Isaiah 49 Listen , O isles , unto me; and hearken , ye people , from far ; The LORD hath called me from the womb ; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

KJV_Strongs⁽ⁱ⁾

1 H8085 Listen [H8798] H339 , O isles H7181 , unto me; and hearken [H8685] H3816 , ye people H7350 , from far H3068 ; The LORD H7121 hath called [H8804] H990 me from the womb H4578 ; from the bowels H517 of my mother H2142 hath he made mention [H8689] H8034 of my name.

2 H7760 And he hath made [H8799] H6310 my mouth H2299 like a sharp H2719 sword H6738 ; in the shadow H3027 of his hand H2244 hath he hid [H8689] H7760 me, and made [H8799] H1305 me a polished [H8803] H2671 shaft H827 ; in his quiver H5641 hath he hid [H8689] me;

3 H559 And said [H8799] H5650 unto me, Thou art my servant H3478 , O Israel H6286 , in whom I will be glorified [H8691] .

4 H559 Then I said [H8804] H3021 , I have laboured [H8804] H7385 in vain H3615 , I have spent [H8765] H3581 my strength H8414 for nought H1892 , and in vain H403 : yet surely H4941 my judgment H3068 is with the LORD H6468 , and my work H430 with my God.

5 H559 And now, saith [H8804] H3068 the LORD H3335 that formed [H8802] H990 me from the womb H5650 to be his servant H7725 , to bring H3290 Jacob H7725 again [H8788] H3478 to him, Though Israel H622 be not gathered [H8735] H3513 , yet shall I be glorious [H8735] H5869 in the eyes H3068 of the LORD H430 , and my God H5797 shall be my strength.

6 H559 And he said [H8799] H7043 , It is a light thing [H8738] H5650 that thou shouldest be my servant H6965 to raise up [H8687] H7626 the tribes H3290 of Jacob H7725 , and to restore [H8687] H5341 the preserved [H8803] [H8675] H5336 H3478 of Israel H5414 : I will also give [H8804] H216 thee for a light H1471 to the Gentiles H3444 , that thou mayest be my salvation H7097 unto the end H776 of the earth.

7 H559 Thus saith [H8804] H3068 the LORD H1350 , the Redeemer [H8802] H3478 of Israel H6918 , and his Holy One H5315 , to him whom man H960 despiseth H1471 , to him whom the nation H8581 abhorreth [H8764] H5650 , to a servant H4910 of rulers [H8802] H4428 , Kings H7200 shall see [H8799] H6965 and arise [H8804] H8269 , princes H7812 also shall worship [H8691] H3068 , because of the LORD H539 that is faithful [H8737] H6918 , and the Holy One H3478 of Israel H977 , and he shall choose [H8799] thee.

8 H559 Thus saith [H8804] H3068 the LORD H7522 , In an acceptable H6256 time H6030 have I heard [H8804] H3117 thee, and in a day H3444 of salvation H5826 have I helped [H8804] H5341 thee: and I will preserve [H8799] H5414 thee, and give [H8799] H1285 thee for a covenant H5971 of the people H6965 , to establish [H8687] H776 the earth H5157 , to cause to inherit [H8687] H8074 the desolate [H8802] H5159 heritages;

9 H559 That thou mayest say [H8800] H631 to the prisoners [H8803] H3318 , Go forth [H8798] H2822 ; to them that are in darkness H1540 , Shew [H8734] H7462 yourselves. They shall feed [H8799] H1870 in the ways H4830 , and their pastures H8205 shall be in all high places.

10 H7456 They shall not hunger [H8799] H6770 nor thirst [H8799] H8273 ; neither shall the heat H8121 nor sun H5221 smite [H8686] H7355 them: for he that hath mercy [H8764] H5090 on them shall lead [H8762] H4002 them, even by the springs H4325 of water H5095 shall he guide [H8762] them.

11 H7760 And I will make [H8804] H2022 all my mountains H1870 a way H4546 , and my highways H7311 shall be exalted [H8799] .

12 H935 Behold, these shall come [H8799] H7350 from far H6828 : and, lo, these from the north H3220 and from the west H776 ; and these from the land H5515 of Sinim.

13 H7442 Sing [H8798] H8064 , O heavens H1523 ; and be joyful [H8798] H776 , O earth H6476 ; and break forth [H8798] H7440 into singing H2022 , O mountains H3068 : for the LORD H5162 hath comforted [H8765] H5971 his people H7355 , and will have mercy [H8762] H6041 upon his afflicted.

14 H6726 But Zion H559 said [H8799] H3068 , The LORD H5800 hath forsaken [H8804] H136 me, and my Lord H7911 hath forgotten [H8804] me.

15 H802 Can a woman H7911 forget [H8799] H5764 her sucking child H7355 , that she should not have compassion [H8763] H1121 on the son H990 of her womb H7911 ? yea, they may forget [H8799] H7911 , yet will I not forget [H8799] thee.

