture shall be on all treeless heights.
10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun strike them: for he who has mercy on them will lead them. He will guide them by springs of water.
11 I will make all my mountains a road, and my highways shall be exalted.
12 Behold, these shall come from afar; and behold, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.”
13 Sing, heavens; and be joyful, earth; and break out into singing, mountains: for Yahweh has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.
14 But Zion said, “Yahweh has forsaken me, and the Lord has forgotten me.”
15 “Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you!
16 Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. your walls are continually before me.
17 Your children hurry. Your destroyers and those who devastated you will leave you.
18 Lift up your eyes all around, and see: all these gather themselves together, and come to you. As I live,” says Yahweh, “you shall surely clothe yourself with them all as with an ornament, and dress yourself with them, like a bride.
19 “For, as for your waste and your desolate places, and your land that has been destroyed, surely now that land will be too small for the inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up will be far away.
20 The children of your bereavement will say in your ears, ‘This place is too small for me. Give me a place to live in.’
21 Then you will say in your heart, ‘Who has conceived these for me, since I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering back and forth? Who has brought these up? Behold, I was left alone. Where were these?’”
22 Thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and lift up my banner to the peoples; and they shall bring your sons in their bosom, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
23 Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet; Then you will know that I am Yahweh; and those who wait for me shall not be disappointed.”
24 Shall the plunder be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?
25 But Yahweh says, “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the plunder retrieved from the fierce; for I will contend with him who contends with you, and I will save your children.
26 I will feed those who oppress you with their own flesh; and they will be drunk on their own blood, as with sweet wine. Then all flesh shall know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”
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Hebrew interlinear — Isaiah 49:1–26 (363 words)
- שִׁמְע֤וּšimʿûshama`: to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085
- אִיִּים֙ʾiyyîmiy: (properly) a habitable spot (as desirable)H339
- אֵלַ֔יʾēlayel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
- וְהַקְשִׁ֥יבוּwĕhaqšîbûqashab: to prick up the ears, i.e. hearkenH7181
- לְאֻמִּ֖יםlĕʾummîmlom: a communityH3816
- מֵרָח֑וֹקmērāḥôqrachowq: remote, literally or figuratively, of place or timeH7350
- יְהוָה֙yĕhwāhYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- מִבֶּ֣טֶןmibbeṭenbeten: the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anythingH990
- קְרָאָ֔נִיqĕrāʾānîqara': to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)H7121
- מִמְּעֵ֥יmimmĕʿême`ah: used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathyH4578
- אִמִּ֖יʾimmîem: a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like H0001H517
- הִזְכִּ֥ירhizkîrzakar: (properly) to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to rememberH2142
- שְׁמִֽי׃šĕmîshem: an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individualityH8034
- וַיָּ֤שֶׂםwayyāśemsuwm: to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)H7760
- פִּי֙piypeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
- כְּחֶ֣רֶבkĕḥerebchereb: drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementH2719
- חַדָּ֔הḥaddâchad: sharpH2299
- בְּצֵ֥לbĕṣēltsel: shade, whether literal or figurativeH6738
- יָד֖וֹyādôyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
- הֶחְבִּיאָ֑נִיheḥbîʾānîchaba': to secreteH2244
- וַיְשִׂימֵ֙נִי֙wayśîmēniysuwm: to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)H7760
- לְחֵ֣ץlĕḥēṣchets: (properly) a piercer, i.e. an arrow; (by implication) a woundH2671
- בָּר֔וּרbārûrbarar: to clarify (i.e. brighten), examine, selectH1305
- בְּאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹbĕʾašpātôashpah: a quiver or arrow-caseH827
- הִסְתִּירָֽנִי׃histîrānîcathar: to hide (by covering), literally or figurativelyH5641
- וַיֹּ֥אמֶרwayyōʾmeramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- לִ֖יlî
- עַבְדִּיʿabdî`ebed: a servantH5650
- אָ֑תָּהʾāttâattah: thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youH859
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֕לyiśrāʾēlYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
- אֲשֶׁרʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
- בְּךָ֖bĕkā
- אֶתְפָּאָֽר׃ʾetpāʾārpa'ar: to gleam, i.e. (causatively) embellish; (figuratively) to boastH6286
- וַאֲנִ֤יwaʾănîaniy: IH589
- אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ʾāmartiyamar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- לְרִ֣יקlĕrîqriyq: emptiness; (figuratively) a worthless thingH7385
- יָגַ֔עְתִּיyāgaʿtîyaga`: (properly) to gasp; (hence) to be exhausted, to tire, to toilH3021
- לְתֹ֥הוּlĕtōhûtohuw: a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; (figuratively) a worthless thingH8414
- וְהֶ֖בֶלwĕhebelhebel: emptiness or vanity; (figuratively) something transitory and unsatisfactoryH1892
- כֹּחִ֣יkōḥîkoach: vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce)H3581
- כִלֵּ֑יתִיkillêtîkalah: to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)H3615
- אָכֵן֙ʾākēnaken: firmly; (figuratively) surelyH403
- מִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmišpāṭîmishpat: (properly) a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree...H4941
- אֶתʾeteth: (properly) nearness; (used only as a preposition or an adverb) nearH854
- יְהוָ֔הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- וּפְעֻלָּתִ֖יûpĕʿullātîp`ullah: (abstractly) workH6468
- אֶתʾeteth: (properly) nearness; (used only as a preposition or an adverb) nearH854
- אֱלֹהָֽי׃ʾĕlōhāyelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
- וְעַתָּ֣ה׀wĕʿattâ`attah: at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletiveH6258
- אָמַ֣רʾāmaramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- יְהוָ֗הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- יוֹצְרִ֤יyôṣĕrîyatsar: to mould into a form; especially as a potterH3335
- מִבֶּ֙טֶן֙mibbeṭenbeten: the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anythingH990
- לְעֶ֣בֶדlĕʿebed`ebed: a servantH5650
- ל֔וֹlô
- לְשׁוֹבֵ֤בlĕšôbēbshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
- יַֽעֲקֹב֙yaʿăqōbYa`aqob: heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchH3290
- אֵלָ֔יוʾēlāywel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
- וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לwĕyiśrāʾēlYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
- ל֣אֹlʾōlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- יֵאָסֵ֑ףyēʾāsēpacaph: to gather for any purpose; (hence) to receive, take awayH622
- וְאֶכָּבֵד֙wĕʾekkābēdkabad: to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorableH3513
- בְּעֵינֵ֣יbĕʿênê`ayin: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)H5869
- יְהוָ֔הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- וֵאלֹהַ֖יwēʾlōhayelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
- הָיָ֥הhāyâhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
- עֻזִּֽי׃ʿuzzî`oz: strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)H5797
- וַיֹּ֗אמֶרwayyōʾmeramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- נָקֵ֨לnāqēlqalal: to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile...H7043
- מִֽהְיוֹתְךָ֥mihĕyôtĕkāhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
- לִי֙liy
- עֶ֔בֶדʿebed`ebed: a servantH5650
- לְהָקִים֙lĕhāqîmquwm: to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)H6965
- אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- שִׁבְטֵ֣יšibṭêshebet: a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a...H7626
