Isaiah 49:17

Isaiah 49:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Your children hasten back, and those who laid you waste depart from you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Your builders make haste; your destroyers and those who laid you waste go out from you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your sons shall make haste; Your destroyers and those who laid you waste Shall go away from you.

Context of Isaiah 49:17

15The Lord replies, ‘Can a mother forget the baby who drinks milk at her breast? Can she refuse to be kind to the child that she has given birth to? Perhaps those mothers might forget their children. But I would not ever forget you, Zion. 16Look! I have written your name on my own hand. I always see the walls of your city in my mind. Your children will hurry back to you, to build you again. The enemies who destroyed you will go away. 18Look all round you! See all your people as they return together.’ The Lord says, ‘I tell you clearly, as the God who lives, you will be happy with your people. They will make you beautiful again, like a bride with her beautiful jewels. 19Enemies have destroyed your land. Its towns have become heaps of stones. But soon your land will be too small for all your people to live in. The enemies who destroyed you will be far away from you.

Isaiah 49:17 word by word

מִֽהֲר֖וּ בָּנָ֑יִךְ מְהָֽרְסַ֥יִךְ וּמַחֲרִבַ֖יִךְ מִמֵּ֥ךְ יֵצֵֽאוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thy childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• shall make hasteמָהַרmâhar · to hastenH4116
• thy destroyersהָרַסhâras · to overthrowH2040
• and they that made thee wasteחָרֵבchârab chârêb · to destroyH2717
• shall go forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318

Cross-references for Isaiah 49:17

• Isaiah 51:18Among all of Jerusalem's people, there was nobody left to be your leader. There was nobody who could take care of you.
• Isaiah 62:5As a young man marries a pure young woman, so your sons will marry you, Jerusalem. Your God will be very happy that you belong to him, as a bridegroom is happy with his new wife.
• Ezra 1:5Then the leaders of the families of Judah and Benjamin prepared to return to Jerusalem. The priests and the Levites also prepared to go. God had put a thought in the minds of all those people that they should go. So they prepared everything that they needed to go and build the Lord's temple in Jerusalem.
• Nehemiah 2:4The king asked me, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ So I prayed to our God who rules from heaven.
• Ezekiel 28:24Israel will no longer suffer because of the nations that are around them. Those nations will not be like sharp thorns that give the Israelites pain. They will not insult the Israelites any more. Then they will know that I am the Almighty Lord.
• Isaiah 49:19Enemies have destroyed your land. Its towns have become heaps of stones. But soon your land will be too small for all your people to live in. The enemies who destroyed you will be far away from you.
• Isaiah 51:13Do not forget about the Lord who made you! I hung up the sky like a curtain. I made the foundation of the earth. So why are you always shaking with fear? Do not be afraid when your enemy is angry, and he is ready to attack you. Your enemy's anger is useless!

Commentaries on Isaiah 49:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Thy children shall make haste "They that destroyed thee shall soon become thy builders" - Auctor Vulgatae pro בניך banayich, videtur legisse בוניך bonayich, unde vertit, structores tui; cui et Septuaginta fere consentiunt, qui verteruntͅ, aedificata es, prout in Plantiniana editione habetur; in Vaticana sive Romana legitur, ͅ, aedificaberis. Hisce etiam Targum Jonathanis aliquatenus consentit, ubi, et aedificabunt. Confer infra Esai. Isaiah 54:13, ad quem…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Thy children - The children of Zion - the true people of God. But there is here considerable variety in the interpretation. The Hebrew of the present text is בניך bânâyı̂k (“thy sons”). But Jerome reads it, Structores tui - Thy builders;‘ as if it were בונין . The Septuagint renders it, Thou shalt be speedily built ( ̀ ̓́ͅ tachu oikodomēthēsē ) by those by whom thou hast been destroyed.‘ The Chaldee renders it, Those that rebuild thy waste places…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-17Verses 13-17 Let there be universal joy, for God will have mercy upon the afflicted, because of his compassion; upon his afflicted, because of his covenant. We have no more reason to question his promise and grace, than we have to question his providence and justice. Be assured that God has a tender affection for his church and people; he would not have them to be discouraged. Some mothers do neglect their children; but God's compassions to his people…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. Thy children--Israel (Is 49:20, 21; Is 43:6). Jerome reads, for "Thy children," "Thy builders"; they that destroyed thee shall hasten to build thee. haste--to rebuild thy desolate capital. shall go forth--Thy destroyers shall leave Judea to Israel in undisturbed possession.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 49:17

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Commentaries on Isaiah 49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings