Verse 5

Isaiah 49:5

English Revised Version

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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 (Elohim) is become my strength:)

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/עַתָּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה יֹצְרִ֤/י מִ/בֶּ֨טֶן֙ לְ/עֶ֣בֶד ל֔/וֹ לְ/שׁוֹבֵ֤ב יַֽעֲקֹב֙ אֵלָ֔י/ו וְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לא ל֣/וֹ יֵאָסֵ֑ף וְ/אֶכָּבֵד֙ בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וֵ/אלֹהַ֖/י הָיָ֥ה עֻזִּֽ/י

English Translation

And now, says the LORD, who forms me from the womb to be His servant, to bring back Jacob to Him, and that Israel might be gathered to Him; for I am honored in the eyes of the LORD, and my God has been my strength.

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Chapter 49 Context

1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far: the LORD hath called me from the womb;... Focus ↗

2 and he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me; and he hath... Focus ↗

3 and he said unto me, Thou art my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified. Focus ↗

4 But I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and vanity: yet surely my j... Focus ↗

5 And now saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him,...

6 yea, he saith, It is too light a thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of J... Focus ↗

7 Thus saith the LORD, the redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him who... Focus ↗

8 Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I answered thee, and in a day of salvation have I he... Focus ↗

9 saying to them that are bound, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall f... Focus ↗

10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy... Focus ↗

11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted. Focus ↗

12 Lo, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the l... Focus ↗

13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hat... Focus ↗

14 But Zion said, Jehovah hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me. Focus ↗

15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? ye... Focus ↗

16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. Focus ↗

17 Thy children make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee. Focus ↗

18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee.... Focus ↗

19 For, as for thy waste and thy desolate places and thy land that hath been destroyed, surely now shal... Focus ↗

20 The children of thy bereavement shall yet say in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give pl... Focus ↗

21 Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have been bereaved of my ch... Focus ↗

22 Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the nations, and set up my ensign to th... Focus ↗

23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to... Focus ↗

24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered? Focus ↗

25 But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the te... Focus ↗

26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their ow... Focus ↗

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Book: Isaiah
Chapter: Chapter 49 (26 verses)
Version: English Revised Version

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