Isaiah

Chapter 49

1 Listen,8085 O isles,339 to me; and listen,7181 you people,3816 from far;7350 The LORD3068 has called7121 me from the womb;990 from the bowels4578 of my mother517 has he made mention2142 of my name.8034

2 And he has made7760 my mouth6310 like a sharp2299 sword;2719 in the shadow6738 of his hand3027 has he hid2244 me, and made7760 me a polished1305 shaft;2671 in his quiver827 has he hid5641 me;

3 And said559 to me, You are my servant,5650 O Israel,3478 in whom834 I will be glorified.6286

4 Then I said,559 I have labored3021 in vain,7385 I have spent3615 my strength3581 for nothing,8414 and in vain:1892 yet surely403 my judgment4941 is with the LORD,3068 and my work6468 with my God.430

5 And now,6258 said559 the LORD3068 that formed3335 me from the womb990 to be his servant,5650 to bring7725 Jacob3290 again7725 to him, Though Israel3478 be not gathered,622 yet shall I be glorious3513 in the eyes5869 of the LORD,3068 and my God430 shall be my strength.5797

6 And he said,559 It is a light7043 thing that you should be my servant5650 to raise6965 up the tribes7626 of Jacob,3290 and to restore7725 the preserved5336 of Israel:3478 I will also give5414 you for a light216 to the Gentiles,1471 that you may be my salvation3444 to the end7097 of the earth.776

7 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 the Redeemer1350 of Israel,3478 and his Holy6918 One, to him whom man5315 despises,960 to him whom the nation1471 abhors,8581 to a servant5650 of rulers,4910 Kings4428 shall see7200 and arise,6965 princes8269 also shall worship,7812 because4616 of the LORD3068 that is faithful,539 and the Holy6918 One of Israel,3478 and he shall choose977 you.

8 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 In an acceptable7522 time6256 have I heard6030 you, and in a day3117 of salvation3444 have I helped5826 you: and I will preserve5341 you, and give5414 you for a covenant1285 of the people,5971 to establish6965 the earth,776 to cause to inherit5157 the desolate8076 heritages;5159

9 That you may say559 to the prisoners,631 Go3318 forth;3318 to them that are in darkness,2822 Show1540 yourselves. They shall feed7462 in the ways,1870 and their pastures4830 shall be in all3605 high8205 places.

10 They shall not hunger7456 nor3808 thirst;6770 neither3808 shall the heat8273 nor3808 sun8121 smite5221 them: for he that has mercy7355 on them shall lead5090 them, even by the springs4002 of water4325 shall he guide5095 them.

11 And I will make7760 all3605 my mountains2022 a way,1870 and my highways4546 shall be exalted.7311

12 Behold,2009 these428 shall come935 from far:7350 and, see,2009 these428 from the north6828 and from the west;3220 and these428 from the land776 of Sinim.5515

13 Sing,7442 O heavens;8064 and be joyful,1523 O earth;776 and break6476 forth into singing,7440 O mountains:2022 for the LORD3068 has comforted5162 his people,5971 and will have mercy7355 on his afflicted.6041

14 But Zion6726 said,559 The LORD3068 has forsaken5800 me, and my Lord136 has forgotten7913 me.

15 Can a woman802 forget7911 her sucking5764 child, that she should not have compassion7355 on the son1121 of her womb?990 yes,1571 they may forget,7911 yet will I not forget7911 you.

16 Behold,2005 I have graven2710 you on the palms3709 of my hands;3709 your walls2346 are continually8548 before5048 me.

17 Your children1121 shall make haste;4116 your destroyers2040 and they that made you waste2717 shall go3318 forth3318 of you.

18 Lift5375 up your eyes5869 round5439 about, and behold:7200 all3605 these gather6908 themselves together, and come935 to you. As I live,2416 said5002 the LORD,3068 you shall surely3588 clothe3847 you with them all,3605 as with an ornament,5716 and bind7194 them on you, as a bride3618 does.

19 For your waste2723 and your desolate8074 places, and the land776 of your destruction,2035 shall even3588 now6258 be too narrow3334 by reason of the inhabitants,3427 and they that swallowed1104 you up shall be far7368 away.

20 The children1121 which you shall have, after you have lost7923 the other, shall say559 again5750 in your ears,241 The place4725 is too strait6862 for me: give5066 place4725 to me that I may dwell.3427

21 Then shall you say559 in your heart,3824 Who4310 has begotten3205 me these,428 seeing I have lost7908 my children, and am desolate,1565 a captive,1473 and removing5493 to and fro? and who4310 has brought1431 up these?2004 Behold,2005 I was left7604 alone;905 these,428 where375 had they been?

