Isaiah 49 יְשַׁעְיָהוּ פרק מ״ט
Masoretic Text, word by word with English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Isaiah 49 in the interlinear reader for transliteration, roots and notes.
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שִׁמְעוּlistenאִיִּיםO-islesאֵלַיto-meוְהַקְשִׁיבוּand-hearkenלְאֻמִּיםO-peopleמֵרָחוֹקfrom-farיְהֹוָהthe-LORDמִבֶּטֶןfrom-birthקְרָאָנִיhas-called-meמִמְּעֵיfrom-the-bowels-ofאִמִּיmy-motherהִזְכִּירhas-he-made-mention-ofשְׁמִי׃my-name
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.
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וַיָּשֶׂםand-he-has-madeפִּיmy-mouthכְּחֶרֶבlike-a-swordחַדָּהsharpבְּצֵלin-the-shadow-ofיָדוֹhis-handהֶחְבִּיאָנִיhas-he-hid-meוַיְשִׂימֵנִיand-has-made-meלְחֵץa-shaftבָּרוּרpolishedבְּאַשְׁפָּתוֹin-his-quiverהִסְתִּירָנִי׃has-he-hid-me
And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
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וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidלִיto-meעַבְדִּי־אָתָּהyou-are-my-servantיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelאֲשֶׁר־בְּךָin-whomאֶתְפָּאָר׃I-will-be-glorified
And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
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וַאֲנִיthen-IאָמַרְתִּיI-saidלְרִיקin-vainיָגַעְתִּיI-have-laboredלְתֹהוּfor-noughtוְהֶבֶלand-in-vainכֹּחִיmy-strengthכִלֵּיתִיI-have-spentאָכֵןyet-surelyמִשְׁפָּטִיmy-judgmentאֶת־יְהֹוָהis-with-the-LORDוּפְעֻלָּתִיand-my-rewardאֶת־אֱלֹהָי׃with-my-God
Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.
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וְעַתָּהand-nowאָמַרsaidיְהֹוָהthe-LORDיוֹצְרִיthat-formed-meמִבֶּטֶןfrom-the-wombלְעֶבֶדto-be-a-servantלוֹto-himלְשׁוֹבֵבto-bring-backיַעֲקֹבJacobאֵלָיוto-himוְיִשְׂרָאֵלthat-Israel(לא)[לוֹ]to-himיֵאָסֵףshould-be-gatheredוְאֶכָּבֵדand-I-was-honoredבְּעֵינֵיin-the-eyes-ofיְהֹוָהthe-LORDוֵאלֹהַיand-my-Godהָיָהwasעֻזִּי׃my-strength
And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.
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וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidנָקֵלit-is-too-slight-a-thingמִהְיוֹתְךָthat-you-should-beלִיto-meעֶבֶדmy-servantלְהָקִיםto-raise-upאֶת־שִׁבְטֵיthe-tribes-ofיַעֲקֹבJacob[וּנְצוּרֵי]and-the-preserved-ofיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelלְהָשִׁיבand-to-restoreוּנְתַתִּיךָI-will-also-give-youלְאוֹרfor-a-light-toגּוֹיִםnationsלִהְיוֹתthat-may-beיְשׁוּעָתִיmy-salvationעַד־קְצֵהto-the-end-ofהָאָרֶץ׃the-earth
And he said, It is a light 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.
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כֹּהthusאָמַר־יְהֹוָהsaid-the-LORDגֹּאֵלthe-redeemer-ofיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelקְדוֹשׁוֹhis-Holy-Oneלִבְזֹה־נֶפֶשׁto-him-whom-man-despisesלִמְתָעֵבto-him-whom-abhorsגּוֹיthe-nationלְעֶבֶדto-a-servant-ofמֹשְׁלִיםrulersמְלָכִיםkingsיִרְאוּshall-seeוָקָמוּand-ariseשָׂרִיםprinces-alsoוְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּshall-prostrate-themselvesלְמַעַןbecause-ofיְהֹוָהthe-LORDאֲשֶׁרwhichנֶאֱמָןwho-is-faithfulקְדֹשׁthe-Holy-One-ofיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelוַיִּבְחָרֶךָּ׃who-has-chosen-you
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 also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
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כֹּהthusאָמַרsaidיְהֹוָהthe-LORDבְּעֵתin-a-time-ofרָצוֹןfavorעֲנִיתִיךָhave-I-answered-youוּבְיוֹםand-in-the-day-ofיְשׁוּעָהsalvationעֲזַרְתִּיךָhave-I-helped-youוְאֶצׇּרְךָand-I-will-preserve-youוְאֶתֶּנְךָand-give-youלִבְרִיתfor-covenant-ofעָםa-peopleלְהָקִיםto-restoreאֶרֶץthe-landלְהַנְחִילand-to-assignנְחָלוֹתinheritancesשֹׁמֵמוֹת׃desolate
Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard 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 establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
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לֵאמֹרthat-you-may-sayלַאֲסוּרִיםto-the-prisonersצֵאוּgo-forthלַאֲשֶׁרto-them-that-areבַּחֹשֶׁךְin-the-darknessהִגָּלוּshow-yourselvesעַל־דְּרָכִיםin-the-waysיִרְעוּthey-shall-feedוּבְכׇל־שְׁפָיִיםand-on-all-high-placesמַרְעִיתָם׃shall-be-their-pastures
That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.
