Revised Webster's Bible
Isaiah 49
1Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085, to me Oislesאִיִּים֙'i.YimH339; andhearkenוְהַקְשִׁ֥יבוּve.hak.Shi.vuH7181, yepeopleלְאֻמִּ֖יםle.'u.MimH3816, fromfarמֵרָח֑וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350; TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathcalledקְרָאָ֔נִיke.ra.'A.niH7121me from thewombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990; from thebodyמִמְּעֵ֥יmi.me.'EiH4578of mymotherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517hath he madementionהִזְכִּ֥ירhiz.KirH2142of mynameשְׁמִֽי׃she.MiH8034.
2And he hathmadeוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760mymouthפִּי֙piH6310like asharpחַדָּ֔הcha.DahH2299swordכְּחֶ֣רֶבke.Che.revH2719; in theshadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027hath hehidהֶחְבִּיאָ֑נִיhech.bi.'A.niH2244me, andmadeוַיְשִׂימֵ֙נִי֙vay.si.Me.niH7760me apolishedבָּר֔וּרba.RurH1305shaftלְחֵ֣ץle.ChetzH2671; in hisquiverבְּאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹbe.'ash.pa.ToH827hath hehidהִסְתִּירָֽנִי׃his.ti.Ra.niH5641me;
4Then Isaidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, I havelabouredיָגַ֔עְתִּיya.Ga'.tiH3021invainלְרִ֣יקle.RikH7385, I havespentכִלֵּ֑יתִיkhi.Lei.tiH3615mystrengthכֹּחִ֣יko.ChiH3581fornothingלְתֹ֥הוּle.To.huH8414, and invainוְהֶ֖בֶלve.He.velH1892: yetsurelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403myjudgmentמִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.TiH4941is with theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and myworkוּפְעֻלָּתִ֖יu.fe.'u.la.TiH6468with myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.
5And now,saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068thatformedיֹצְרִ֤יyo.tze.RiH3335me from thewombמִבֶּ֙טֶן֙mi.Be.tenH990to be hisservantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650, tobringלְשׁוֹבֵ֤בle.sho.VevH7725Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290againH7725to him, ThoughIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478be notgatheredיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622, yet shall I begloriousוְאֶכָּבֵד֙ve.'e.ka.VedH3513in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and myGodוֵאלֹהַ֖יve.lo.HaiH430shall be mystrengthעֻזִּֽי׃'u.ZiH5797.
6And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It is a lightthingנָקֵ֨לna.KelH7043that thou shouldest be myservantעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5650to raiseupלְהָקִים֙le.ha.KimH6965thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, and torestoreלְהָשִׁ֑יבle.ha.ShivH7725thepreservedוּנְצוּרֵ֥יu.ne.tzi.reiH5341H5336ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478: I will alsogiveוּנְתַתִּ֙יךָ֙u.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee for alightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216to theGentilesגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471, that thou mayest be mysalvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֖יye.shu.'a.TiH3444to theendקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.
7Thussaithאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559theLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068, theRedeemerגֹּאֵ֨לgo.'ElH1350ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and his HolyOneקְדוֹשׁ֗וֹke.do.ShoH6918, to him whommanנֶ֜פֶשׁNe.feshH5315despisethH960, to him whom thenationגּוֹי֙goyH1471abhorrethלִמְתָ֤עֵֽבlim.Ta.'evH8581, to aservantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650ofrulersמֹשְׁלִ֔יםmo.she.LimH4910,Kingsמְלָכִים֙me.la.KhimH4428shallseeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200andariseוָקָ֔מוּva.Ka.muH6965,princesשָׂרִ֖יםsa.RimH8269also shallworshipוְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּve.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812, because of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068that isfaithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539, and the HolyOneקְדֹ֥שׁke.DoshH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and he shallchooseוַיִּבְחָרֶֽךָּ׃vai.yiv.cha.Re.kaH977thee.
8Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, In anacceptableרָצוֹן֙ra.tzOnH7522timeבְּעֵ֤תbe.'EtH6256have Iheardעֲנִיתִ֔יךָ'a.ni.Ti.khaH6030thee, and in adayוּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.YomH3117ofsalvationיְשׁוּעָ֖הye.shu.'AhH3444have Ihelpedעֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826thee: and I willpreserveוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341thee, andgiveוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֙ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414thee for acovenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285of thepeopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971, toestablishלְהָקִ֣יםle.ha.KimH6965theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, to cause toinheritלְהַנְחִ֖ילle.han.ChilH5157thedesolateשֹׁמֵמֽוֹת׃sho.me.MotH8074heritagesנְחָל֥וֹתne.cha.LotH5159;
9That thou mayestsayלֵאמֹ֤רle.MorH559to theprisonersלַֽאֲסוּרִים֙la.'a.su.RimH631, Goforthצֵ֔אוּTze.'uH3318; to them that are indarknessבַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822,Showהִגָּל֑וּhi.ga.LuH1540yourselves. They shallfeedיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462in thewaysדְּרָכִ֣יםde.ra.KhimH1870, and theirpasturesמַרְעִיתָֽם׃mar.'i.TamH4830shall be in all highplacesשְׁפָיִ֖יםshe.fa.YimH8205.
10They shall nothungerיִרְעָ֙בוּ֙yir.'A.vuH7456northirstיִצְמָ֔אוּyitz.Ma.'uH6770; neither shall theheatשָׁרָ֖בsha.RavH8273norsunוָשָׁ֑מֶשׁva.Sha.meshH8121smiteיַכֵּ֥םya.KemH5221them: for he that hathmercyמְרַחֲמָ֣םme.ra.cha.MamH7355on them shallleadיְנַהֲגֵ֔םye.na.ha.GemH5090them, even by thespringsמַבּ֥וּעֵיma.Bu.'eiH4002ofwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325shall heguideיְנַהֲלֵֽם׃ye.na.ha.LemH5095them.
13Singרָנּ֤וּra.NuH7442, Oheavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064; and bejoyfulוְגִ֣ילִיve.Gi.liH1523, Oearthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776; and breakforthוּפִצְח֥וּvuf.tze.chuH6476intosingingרִנָּ֑הri.NahH7440, Omountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022: for theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathcomfortedנִחַ֤םni.ChamH5162hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, and will havemercyיְרַחֵֽם׃ סye.ra.ChemH7355upon hisafflictedוַעֲנִיָּ֖וva.'a.ni.YavH6041.
15Can awomanאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802forgetהֲתִשְׁכַּ֤חha.tish.KachH7911her nursingchildעוּלָ֔הּ'u.LahH5764, that she should not havecompassionמֵרַחֵ֖םme.ra.ChemH7355on thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of herwombבִּטְנָ֑הּbit.NahH990? yea, they mayforgetתִשְׁכַּ֔חְנָהtish.Kach.nahH7911, yet I will notforgetאֶשְׁכָּחֵֽךְ׃'esh.ka.ChekhH7911thee.
18Liftupשְׂאִֽי־se.'i-H5375thyeyesעֵינַ֙יִךְ֙'ei.Na.yikhH5869allaroundסָבִ֤יבsa.VivH5439, andbeholdוּרְאִ֔יu.re.'IH7200: all these gather themselvestogetherנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908, andcomeבָֽאוּ־va.'u-H935to thee. As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, thou shalt surelyclotheתִלְבָּ֔שִׁיtil.Ba.shiH3847thee with them all, as with anornamentכָּעֲדִ֣יka.'a.DiH5716, andbindוּֽתְקַשְּׁרִ֖יםu.te.ka.she.RimH7194them on thee, as abrideכַּכַּלָּֽה׃ka.ka.LahH3618doeth .
19For thywasteחָרְבֹתַ֙יִךְ֙cha.re.vo.Ta.yikhH2723and thy desolateplacesוְשֹׁ֣מְמֹתַ֔יִךְve.Sho.me.mo.Ta.yikhH8074, and thelandוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776of thydestructionהֲרִֽסֻתֵ֑יךְha.ri.su.TeikhH2035, shall even now be toosmallתֵּצְרִ֣יte.tze.RiH3334by reason of theinhabitantsמִיּוֹשֵׁ֔בmi.yo.ShevH3427, and they that swallowed theeupמְבַלְּעָֽיִךְ׃me.va.le.'A.yikhH1104shall be farawayוְרָחֲק֖וּve.ra.cha.KuH7368.
20Thechildrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121who thou shalt have, after thou hastlostשִׁכֻּלָ֑יִךְshi.ku.La.yikhH7923the other, shallsayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559again in thyearsבְאָזְנַ֔יִךְve.'a.ze.Na.yikhH241, Theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725is toosmallצַר־tzar-H6862for me:giveגְּשָׁה־ge.shah-H5066placeH4725to me that I maydwellוְאֵשֵֽׁבָה׃ve.'e.She.vahH3427.
21Then shalt thousayוְאָמַ֣רְתְּve.'a.MartH559in thyheartבִּלְבָבֵ֗ךְbil.va.VekhH3824, Who hathbegottenיָֽלַד־ya.lad-H3205these for me, seeing I have lost mychildrenH7921, and amdesolateוְגַלְמוּדָ֑הve.gal.mu.DahH1565, acaptiveגֹּלָ֣ה׀go.LahH1540, and moving to andfroוְסוּרָ֗הve.su.RahH5493? and who hath broughtupגִדֵּ֔לgi.DelH1431these? Behold, I wasleftנִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּיnish.'Ar.tiH7604alone; these,whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375have they been ?
22Thussaithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069, Behold, I will liftupאֶשָּׂ֤א'e.Sa'H5375myhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027to theGentilesגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471, and setupאָרִ֣ים'a.RimH7311mystandardנִסִּ֑יni.SiH5251to thepeopleעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971: and they shallbringוְהֵבִ֤יאוּve.he.Vi.'uH935thysonsבָנַ֙יִךְ֙va.Na.yikhH1121in theirarmsבְּחֹ֔צֶןbe.Cho.tzenH2684, and thydaughtersוּבְנֹתַ֖יִךְu.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323shall becarriedתִּנָּשֶֽׂאנָה׃ti.na.Se.nahH5375upon theirshouldersכָּתֵ֥ףka.TefH3802.
23Andkingsמְלָכִ֜יםme.la.KhimH4428shall be thy nursingfathersאֹֽמְנַ֗יִךְ'o.me.Na.yikhH539, and theirqueensוְשָׂרֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ve.sa.ro.tei.HemH8282thy nursingmothersמֵינִ֣יקֹתַ֔יִךְmei.Ni.ko.Ta.yikhH3243: they shallbowיִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּyish.Ta.cha.vuH7812to thee with theirfaceאַפַּ֗יִם'a.Pa.yimH639toward theearthאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776, and lickupיְלַחֵ֑כוּye.la.Che.khuH3897thedustוַעֲפַ֥רva.'a.FarH6083of thyfeetרַגְלַ֖יִךְrag.La.yikhH7272; and thou shaltknowוְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ve.ya.Da.'atH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: for they shall not beashamedיֵבֹ֖שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954thatwaitקוָֹֽי׃ סko.VaiH6960for me.
25But thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Even thecaptivesשְׁבִ֤יshe.ViH7628of themightyגִבּוֹר֙gi.bOrH1368shall be takenawayיֻקָּ֔חyu.KachH3947, and thepreyוּמַלְק֥וֹחַu.mal.Ko.achH4455of theterribleעָרִ֖יץ'a.RitzH6184shall bedeliveredיִמָּלֵ֑טyi.ma.LetH4422: for I willcontendאָרִ֔יב'a.RivH7378with him thatcontendethיְרִיבֵךְ֙ye.ri.veKhH3401with thee, and I willsaveאוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃'o.Shi.a'H3467thychildrenבָּנַ֖יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121.
26And I willfeedוְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֤יve.ha.'a.khal.TiH398them thatoppressמוֹנַ֙יִךְ֙mo.Na.yikhH3238thee with their ownfleshבְּשָׂרָ֔םbe.sa.RamH1320; and they shall bedrunkיִשְׁכָּר֑וּןyish.ka.RunH7937with their ownbloodדָּמָ֣םda.MamH1818, as with sweetwineוְכֶעָסִ֖יסve.khe.'a.SisH6071: and allfleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320shallknowוְיָדְע֣וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068am thySaviourמֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֔ךְmo.shi.'EkhH3467and thyRedeemerוְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְve.go.'a.LekhH1350, the mightyOneאֲבִ֥יר'a.VirH46ofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ סya.'a.KoH3290.
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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