16 H2710 Behold, I have graven [H8804] H3709 thee upon the palms of my hands H2346 ; thy walls H8548 are continually before me.

17 H1121 Thy children H4116 shall make haste [H8765] H2040 ; thy destroyers [H8764] H2717 and they that made thee waste [H8688] H3318 shall go forth [H8799] of thee.

18 H5375 Lift up [H8798] H5869 thine eyes H5439 round about H7200 , and behold [H8798] H6908 : all these gather themselves together [H8738] H935 , and come [H8804] H2416 to thee. As I live H5002 , saith [H8803] H3068 the LORD H3847 , thou shalt surely clothe [H8799] H5716 thee with them all, as with an ornament H7194 , and bind [H8762] H3618 them on thee, as a bride doeth .

19 H2723 For thy waste H8074 and thy desolate places [H8802] H776 , and the land H2035 of thy destruction H3334 , shall even now be too narrow [H8799] H3427 by reason of the inhabitants [H8802] H1104 , and they that swallowed thee up [H8764] H7368 shall be far away [H8804] .

20 H1121 The children H7923 which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost H559 the other, shall say [H8799] H241 again in thine ears H4725 , The place H6862 is too strait H5066 for me: give [H8798] H4725 place H3427 to me that I may dwell [H8799] .

21 H559 Then shalt thou say [H8804] H3824 in thine heart H3205 , Who hath begotten [H8804] H7921 me these, seeing I have lost my children [H8803] H1565 , and am desolate H1540 , a captive [H8802] H5493 , and removing to and fro [H8803] H1431 ? and who hath brought up [H8765] H7604 these? Behold, I was left [H8738] H375 alone; these, where had they been ?

22 H559 Thus saith [H8804] H136 the Lord H3069 GOD H5375 , Behold, I will lift up [H8799] H3027 mine hand H1471 to the Gentiles H7311 , and set up [H8686] H5251 my standard H5971 to the people H935 : and they shall bring [H8689] H1121 thy sons H2684 in their arms H1323 , and thy daughters H5375 shall be carried [H8735] H3802 upon their shoulders.

23 H4428 And kings H539 shall be thy nursing fathers [H8802] H8282 , and their queens H3243 thy nursing mothers [H8688] H7812 : they shall bow down [H8691] H639 to thee with their face H776 toward the earth H3897 , and lick up [H8762] H6083 the dust H7272 of thy feet H3045 ; and thou shalt know [H8804] H3068 that I am the LORD H954 : for they shall not be ashamed [H8799] H6960 that wait [H8802] for me.

24 H4455 Shall the prey H3947 be taken [H8714] H1368 from the mighty H6662 , or the lawful H7628 captive H4422 delivered [H8735] ?

25 H559 But thus saith [H8804] H3068 the LORD H7628 , Even the captives H1368 of the mighty H3947 shall be taken away [H8714] H4455 , and the prey H6184 of the terrible H4422 shall be delivered [H8735] H7378 : for I will contend [H8799] H3401 with him that contendeth H3467 with thee, and I will save [H8686] H1121 thy children.

26 H398 And I will feed [H8689] H3238 them that oppress [H8688] H1320 thee with their own flesh H7937 ; and they shall be drunken [H8799] H1818 with their own blood H6071 , as with sweet wine H1320 : and all flesh H3045 shall know [H8804] H3068 that I the LORD H3467 am thy Saviour [H8688] H1350 and thy Redeemer [H8802] H46 , the mighty One H3290 of Jacob.

ERV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far: the LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name: ² and he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me; and he hath made me a polished shaft, in his quiver hath he kept me close: ³ and he said unto me, Thou art my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified. ⁴ But I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and vanity: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my recompence with my God. ⁵ And now saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, and that Israel be gathered unto him: (for I am honourable in the eyes of the LORD, and my God is become my strength:) ⁶ yea, he saith, It is too light a thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. ⁷ Thus saith the LORD, the redeemer of Israel, [and] his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of the LORD that is faithful, [even] the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee. ⁸ Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I answered thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritages; ⁹ saying to them that are bound, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture. ¹⁰ They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them. ¹¹ And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted. ¹² Lo, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. ¹³ Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have compassion upon his afflicted. ¹⁴ But Zion said, Jehovah hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me. ¹⁵ Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee. ¹⁶ Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. ¹⁷ Thy children make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee. ¹⁸ Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I l live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all as with an ornament, and gird thyself with them, like a bride. ¹⁹ For, as for thy waste and thy desolate places and thy land that hath been destroyed, surely now shalt thou be too strait for the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. ²⁰ The children of thy bereavement shall yet say in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell. ²¹ Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where were they? ²² Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the nations, and set up my ensign to the peoples: and they shall bring thy sons in their bosom, and thy daughters shall he carried upon their shoulders. ²³ And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD, and they that wait for me shall not be ashamed. ²⁴ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered? ²⁵ But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children. ²⁶ And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy saviour, and thy redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.