22 Thus3541 said559 the Lord136 GOD,3069 Behold,2009 I will lift5375 up my hand3027 to the Gentiles,1471 and set7311 up my standard5251 to the people:5971 and they shall bring935 your sons1121 in their arms,2684 and your daughters1323 shall be carried5375 on their shoulders.3802

23 And kings4428 shall be your nursing539 fathers, and their queens8282 your nursing3243 mothers: they shall bow7812 down7812 to you with their face639 toward the earth,776 and lick3897 up the dust6083 of your feet;7272 and you shall know3045 that I am the LORD:3068 for they shall not be ashamed954 that wait6960 for me.

24 Shall the prey4455 be taken3947 from the mighty,1368 or the lawful6662 captive7628 delivered?4422

25 But thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Even1571 the captives7628 of the mighty1368 shall be taken3947 away, and the prey4455 of the terrible6184 shall be delivered:4422 for I will contend7378 with him that contends3401 with you, and I will save3467 your children.1121

26 And I will feed398 them that oppress3238 you with their own flesh;1320 and they shall be drunken7937 with their own blood,1818 as with sweet6071 wine:6071 and all3605 flesh1320 shall know3045 that I the LORD3068 am your Savior3467 and your Redeemer,1350 the mighty46 One of Jacob.3290

Isaiah

Chapter 49

1 LSTEN to me, O isles; hearken to me, O you nations, the LORD has called me from afar; from the womb, and from the body of my mother has he made mention of my name.

2 He has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand has he hid me and made me a chosen arrow; in his quiver has he hid me,

3 And said to me, You are my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

4 I have not said to the descendants of Jacob that I have labored in vain, nor that I have spent my strength for nought. Surely my judgment is before the LORD, and my work before my God.

5 Now, thus says the LORD, who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel together; I am glorified in the eyes of the LORD, and my God has become my strength.

6 And he said: It is a small thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the scions of Israel; I have given you to be a light to the Gentiles, that you might be my salvation to the ends of the earth.

7 Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel and his Saviour, to him whose soul is despised, to him who is abhorred by the people and by the servants of the rulers: Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship him, because of the LORD who is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you.

8 Thus says the LORD: In an acceptable time I have answered you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you; and I have formed you and have given you for a covenant to the people and a light to the Gentiles, to establish the earth, to cause you to possess the desolate heritages;

9 That you may say to the prisoners, Go forth; to those who are shut up, Show yourselves. Come out. They shall feed in the paths and their pastures shall be in all highways.

10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the sultry heat nor the sun smite them; for he who is merciful to them shall lead them, and by the springs of water shall he bring them.

11 And I will make all mountains to be highways, and the highways shall be exalted.

12 Behold, these shall come from afar, and 1o, these from the north and from the islands of the sea, and these from the coast of Sinim.

13 Sing, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth, and break forth into singing, O mountains; for the LORD has comforted his people and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

14 But Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me and the LORD has forgotten me.

15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget, but I will not forget you.

16 Behold, I have inscribed you upon the palms of my hands; your fortified walls are continually before me.

17 Your sons who caused your destruction and those who laid you waste shall make haste to go forth from you.

18 Lift up your eyes round about and behold; they all gather themselves together and come to you. As I live, says the LORD, you shall surely clothe yourself with them all as with an ornament, and you shall be adorned like a bride.

19 For your waste and your desolate places and the land of your destruction shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up shall flee away.

20 The children which you shall have during the time of your bereavement shall say again in your ears, The place is too narrow for us; make room for us to dwell.

21 Then you shall say in your heart, Who has borne me these? For, behold, I have been bereaved and barren, a captive, and wandering to and fro. And who has brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; and these children, where have they been?

22 Thus says the LORD God: Behold, I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles and set up my standard to the nations; and they shall bring your sons in their arms, and your daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.

23 And kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers; they shall bow down to you with their faces to the ground and shall lick the dust off your feet; and you shall know that I am the LORD; for they who wait for me shall not be ashamed.

24 Can the prey be taken away from the mighty, or a giant's captives be delivered?

25 For thus says the LORD: Even the prey of the mighty shall be taken away, and the captives of the mighty shall be delivered; and I will contend with him who contends with you, and I will save your children.

26 And I will cause your oppressors to eat their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood as with new wine; and all men shall know that I the LORD am your Saviour and your Helper, the Mighty One of Jacob.

