Verse 2
Isaiah 49:2
Bible in Basic English
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And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shade of his hand he has kept me; and he has made me like a polished arrow, keeping me in his secret place;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּ֤שֶׂם פִּ/י֙ כְּ/חֶ֣רֶב חַדָּ֔ה בְּ/צֵ֥ל יָד֖/וֹ הֶחְבִּיאָ֑/נִי וַ/יְשִׂימֵ֨/נִי֙ לְ/חֵ֣ץ בָּר֔וּר בְּ/אַשְׁפָּת֖/וֹ הִסְתִּירָֽ/נִי
English Translation
And He set my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of His hand He hid me. And He made me a polished arrow; in His quiver He hid me.
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Chapter 49 Context
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Give ear, O sea-lands, to me; and take note, you peoples from far: I have been marked out by the Lor...
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2
And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shade of his hand he has kept me; and he has mad...
3
And he said to me, You are my servant, Israel, in whom my glory will be seen;
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4
And I said, I have undergone weariness for nothing, I have given my strength for no purpose or profi...
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5
And now, says the Lord, who made me his servant when I was still in my mother's body, so that I migh...
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6
It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to g...
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7
The Lord who takes up Israel's cause, even his Holy One, says to him whom men make sport of, who is...
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8
This is the word of the Lord: I have given ear to you at a good time, and I have been your helper in...
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9
Saying to those who are in chains, Go free; to those who are in the dark, Come out into the light. T...
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10
They will not be in need of food or drink, or be troubled by the heat or the sun: for he who has mer...
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11
And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways will be lifted up.
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12
See, these are coming from far; and these from the north and the west; and these from the land of Si...
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13
Let your voice be loud in song, O heavens; and be glad, O earth; make sounds of joy, O mountains, fo...
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14
But Zion said, The Lord has given me up, I have gone from his memory.
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15
Will a woman give up the child at her breast, will she be without pity for the fruit of her body? ye...
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16
See, your name is marked on my hands; your walls are ever before me.
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17
Your builders are coming quickly; your haters and those who made you waste will go out of you.
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18
Let your eyes be lifted up round about, and see: they are all coming together to you. By my life, sa...
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19
For though the waste places of your land have been given to destruction, now you will not be wide en...
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20
The children to whom you gave birth in other lands will say in your ears, The place is not wide enou...
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21
Then you will say in your heart, Who has given me all these children? when my children had been take...
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22
This is the word of the Lord God (Elohim): See, I will make a sign with my hand to the nations, and...
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23
And kings will take care of you, and queens will give you their milk: they will go down on their fac...
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24
Will the goods of war be taken from the strong man, or the prisoners of the cruel one be let go?
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25
But the Lord says, Even the prisoners of the strong will be taken from him, and the cruel made to le...
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And the flesh of your attackers will be taken by themselves for food; and they will take their blood...
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