New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 49:14-26
14But ZionH6726 saidH559, “The LordH3068 has forsakenH5800 me, And the LordH136 has forgottenH7911 me.”15“Can a womanH802 forgetH7911 her nursingH5764 childH5764 And haveH7355 noH4480 compassionH7355 on the sonH1121 of her wombH990? EvenH1571 theseH428 may forgetH7911, but 1I will not forgetH7911 you.16BeholdH2005, I have 2inscribedH2710 you on the palmsH3709 of My hands; Your 3wallsH2346 are continuallyH8548 beforeH5048 Me.17Your 4buildersH1121 hurryH4116; Your 5destroyersH2040 and devastatorsH2717 Will departH3318 from you.186LiftH5375 up your eyesH5869 and lookH7200 aroundH5439; 7AllH3605 of them gatherH6908 together, 8they comeH935 to you. 9As I liveH2416,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “You will surelyH3588 10putH3847 on allH3605 of them as 11jewelsH5716 and bindH7194 them on as a brideH3618.19For 12your wasteH2723 and desolateH8074 places and your destroyedH2035 landH776-- SurelyH3588 nowH6258 you will be 13tooH4480 crampedH6887 for the inhabitantsH3427, And those who 14swallowedH1104 you will be farH7368 away.20The 15childrenH1121 of 16whom you were bereavedH7923 will yetH5750 sayH559 in your earsH241, ‘The placeH4725 is too crampedH6862 for me; MakeH5066 roomH5066 for me that I may liveH3427 here.’21Then you will 17sayH559 in your heartH3824, ‘WhoH4310 has begottenH3205 theseH428 for me, Since I have beenH7921 bereavedH7909 of my childrenH7909 And am 18barrenH1565, an 19exileH1540 and a wandererH5493? And whoH4310 has rearedH1431 theseH428? BeholdH2005, I was 20leftH7604 aloneH905; 2122From whereH375 did theseH428 come?’”
22ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 23GodH3068, “BeholdH2009, I will liftH5375 up My handH3027 to the nationsH1471 And setH7311 up My 24standardH5251 to the peoplesH5971; And they will 25bringH935 your sonsH1121 in their bosomH2684, And your daughtersH1323 will be carriedH5375 on their shouldersH3802.2326KingsH4428 will be your guardiansH539, And their princessesH8282 your nursesH3243. They will 27bowH7812 downH7812 to you with their facesH639 to the earthH776 And 28lickH3897 the dustH6083 of your feetH7272; And you will 29knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068; Those whoH834 hopefullyH6960 30waitH6960 for Me will 31not be putH954 to shameH954.
24“32Can the preyH4455 be takenH3947 from the mightyH1368 manH1368, OrH518 the captivesH7628 of 33a tyrant be rescuedH4422?” 25SurelyH3588, thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “EvenH1571 the 34captivesH7628 of the mightyH1368 manH1368 will be takenH3947 away, And the preyH4455 of the tyrantH6184 will be rescuedH4422; For I will contendH7378 with the oneH3401 whoH3401 contendsH3401 with you, And I will 35saveH3467 your sonsH1121.26I will feedH398 your 36oppressorsH3238 with their 37own fleshH1320, And they will becomeH7937 drunkH7937 with their own bloodH1818 as with sweetH6071 wineH6071; And 38allH3605 fleshH1320 will knowH3045 that I, the LordH3068, am your 39SaviorH3467 And your 40RedeemerH1350, the MightyH46 OneH46 of JacobH3290.”
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 49:15 Is 44:21 ↩
- 2. Isaiah 49:16 Song 8:6; Hag 2:23 ↩
- 3. Isaiah 49:16 Ps 48:12, 13; Is 62:6, 7 ↩
- 4. Isaiah 49:17 So ancient versions and DSS; M.T. reads sons ↩
- 5. Isaiah 49:17 Is 10:6; 37:18 ↩
- 6. Isaiah 49:18 Is 60:4; John 4:35 ↩
- 7. Isaiah 49:18 Is 43:5; 54:7; 60:4 ↩
- 8. Isaiah 49:18 Is 49:12 ↩
- 9. Isaiah 49:18 Is 45:23; 54:9 ↩
- 10. Isaiah 49:18 Is 52:1; 61:10 ↩
- 11. Isaiah 49:18 Lit an ornament ↩
- 12. Isaiah 49:19 Is 1:7; 3:8; 5:6; 51:3 ↩
- 13. Isaiah 49:19 Is 54:1, 2; Zech 10:10 ↩
- 14. Isaiah 49:19 Ps 56:1, 2 ↩
- 15. Isaiah 49:20 Is 54:1-3 ↩
- 16. Isaiah 49:20 Lit your bereavement ↩
- 17. Isaiah 49:21 Is 29:23; 54:6, 7 ↩
- 18. Isaiah 49:21 Is 27:10; Lam 1:1 ↩
- 19. Isaiah 49:21 Is 5:13 ↩
- 20. Isaiah 49:21 Is 1:8 ↩
- 21. Isaiah 49:21 Lit These, where are they? ↩
- 22. Isaiah 49:21 Is 60:8 ↩
- 23. Isaiah 49:22 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
- 24. Isaiah 49:22 Is 11:10, 12; 18:3; 62:10 ↩
- 25. Isaiah 49:22 Is 14:2; 43:6; 60:4 ↩
- 26. Isaiah 49:23 Is 14:1, 2; 60:3, 10, 11 ↩
- 27. Isaiah 49:23 Is 45:14; 60:14 ↩
- 28. Isaiah 49:23 Ps 72:9; Mic 7:17 ↩
- 29. Isaiah 49:23 Is 41:20; 43:10; 60:16 ↩
- 30. Isaiah 49:23 Ps 37:9; Is 25:9; 26:8 ↩
- 31. Isaiah 49:23 Ps 25:3; Is 45:17; Joel 2:27 ↩
- 32. Isaiah 49:24 Matt 12:29; Luke 11:21 ↩
- 33. Isaiah 49:24 So ancient versions and DSS; M.T. reads the righteous, cf v 25 ↩
- 34. Isaiah 49:25 Is 10:6; 14:1, 2; Jer 50:33, 34 ↩
- 35. Isaiah 49:25 Is 25:9; 33:22; 35:4 ↩
- 36. Isaiah 49:26 Is 9:4; 14:4; 16:4; 51:13; 54:14 ↩
- 37. Isaiah 49:26 Is 9:20 ↩
- 38. Isaiah 49:26 Is 45:6; Ezek 39:7 ↩
- 39. Isaiah 49:26 Is 43:3 ↩
- 40. Isaiah 49:26 Is 49:7 ↩
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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