- יַעֲקֹ֔בyaʿăqōbYa`aqob: heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchH3290
- וּנְציּרֵ֥יûnĕṣyyrênatsiyr: (properly) conservative; but used passively, deliveredH5336
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiśrāʾēlYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
- לְהָשִׁ֑יבlĕhāšîbshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
- וּנְתַתִּ֙יךָ֙ûnĕtattîkānathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
- לְא֣וֹרlĕʾôrowr: illumination; (concretely) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)H216
- גּוֹיִ֔םgôyimgowy: a foreign nation; (hence) a GentileH1471
- לִֽהְי֥וֹתlihĕyôthayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
- יְשׁוּעָתִ֖יyĕšûʿātîyshuw`ah: something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliveranceH3444
- עַדʿad`ad: (properly) a (peremptory) terminusH5704
- קְצֵ֥הqĕṣēqatseh: an extremity (used in a great variety of applications and idioms)H7097
- הָאָֽרֶץ׃hāʾāreṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
- כֹּ֣הkōkoh: (properly) like this; (by implication, of manner) thus (or so)H3541
- אָֽמַרʾāmaramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- יְהוָה֩yĕhwāhYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- גֹּאֵ֨לgōʾēlga'al: to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship)H1350
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לyiśrāʾēlYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
- קְדוֹשׁ֗וֹqĕdôšôqadowsh: sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) GodH6918
- לִבְזֹהlibzōbazoh: scornedH960
- נֶ֜פֶשׁnepešnephesh: (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH5315
- לִמְתָ֤עֵֽבlimtāʿēbta`ab: to loathe, i.e. (morally) detestH8581
- גּוֹי֙gôygowy: a foreign nation; (hence) a GentileH1471
- לְעֶ֣בֶדlĕʿebed`ebed: a servantH5650
- מֹשְׁלִ֔יםmōšĕlîmmashal: to ruleH4910
- מְלָכִים֙mĕlākîmmelek: a kingH4428
- יִרְא֣וּyirʾûra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
- וָקָ֔מוּwāqāmûquwm: to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)H6965
- שָׂרִ֖יםśārîmsar: a head person (of any rank or class)H8269
- וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּwĕyišĕttaḥăwwûshachah: to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)H7812
- לְמַ֤עַןlĕmaʿanma`an: (properly) heed, i.e. purposeH4616
- יְהוָה֙yĕhwāhYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- אֲשֶׁ֣רʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
- נֶאֱמָ֔ןneʾĕmānaman: (properly) to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurseH539
- קְדֹ֥שׁqĕdōšqadowsh: sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) GodH6918
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiśrāʾēlYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
- וַיִּבְחָרֶֽךָּ׃wayyibḥārekkābachar: (properly) to try; (by implication) selectH977
- כֹּ֣ה׀kōkoh: (properly) like this; (by implication, of manner) thus (or so)H3541
- אָמַ֣רʾāmaramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- יְהוָ֗הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- בְּעֵ֤תbĕʿēt`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
- רָצוֹן֙rāṣônratsown: delight (especially as shown)H7522
- עֲנִיתִ֔יךָʿănîtîkā`anah: (properly) to eye; (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attentionH6030
- וּבְי֥וֹםûbĕyômyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
- יְשׁוּעָ֖הyĕšûʿâyshuw`ah: something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliveranceH3444
- עֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָʿăzartîkā`azar: to surround, i.e. protect or aidH5826
- וְאֶצָּרְךָ֗wĕʾeṣṣorkānatsar: to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)H5341
- וְאֶתֶּנְךָ֙wĕʾettenkānathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
- לִבְרִ֣יתlibrîtbriyth: a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)H1285
- עָ֔םʿām`am: a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel)H5971
- לְהָקִ֣יםlĕhāqîmquwm: to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)H6965
- אֶ֔רֶץʾereṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