Isaiah

Chapter 49

Isaiah

Chapter 49

1 Listen,8085 O isles,339 to me; and listen,7181 you people,3816 from far;7350 The LORD3068 has called7121 me from the womb;990 from the bowels4578 of my mother517 has he made mention2142 of my name.8034

1 LSTEN to me, O isles; hearken to me, O you nations, the LORD has called me from afar; from the womb, and from the body of my mother has he made mention of my name.

2 And he has made7760 my mouth6310 like a sharp2299 sword;2719 in the shadow6738 of his hand3027 has he hid2244 me, and made7760 me a polished1305 shaft;2671 in his quiver827 has he hid5641 me;

2 He has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand has he hid me and made me a chosen arrow; in his quiver has he hid me,

3 And said559 to me, You are my servant,5650 O Israel,3478 in whom834 I will be glorified.6286

3 And said to me, You are my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

4 Then I said,559 I have labored3021 in vain,7385 I have spent3615 my strength3581 for nothing,8414 and in vain:1892 yet surely403 my judgment4941 is with the LORD,3068 and my work6468 with my God.430

4 I have not said to the descendants of Jacob that I have labored in vain, nor that I have spent my strength for nought. Surely my judgment is before the LORD, and my work before my God.

5 And now,6258 said559 the LORD3068 that formed3335 me from the womb990 to be his servant,5650 to bring7725 Jacob3290 again7725 to him, Though Israel3478 be not gathered,622 yet shall I be glorious3513 in the eyes5869 of the LORD,3068 and my God430 shall be my strength.5797

5 Now, thus says the LORD, who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel together; I am glorified in the eyes of the LORD, and my God has become my strength.

6 And he said,559 It is a light7043 thing that you should be my servant5650 to raise6965 up the tribes7626 of Jacob,3290 and to restore7725 the preserved5336 of Israel:3478 I will also give5414 you for a light216 to the Gentiles,1471 that you may be my salvation3444 to the end7097 of the earth.776

6 And he said: It is a small thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the scions of Israel; I have given you to be a light to the Gentiles, that you might be my salvation to the ends of the earth.

7 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 the Redeemer1350 of Israel,3478 and his Holy6918 One, to him whom man5315 despises,960 to him whom the nation1471 abhors,8581 to a servant5650 of rulers,4910 Kings4428 shall see7200 and arise,6965 princes8269 also shall worship,7812 because4616 of the LORD3068 that is faithful,539 and the Holy6918 One of Israel,3478 and he shall choose977 you.

7 Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel and his Saviour, to him whose soul is despised, to him who is abhorred by the people and by the servants of the rulers: Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship him, because of the LORD who is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you.

8 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 In an acceptable7522 time6256 have I heard6030 you, and in a day3117 of salvation3444 have I helped5826 you: and I will preserve5341 you, and give5414 you for a covenant1285 of the people,5971 to establish6965 the earth,776 to cause to inherit5157 the desolate8076 heritages;5159

8 Thus says the LORD: In an acceptable time I have answered you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you; and I have formed you and have given you for a covenant to the people and a light to the Gentiles, to establish the earth, to cause you to possess the desolate heritages;

9 That you may say559 to the prisoners,631 Go3318 forth;3318 to them that are in darkness,2822 Show1540 yourselves. They shall feed7462 in the ways,1870 and their pastures4830 shall be in all3605 high8205 places.

9 That you may say to the prisoners, Go forth; to those who are shut up, Show yourselves. Come out. They shall feed in the paths and their pastures shall be in all highways.

10 They shall not hunger7456 nor3808 thirst;6770 neither3808 shall the heat8273 nor3808 sun8121 smite5221 them: for he that has mercy7355 on them shall lead5090 them, even by the springs4002 of water4325 shall he guide5095 them.

10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the sultry heat nor the sun smite them; for he who is merciful to them shall lead them, and by the springs of water shall he bring them.

11 And I will make7760 all3605 my mountains2022 a way,1870 and my highways4546 shall be exalted.7311

11 And I will make all mountains to be highways, and the highways shall be exalted.

12 Behold,2009 these428 shall come935 from far:7350 and, see,2009 these428 from the north6828 and from the west;3220 and these428 from the land776 of Sinim.5515

12 Behold, these shall come from afar, and 1o, these from the north and from the islands of the sea, and these from the coast of Sinim.

