Isaiah 49
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Isaiah 49:17-23

17Your 1buildersH1121 hurryH4116; Your 2destroyersH2040 and devastatorsH2717 Will leaveH3318 you.183RaiseH5375 your eyesH5869 and lookH7200 aroundH5439; 4AllH3605 of them gatherH6908 together, 5they comeH935 to you. 6As I liveH2416,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “You will certainlyH3588 7putH3847 them allH3605 onH3847 as 8jewelryH5716 and bindH7194 them on as a brideH3618.19For 9your ruinsH2723 and desertedH8074 places and your destroyedH2035 landH776-- NowH6258 you will certainlyH3588 beH6887 10tooH4480 crampedH6887 for the inhabitantsH3427, And those who 11swallowedH1104 you will beH7368 farH7368 awayH7368.20The 12childrenH1121 13you lostH7923 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 14sayH559 in your heartH3824, ‘WhoH4310 has fatheredH3205 theseH428 for me, Since I have been bereavedH7909 ofH7909 my childrenH7909 And 15cannotH1565 conceiveH1565, and I am an 16exileH1540, and a wandererH5493? And whoH4310 has raisedH1431 theseH428? BeholdH2005, I was 17leftH7604 aloneH905; 1819WhereH375 are theseH428 from?’”

22ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 20GodH3068 saysH559: “BeholdH2009, I will liftH5375 upH5375 My handH3027 to the nationsH1471 And setH7311 upH7311 My 21flagH5251 to the peoplesH5971; And they will 22bringH935 your sonsH1121 23in their armsH2684, And your daughtersH1323 will be carriedH5375 on their shouldersH3802.2324KingsH4428 will be your guardiansH539, And their princessesH8282 your nursesH3243. They will 25bowH2331 downH2331 to you with their facesH639 to the groundH776 And 26lickH3897 the dustH6083 from your feetH7272; And you will 27knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068; Those whoH834 hopefullyH6960 28waitH6960 for Me will 29not be putH954 toH954 shameH954.

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Notes

  1. 1. Isaiah 49:17 Ancient versions and DSS; MT sons ↩
  2. 2. Isaiah 49:17 Is 10:6; 37:18 ↩
  3. 3. Isaiah 49:18 Is 60:4; John 4:35 ↩
  4. 4. Isaiah 49:18 Is 43:5; 54:7; 60:4 ↩
  5. 5. Isaiah 49:18 Is 49:12 ↩
  6. 6. Isaiah 49:18 Is 45:23; 54:9 ↩
  7. 7. Isaiah 49:18 Is 52:1; 61:10 ↩
  8. 8. Isaiah 49:18 Lit an ornament ↩
  9. 9. Isaiah 49:19 Is 1:7; 3:8; 5:6; 51:3 ↩
  10. 10. Isaiah 49:19 Is 54:1, 2; Zech 10:10 ↩
  11. 11. Isaiah 49:19 Ps 56:1, 2 ↩
  12. 12. Isaiah 49:20 Is 54:1-3 ↩
  13. 13. Isaiah 49:20 Lit of your bereavement ↩
  14. 14. Isaiah 49:21 Is 29:23; 54:6, 7 ↩
  15. 15. Isaiah 49:21 Is 27:10; Lam 1:1 ↩
  16. 16. Isaiah 49:21 Is 5:13 ↩
  17. 17. Isaiah 49:21 Is 1:8 ↩
  18. 18. Isaiah 49:21 Lit These, where are they? ↩
  19. 19. Isaiah 49:21 Is 60:8 ↩
  20. 20. Isaiah 49:22 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
  21. 21. Isaiah 49:22 Is 11:10, 12; 18:3; 62:10 ↩
  22. 22. Isaiah 49:22 Is 14:2; 43:6; 60:4 ↩
  23. 23. Isaiah 49:22 Lit on the chest ↩
  24. 24. Isaiah 49:23 Is 14:1, 2; 60:3, 10, 11 ↩
  25. 25. Isaiah 49:23 Is 45:14; 60:14 ↩
  26. 26. Isaiah 49:23 Ps 72:9; Mic 7:17 ↩
  27. 27. Isaiah 49:23 Is 41:20; 43:10; 60:16 ↩
  28. 28. Isaiah 49:23 Ps 37:9; Is 25:9; 26:8 ↩
  29. 29. Isaiah 49:23 Ps 25:3; Is 45:17; Joel 2:27 ↩

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