- לְהַנְחִ֖ילlĕhanḥîlnachal: to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent)H5157
- נְחָל֥וֹתnĕḥālôtnachalah: (properly) something inherited; (abstractly) occupancyH5159
- שֹׁמֵמֽוֹת׃šōmēmôtshamem: to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive...H8074
- לֵאמֹ֤רlēʾmōramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- לַֽאֲסוּרִים֙laʾăsûrîmacar: to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battleH631
- צֵ֔אוּṣēʾûyatsa': to go out; (causatively) to bring outH3318
- לַאֲשֶׁ֥רlaʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
- בַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְbaḥōšekchoshek: the dark; hence (literally) darknessH2822
- הִגָּל֑וּhiggālûgalah: to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense)H1540
- עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- דְּרָכִ֣יםdĕrākîmderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
- יִרְע֔וּyirʿûra`ah: to tend a flock i.e. pasture it; (intransitively, literally or figuratively) to grazeH7462
- וּבְכָלûbĕkālkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- שְׁפָיִ֖יםšĕpāyîmshphiy: bareness; (concretely) a bare hill or plainH8205
- מַרְעִיתָֽם׃marʿîtāmmir`iyth: pasturage; (concretely) a flockH4830
- לֹ֤אlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- יִרְעָ֙בוּ֙yirʿābûra`eb: to hungerH7456
- וְלֹ֣אwĕlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- יִצְמָ֔אוּyiṣmāʾûtsame': to thirst (literally or figuratively)H6770
- וְלֹאwĕlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- יַכֵּ֥םyakkēmnakah: to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)H5221
- שָׁרָ֖בšārābsharab: quivering glow (of the air), expec. the mirageH8273
- וָשָׁ֑מֶשׁwāšāmešshemesh: the sun; (by implication) the eastH8121
- כִּיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- מְרַחֲמָ֣םmĕraḥămāmracham: to fondle; (by implication) to loveH7355
- יְנַהֲגֵ֔םyĕnahăgēmnahag: to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. to lead, carry awayH5090
- וְעַלwĕʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- מַבּ֥וּעֵיmabbûʿêmabbuwa`: a fountainH4002
- מַ֖יִםmayimmayim: water; (figuratively) juiceH4325
- יְנַהֲלֵֽם׃yĕnahălēmnahal: (properly) to run with a sparkle, i.e. flowH5095
- וְשַׂמְתִּ֥יwĕśamtîsuwm: to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)H7760
- כָלkālkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- הָרַ֖יhārayhar: a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)H2022
- לַדָּ֑רֶךְladdārekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
- וּמְסִלֹּתַ֖יûmĕsillōtaymcillah: a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figurativelyH4546
- יְרֻמֽוּן׃yĕrumûnruwm: to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)H7311
- הִנֵּהhinnēhinneh: lo!H2009
- אֵ֕לֶּהʾēlleel-leh: these or thoseH428
- מֵרָח֖וֹקmērāḥôqrachowq: remote, literally or figuratively, of place or timeH7350
- יָבֹ֑אוּyābōʾûbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
- וְהִֽנֵּהwĕhinnēhinneh: lo!H2009
- אֵ֙לֶּה֙ʾēllehel-leh: these or thoseH428
- מִצָּפ֣וֹןmiṣṣāpôntsaphown: (properly) hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)H6828
- וּמִיָּ֔םûmiyyāmyam: a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of waterH3220
- וְאֵ֖לֶּהwĕʾēlleel-leh: these or thoseH428
- מֵאֶ֥רֶץmēʾereṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
- סִינִֽים׃sînîmCiyniym: Sinim, a distant Oriental regionH5515
- רָנּ֤וּrānnûranan: (properly) to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)H7442
- שָׁמַ֙יִם֙šāmayimshamayim: the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the...H8064
- וְגִ֣ילִיwĕgîlîgiyl: (properly) to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fearH1523
- אָ֔רֶץʾāreṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
- יּפִצְח֥וּypiṣḥûpatsach: to break out (in joyful sound)H6476
- הָרִ֖יםhārîmhar: a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)H2022
- רִנָּ֑הrinnârinnah: (properly) a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief)H7440
- כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- נִחַ֤םniḥamnacham: (properly) to sigh, i.e. breathe stronglyH5162
- יְהוָה֙yĕhwāhYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- עַמּ֔וֹʿammô`am: a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel)H5971
- וַֽעֲנִיָּ֖וwaʿăniyyāw`aniy: depressed, in mind or circumstances (practically the same as H6035, although the margin constantly disputes...H6041
- יְרַחֵֽם׃yĕraḥēmracham: to fondle; (by implication) to loveH7355
- וַתֹּ֥אמֶרwattōʾmeramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- צִיּ֖וֹןṣiyyônTsiyown: Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemH6726
- עֲזָבַ֣נִיʿăzābanî`azab: to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etcH5800
- יְהוָ֑הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- וַאדֹנָ֖יwaʾdōnāyAdonay: the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)H136
- שְׁכֵחָֽנִי׃šĕkēḥānîshakach: to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attentionH7911
- הֲתִשְׁכַּ֤חhătiškaḥshakach: to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attentionH7911
- אִשָּׁה֙ʾiššāhishshah: irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the same wide sense as H0582)H802
- עוּלָ֔הּʿûlāh`uwl: a babeH5764
- מֵרַחֵ֖םmēraḥēmracham: to fondle; (by implication) to loveH7355
- בֶּןbenben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
- בִּטְנָ֑הּbiṭnāhbeten: the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anythingH990
- גַּםgamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
- אֵ֣לֶּהʾēlleel-leh: these or thoseH428
- תִשְׁכַּ֔חְנָהtiškaḥnâshakach: to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attentionH7911
- וְאָנֹכִ֖יwĕʾānōkîanokiy: IH595
- לֹ֥אlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- אֶשְׁכָּחֵֽךְ׃ʾeškāḥēkshakach: to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attentionH7911
- הֵ֥ןhēnhen: lo!; (as expressing surprise) ifH2005
- עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- כַּפַּ֖יִםkappayimkaph: the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the...H3709
- חַקֹּתִ֑יךְḥaqqōtîkchaqaq: (properly) to hack, i.e. engrave (Judges 5H2710
- חוֹמֹתַ֥יִךְḥômōtayikchowmah: a wall of protectionH2346
- נֶגְדִּ֖יnegdîneged: a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mateH5048
- תָּמִֽיד׃tāmîdtamiyd: (properly) continuance (as indefinite extension)H8548
- מִֽהֲר֖וּmihărûmahar: (properly) to be liquid or flow easily; (by implication)H4116
- בָּנָ֑יִךְbānāyikben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
- מְהָֽרְסַ֥יִךְmĕhārĕsayikharac: to pull down or in pieces, break, &Š destroyH2040
- וּמַֽחֲרִיבַ֖יִךְûmaḥărîbayikcharab: to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, killH2717
- מִמֵּ֥ךְmimmēkmin: (properly) a part of; (hence, prepositionally) from or out of (in many senses)H4480
- יֵצֵֽאוּ׃yēṣēʾûyatsa': to go out; (causatively) to bring outH3318
- שְׂאִֽיśĕʾînasa': to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)H5375
- סָבִ֤יבsābîbcabiyb: (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environsH5439
- עֵינַ֙יִךְ֙ʿênayik`ayin: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)H5869
- וּרְאִ֔יûrĕʾîra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
- כֻּלָּ֖םkullāmkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- נִקְבְּצ֣וּniqbĕṣûqabats: to grasp, i.e. collectH6908
- בָֽאוּbāʾûbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
- לָ֑ךְlāk
- חַיḥaychay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
- אָ֣נִיʾānîaniy: IH589
- נְאֻםnĕʾumn'um: an oracleH5002
- יְהוָ֗הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- כִּ֤יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- כֻלָּם֙kullāmkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- כָּעֲדִ֣יkāʿădî`adiy: finery; (generally) an outfitH5716
- תִלְבָּ֔שִׁיtilbāšîlabash: (properly) wrap around; (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or...H3847
- וּֽתְקַשְּׁרִ֖יםûtĕqaššĕrîmqashar: bind (up), (make a) conspire(-acy, -ator), join together, knit, stronger, work (treason)H7194
- כַּכַּלָּֽה׃kakkallâkallah: a bride (as if perfect); (hence) a son's wifeH3618