13 Sing,7442 O heavens;8064 and be joyful,1523 O earth;776 and break6476 forth into singing,7440 O mountains:2022 for the LORD3068 has comforted5162 his people,5971 and will have mercy7355 on his afflicted.6041

13 Sing, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth, and break forth into singing, O mountains; for the LORD has comforted his people and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

14 But Zion6726 said,559 The LORD3068 has forsaken5800 me, and my Lord136 has forgotten7913 me.

14 But Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me and the LORD has forgotten me.

15 Can a woman802 forget7911 her sucking5764 child, that she should not have compassion7355 on the son1121 of her womb?990 yes,1571 they may forget,7911 yet will I not forget7911 you.

15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget, but I will not forget you.

16 Behold,2005 I have graven2710 you on the palms3709 of my hands;3709 your walls2346 are continually8548 before5048 me.

16 Behold, I have inscribed you upon the palms of my hands; your fortified walls are continually before me.

17 Your children1121 shall make haste;4116 your destroyers2040 and they that made you waste2717 shall go3318 forth3318 of you.

17 Your sons who caused your destruction and those who laid you waste shall make haste to go forth from you.

18 Lift5375 up your eyes5869 round5439 about, and behold:7200 all3605 these gather6908 themselves together, and come935 to you. As I live,2416 said5002 the LORD,3068 you shall surely3588 clothe3847 you with them all,3605 as with an ornament,5716 and bind7194 them on you, as a bride3618 does.

18 Lift up your eyes round about and behold; they all gather themselves together and come to you. As I live, says the LORD, you shall surely clothe yourself with them all as with an ornament, and you shall be adorned like a bride.

19 For your waste2723 and your desolate8074 places, and the land776 of your destruction,2035 shall even3588 now6258 be too narrow3334 by reason of the inhabitants,3427 and they that swallowed1104 you up shall be far7368 away.

19 For your waste and your desolate places and the land of your destruction shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up shall flee away.

20 The children1121 which you shall have, after you have lost7923 the other, shall say559 again5750 in your ears,241 The place4725 is too strait6862 for me: give5066 place4725 to me that I may dwell.3427

20 The children which you shall have during the time of your bereavement shall say again in your ears, The place is too narrow for us; make room for us to dwell.

21 Then shall you say559 in your heart,3824 Who4310 has begotten3205 me these,428 seeing I have lost7908 my children, and am desolate,1565 a captive,1473 and removing5493 to and fro? and who4310 has brought1431 up these?2004 Behold,2005 I was left7604 alone;905 these,428 where375 had they been?

21 Then you shall say in your heart, Who has borne me these? For, behold, I have been bereaved and barren, a captive, and wandering to and fro. And who has brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; and these children, where have they been?

22 Thus3541 said559 the Lord136 GOD,3069 Behold,2009 I will lift5375 up my hand3027 to the Gentiles,1471 and set7311 up my standard5251 to the people:5971 and they shall bring935 your sons1121 in their arms,2684 and your daughters1323 shall be carried5375 on their shoulders.3802

22 Thus says the LORD God: Behold, I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles and set up my standard to the nations; and they shall bring your sons in their arms, and your daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.

23 And kings4428 shall be your nursing539 fathers, and their queens8282 your nursing3243 mothers: they shall bow7812 down7812 to you with their face639 toward the earth,776 and lick3897 up the dust6083 of your feet;7272 and you shall know3045 that I am the LORD:3068 for they shall not be ashamed954 that wait6960 for me.

23 And kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers; they shall bow down to you with their faces to the ground and shall lick the dust off your feet; and you shall know that I am the LORD; for they who wait for me shall not be ashamed.

24 Shall the prey4455 be taken3947 from the mighty,1368 or the lawful6662 captive7628 delivered?4422

24 Can the prey be taken away from the mighty, or a giant's captives be delivered?

25 But thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Even1571 the captives7628 of the mighty1368 shall be taken3947 away, and the prey4455 of the terrible6184 shall be delivered:4422 for I will contend7378 with him that contends3401 with you, and I will save3467 your children.1121

25 For thus says the LORD: Even the prey of the mighty shall be taken away, and the captives of the mighty shall be delivered; and I will contend with him who contends with you, and I will save your children.

26 And I will feed398 them that oppress3238 you with their own flesh;1320 and they shall be drunken7937 with their own blood,1818 as with sweet6071 wine:6071 and all3605 flesh1320 shall know3045 that I the LORD3068 am your Savior3467 and your Redeemer,1350 the mighty46 One of Jacob.3290

26 And I will cause your oppressors to eat their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood as with new wine; and all men shall know that I the LORD am your Saviour and your Helper, the Mighty One of Jacob.

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