King James Version
Isaiah 49:1-9
1Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085,O islesאִיִּים֙'i.YimH339,unto me; and hearkenוְהַקְשִׁ֥יבוּve.hak.Shi.vuH7181,ye peopleלְאֻמִּ֖יםle.'u.MimH3816,from farמֵרָח֑וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350;The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath calledקְרָאָ֔נִיke.ra.'A.niH7121me from the wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990;from the bowelsמִמְּעֵ֥יmi.me.'EiH4578of my motherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517hath he made mentionהִזְכִּ֥ירhiz.KirH2142of my nameשְׁמִֽי׃she.MiH8034.
2And he hath madeוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760my mouthפִּי֙piH6310like a sharpחַדָּ֔הcha.DahH2299swordכְּחֶ֣רֶבke.Che.revH2719;in the shadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027hath he hidהֶחְבִּיאָ֑נִיhech.bi.'A.niH2244me, and madeוַיְשִׂימֵ֙נִי֙vay.si.Me.niH7760me a polishedבָּר֔וּרba.RurH1305shaftלְחֵ֣ץle.ChetzH2671;in his quiverבְּאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹbe.'ash.pa.ToH827hath he hidהִסְתִּירָֽנִי׃his.ti.Ra.niH5641me;
4Then I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559,I have labouredיָגַ֔עְתִּיya.Ga'.tiH3021in vainלְרִ֣יקle.RikH7385,I have spentכִלֵּ֑יתִיkhi.Lei.tiH3615my strengthכֹּחִ֣יko.ChiH3581for noughtלְתֹ֥הוּle.To.huH8414,and in vainוְהֶ֖בֶלve.He.velH1892: yetsurelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403my judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.TiH4941iswith the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and my workוּפְעֻלָּתִ֖יu.fe.'u.la.TiH6468with my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.
5And now, saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068that formedיֹצְרִ֤יyo.tze.RiH3335me from the wombמִבֶּ֙טֶן֙mi.Be.tenH990to behis servantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650,to bringלְשׁוֹבֵ֤בle.sho.VevH7725Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290againH7725to him, Though Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478be not gatheredיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622,yet shall I be gloriousוְאֶכָּבֵד֙ve.'e.ka.VedH3513in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and my Godוֵאלֹהַ֖יve.lo.HaiH430shall be my strengthעֻזִּֽי׃'u.ZiH5797.
6And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,It is a light thingנָקֵ֨לna.KelH7043that thou shouldest be my servantעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5650to raise upלְהָקִים֙le.ha.KimH6965the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and to restoreלְהָשִׁ֑יבle.ha.ShivH7725the preservedוּנְצוּרֵ֥יu.ne.tzi.reiH5336H5341of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:I will also giveוּנְתַתִּ֙יךָ֙u.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee for a lightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216to the Gentilesגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,that thou mayest be my salvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֖יye.shu.'a.TiH3444unto the endקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.
7Thus saithאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068,the Redeemerגֹּאֵ֨לgo.'ElH1350of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andhis Holy Oneקְדוֹשׁ֗וֹke.do.ShoH6918,to him whom manנֶ֜פֶשׁNe.feshH5315despisethH960,to him whom the nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471abhorrethלִמְתָ֤עֵֽבlim.Ta.'evH8581,to a servantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650of rulersמֹשְׁלִ֔יםmo.she.LimH4910,Kingsמְלָכִים֙me.la.KhimH4428shall seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200and ariseוָקָ֔מוּva.Ka.muH6965,princesשָׂרִ֖יםsa.RimH8269also shall worshipוְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּve.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812,because of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068that is faithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539, andthe Holy Oneקְדֹ֥שׁke.DoshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and he shall chooseוַיִּבְחָרֶֽךָּ׃vai.yiv.cha.Re.kaH977thee.
8Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,In an acceptableרָצוֹן֙ra.tzOnH7522timeבְּעֵ֤תbe.'EtH6256have I heardעֲנִיתִ֔יךָ'a.ni.Ti.khaH6030thee, and in a dayוּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of salvationיְשׁוּעָ֖הye.shu.'AhH3444have I helpedעֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826thee: and I will preserveוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341thee, and giveוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֙ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414thee for a covenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285of the peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971,to establishלְהָקִ֣יםle.ha.KimH6965the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,to cause to inheritלְהַנְחִ֖ילle.han.ChilH5157the desolateשֹׁמֵמֽוֹת׃sho.me.MotH8074heritagesנְחָל֥וֹתne.cha.LotH5159;
9That thou mayest sayלֵאמֹ֤רle.MorH559to the prisonersלַֽאֲסוּרִים֙la.'a.su.RimH631,Go forthצֵ֔אוּTze.'uH3318; to them that arein darknessבַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822,Shewהִגָּל֑וּhi.ga.LuH1540yourselves. They shall feedיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462in the waysדְּרָכִ֣יםde.ra.KhimH1870,and their pasturesמַרְעִיתָֽם׃mar.'i.TamH4830shall bein all high placesשְׁפָיִ֖יםshe.fa.YimH8205.
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
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