- כִּ֤יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- חָרְבֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ḥorbōtayikchorbah: (properly) drought; (by implication) a desolationH2723
- וְשֹׁ֣מְמֹתַ֔יִךְwĕšōmĕmōtayikshamem: to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive...H8074
- וְאֶ֖רֶץwĕʾereṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
- הֲרִסֻתֵ֑ךְhărisutēkhariycuwth: demolitionH2035
- כִּ֤יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- עַתָּה֙ʿattāh`attah: at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletiveH6258
- תֵּצְרִ֣יtēṣĕrîyatsar: to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; (figuratively) be in distressH3334
- מִיּוֹשֵׁ֔בmiyyôšēbyashab: (properly) to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet)H3427
- וְרָחֲק֖וּwĕrāḥăqûrachaq: to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively...H7368
- מְבַלְּעָֽיִךְ׃mĕballĕʿāyikbala`: to make away with; (specifically) to take by swallowing, to devourH1104
- ע֚וֹדʿôd`owd: (properly) iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly...H5750
- יֹאמְר֣וּyōʾmĕrûamar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- בְאָזְנַ֔יִךְbĕʾoznayikozen: broadness; (concretely) the ear (from its form in man)H241
- בְּנֵ֖יbĕnêben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
- שִׁכֻּלָ֑יִךְšikkulāyikshikkuliym: childlessness (by continued bereavements)H7923
- צַרṣartsar: narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble)H6862
- לִ֥יlî
- הַמָּק֖וֹםhammāqômmaqowm: (properly) a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific)H4725
- גְּשָׁהgĕšânagash: to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose)H5066
- לִּ֥יlî
- וְאֵשֵֽׁבָה׃wĕʾēšēbâyashab: (properly) to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet)H3427
- וְאָמַ֣רְתְּwĕʾāmarĕtamar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- בִּלְבָבֵ֗ךְbilbābēklebab: the heart (as the most interior organ); used also like H3820H3824
- מִ֤יmîmiy: who?; (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things) which?H4310
- יָֽלַדyāladyalad: to bear young; (causatively) to begetH3205
- לִי֙liy
- אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- אֵ֔לֶּהʾēlleel-leh: these or thoseH428
- וַאֲנִ֥יwaʾănîaniy: IH589
- שְׁכוּלָ֖הšĕkûlâshakol: (properly) to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortionH7921
- וְגַלְמוּדָ֑הwĕgalmûdâgalmuwd: sterile (as wrapped up too hard); (figuratively) desolateH1565
- גֹּלָ֣ה׀gōlâgalah: to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense)H1540
- וְסוּרָ֗הwĕsûrâcuwr: to turn off (literal or figurative)H5493
- וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙wĕʾēllehel-leh: these or thoseH428
- מִ֣יmîmiy: who?; (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things) which?H4310
- גִדֵּ֔לgiddēlgadal: (properly) to twist; to be large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)H1431
- הֵ֤ןhēnhen: lo!; (as expressing surprise) ifH2005
- אֲנִי֙ʾăniyaniy: IH589
- נִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּיnišʾartîsha'ar: (properly) to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundantH7604
- לְבַדִּ֔יlĕbaddîbad: (properly) separation; (by implication) a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carryingH905
- אֵ֖לֶּהʾēlleel-leh: these or thoseH428
- אֵיפֹ֥הʾêpōeyphoh: what place?; (of time) when?H375
- הֵֽם׃hēmhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
- כֹּֽהkōkoh: (properly) like this; (by implication, of manner) thus (or so)H3541
- אָמַ֞רʾāmaramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- אֲדֹנָ֣יʾădōnāyAdonay: the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)H136
- יְהוִ֗הyĕhwiYhovih: GodH3069
- הִנֵּ֨הhinnēhinneh: lo!H2009
- אֶשָּׂ֤אʾeśśāʾnasa': to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)H5375
- אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
- גּוֹיִם֙gôyimgowy: a foreign nation; (hence) a GentileH1471
- יָדִ֔יyādîyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
- וְאֶלwĕʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
- עַמִּ֖יםʿammîm`am: a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel)H5971
- אָרִ֣יםʾārîmruwm: to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)H7311
- נִסִּ֑יnissînec: a flag; (also) a sailH5251
- וְהֵבִ֤יאוּwĕhēbîʾûbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
- בָנַ֙יִךְ֙bānayikben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
- בְּחֹ֔צֶןbĕḥōṣenchotsen: arm, lapH2684
- וּבְנֹתַ֖יִךְûbĕnōtayikbath: a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)H1323
- עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- כָּתֵ֥ףkātēpkatheph: the shoulder (proper, i.e. upper end of the armH3802
- תִּנָּשֶֽׂאנָה׃tinnāśeʾnânasa': to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)H5375
- וְהָי֨וּwĕhāyûhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
- מְלָכִ֜יםmĕlākîmmelek: a kingH4428
- אֹֽמְנַ֗יִךְʾōmĕnayikaman: (properly) to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurseH539
- וְשָׂרֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙wĕśārôtêhemsarah: a mistress, i.e. female nobleH8282
- מֵינִ֣יקֹתַ֔יִךְmênîqōtayikyanaq: to suck; causatively, to give milkH3243
- אַפַּ֗יִםʾappayimaph: (properly) the nose or nostril; (hence) the face, and occasionally a personH639
- אֶ֚רֶץʾereṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
- יִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּyištaḥăwûshachah: to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)H7812
- לָ֔ךְlāk
- וַעֲפַ֥רwaʿăpar`aphar: dust (as powdered or gray); (hence) clay, earth, mudH6083
- רַגְלַ֖יִךְraglayikregel: a foot (as used in walking); (by implication) a stepH7272
- יְלַחֵ֑כוּyĕlaḥēkûlachak: to lickH3897
- וְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙wĕyādaʿatyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
- כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- אֲנִ֣יʾănîaniy: IH589
- יְהוָ֔הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- אֲשֶׁ֥רʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
- לֹֽאlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- יֵבֹ֖שׁוּyēbōšûbuwsh: (properly) to pale; (by implication) to be ashamedH954
- קוָֹֽי׃qôāyqavah: to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collectH6960
- הֲיֻקַּ֥חhăyuqqaḥlaqach: to take (in the widest variety of applications)H3947
- מִגִּבּ֖וֹרmiggibbôrgibbowr: powerful; (by implication) a warrior, tyrantH1368
- מַלְק֑וֹחַmalqôaḥmalqowach: transitively (in dual) the jaws (as taking food)H4455
- וְאִםwĕʾimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
- שְׁבִ֥יšĕbîshbiy: exiled; capturedH7628
- צַדִּ֖יקṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
- יִמָּלֵֽט׃yimmālēṭmalat: (properly) to be smooth; (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness)H4422
- כִּיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- כֹ֣ה׀kōkoh: (properly) like this; (by implication, of manner) thus (or so)H3541
- אָמַ֣רʾāmaramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- יְהוָ֗הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- גַּםgamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
- שְׁבִ֤יšĕbîshbiy: exiled; capturedH7628
- גִבּוֹר֙gibbôrgibbowr: powerful; (by implication) a warrior, tyrantH1368
- יֻקָּ֔חyuqqāḥlaqach: to take (in the widest variety of applications)H3947
- וּמַלְק֥וֹחַûmalqôaḥmalqowach: transitively (in dual) the jaws (as taking food)H4455
- עָרִ֖יץʿārîṣ`ariyts: fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannicalH6184
- יִמָּלֵ֑טyimmālēṭmalat: (properly) to be smooth; (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness)H4422
- וְאֶתwĕʾeteth: (properly) nearness; (used only as a preposition or an adverb) nearH854
- יְרִיבֵךְ֙yĕrîbēkyariyb: (literally) he will contend; (properly, adjective) contentiousH3401
- אָנֹכִ֣יʾānōkîanokiy: IH595
- אָרִ֔יבʾārîbriyb: (properly) to toss, i.e. grapple; (mostly figuratively) to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversyH7378
- וְאֶתwĕʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- בָּנַ֖יִךְbānayikben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
- אָנֹכִ֥יʾānōkîanokiy: IH595
- אוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ʾôšîaʿyasha`: (properly) to be open, wide or free; (by implication) to be safeH3467
- וְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֤יwĕhaʾăkaltîakal: to eat (literally or figuratively)H398
- אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- מוֹנַ֙יִךְ֙mônayikyanah: to rage or be violent; (by implication) to suppress, to maltreatH3238
- אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- בְּשָׂרָ֔םbĕśārāmbasar: flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, personH1320
- וְכֶעָסִ֖יסwĕkeʿāsîs`aciyc: must or fresh grape-juice (as just trodden out)H6071
- דָּמָ֣םdāmāmdam: blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animalH1818
- יִשְׁכָּר֑וּןyiškārûnshakar: to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with a stimulating drink or (figuratively) influenceH7937
- וְיָדְע֣וּwĕyodʿûyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
- כָלkālkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- בָּשָׂ֗רbāśārbasar: flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, personH1320
- כִּ֣יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- אֲנִ֤יʾănîaniy: IH589
- יְהוָה֙yĕhwāhYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- מֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֔ךְmôšîʿēkyasha`: (properly) to be open, wide or free; (by implication) to be safeH3467
- וְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְwĕgōʾălēkga'al: to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship)H1350
- אֲבִ֥ירʾăbîrabiyr: mighty (spoken of God)H46
- יַעֲקֹֽב׃yaʿăqōbYa`aqob: heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchH3290
Strong's words in Isaiah 49 (6)
- Strong's H3068 — יְהוָה֙ (yĕhwāh)
- Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') n/p. 1. (the) self-Existent or Eternal 2. Jehovah, Jewish national name of God [from H1961] KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Root(s): H1961 Compare: H3050, H3069. Appears 13 times in Isaiah 49.
- Strong's H559 — וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (wayyōʾmer)
- amar (aw-mar') v. 1. to say (used with great latitude) [a primitive root] KJV: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.. Appears 12 times in Isaiah 49.
- Strong's H428 — אֵ֕לֶּה (ʾēlle)
- el-leh (ale'-leh) p/d. 1. these or those [prolonged from H411] KJV: an- (the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m). Root(s): H411. Appears 7 times in Isaiah 49.
- Strong's H776 — הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hāʾāreṣ)
- erets (eh'-rets) n-f. 1. the earth (at large, or partitively a land) [from an unused root probably meaning to be firm] KJV: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.. Appears 6 times in Isaiah 49.
- Strong's H1121 — בֶּן (ben)
- ben (bane) n-m. 1. a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001 H0251, etc.)) [from H1129] KJV: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. Root(s): H1129 See also: H1, H251. Appears 5 times in Isaiah 49.
- Strong's H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵ֕ל (yiśrāʾēl)
- Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') n/p. 1. he will rule as God 2. Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob 3. (typically) of his posterity [from H8280 and H410] KJV: Israel. Root(s): H8280, H410. Appears 5 times in Isaiah 49.
“Behold, I have appointed You as a light to the nations, that You might be for salvation even to the ends of the earth.”
What the Early Church wrote about Isaiah 49 (2)
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“or, as the prophet says, “by the chosen arrow.” And he will receive from him the saving wound and will burn with the blessed fire of his love.”
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“God says through the prophet, “In an acceptable time I have heard you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you.” What other time, then, is more acceptable than when for piety toward God in Christ we are led under guard in procession before the world, celebrating a triumph...”