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לֹאnotיִרְעָבוּshall-they-hungerוְלֹאand-notיִצְמָאוּthirstוְלֹא־יַכֵּםneither-shall-smite-themשָׁרָבthe-heatוָשָׁמֶשׁnor-sunכִּי־מְרַחֲמָםfor-he-that-has-mercy-on-themיְנַהֲגֵםshall-lead-themוְעַל־מַבּוּעֵיeven-by-the-springs-ofמַיִםwaterיְנַהֲלֵם׃shall-he-guide-them
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.
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וְשַׂמתִּיand-I-will-makeכׇל־הָרַיall-my-mountainsלַדָּרֶךְa-wayוּמְסִלֹּתַיand-my-highwaysיְרֻמוּן׃shall-be-raised-up
And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
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הִנֵּה־אֵלֶּהbehold-theseמֵרָחוֹקfrom-farיָבֹאוּshall-comeוְהִנֵּה־אֵלֶּהand-lo-theseמִצָּפוֹןfrom-the-northוּמִיָּםand-from-the-westוְאֵלֶּהand-theseמֵאֶרֶץfrom-the-land-ofסִינִים׃Sinim
Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
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רׇנּוּsingשָׁמַיִםO-heavensוְגִילִיand-be-joyfulאָרֶץO-earth(יפצחו)[וּפִצְחוּ]and-break-forthהָרִיםO-mountainsרִנָּהinto-singingכִּי־נִחַםfor-has-comfortedיְהֹוָהthe-LORDעַמּוֹhis-peopleוַעֲנִיָּיוand-upon-his-afflictedיְרַחֵם׃has-mercy
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 mercy upon his afflicted.
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וַתֹּאמֶרbut-saidצִיּוֹןZionעֲזָבַנִיhas-forsaken-meיְהֹוָהthe-LORDוַאדֹנָיand-my-Lordשְׁכֵחָנִי׃has-forgotten-me
But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
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הֲתִשְׁכַּחcan-forgetאִשָּׁהa-womanעוּלָהּher-sucking-childמֵרַחֵםthat-she-should-not-have-compassion-onבֶּן־בִּטְנָהּson-of-her-wombגַּם־אֵלֶּהeven-theseתִשְׁכַּחְנָהmay-forgetוְאָנֹכִיyet-Iלֹאnotאֶשְׁכָּחֵךְ׃will-I-forget-you
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
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הֵןbeholdעַל־כַּפַּיִםupon-the-palms-of-my-handsחַקֹּתִיךְI-have-graven-youחוֹמֹתַיִךְyour-wallsנֶגְדִּיbefore-meתָּמִיד׃continually
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
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מִהֲרוּmake-hasteבָּנָיִךְyour-childrenמְהָרְסַיִךְyour-destroyersוּמַחֲרִיבַיִךְand-they-that-made-you-wasteמִמֵּךְfrom-youיֵצֵאוּ׃go-away
Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.
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שְׂאִי־סָבִיבlift-up-round-aboutעֵינַיִךְyour-eyesוּרְאִיand-beholdכֻּלָּםall-theseנִקְבְּצוּgather-themselves-togetherבָאוּ־לָךְand-come-to-youחַי־אָנִיas-I-liveנְאֻם־יְהֹוָהsays-the-LORDכִּיbecauseכֻלָּםthem-allכָּעֲדִיas-with-an-ornamentתִלְבָּשִׁיyou-shall-surely-clothe-you-withוּתְקַשְּׁרִיםand-bind-them-onכַּכַּלָּה׃like-a-bride
Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.
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כִּיbecauseחׇרְבֹתַיִךְyour-waste-placesוְשֹׁמְמֹתַיִךְand-your-desolate-placesוְאֶרֶץand-the-land-ofהֲרִסֻתֵךְyour-destructionכִּיbecauseעַתָּהnowתֵּצְרִיshall-be-too-narrowמִיּוֹשֵׁבfor-the-inhabitantsוְרָחֲקוּshall-be-far-awayמְבַלְּעָיִךְ׃and-they-that-swallowed-you-up
For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.
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עוֹדagainיֹאמְרוּshall-sayבְאׇזְנַיִךְin-your-earsבְּנֵיthe-children-ofשִׁכֻּלָיִךְyour-bereavementצַר־לִיis-too-narrow-for-meהַמָּקוֹםthe-placeגְּשָׁה־לִּיmake-room-for-meוְאֵשֵׁבָה׃that-I-may-dwell
The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell.
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וְאָמַרְתְּthen-shall-you-sayבִּלְבָבֵךְin-your-heartמִיwhoיָלַד־לִיhas-begotten-meאֶת־אֵלֶּהtheseוַאֲנִיseeing-Iשְׁכוּלָהhave-lost-my-childrenוְגַלְמוּדָהa-solitaryגֹּלָהan-exileוְסוּרָהand-a-wandererוְאֵלֶּהand-theseמִיwhoגִדֵּלhas-brought-upהֵןbeholdאֲנִיIנִשְׁאַרְתִּיwas-leftלְבַדִּיaloneאֵלֶּהtheseאֵיפֹהwhere-haveהֵם׃they-been
Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?
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כֹּה־אָמַרthus-saysאֲדֹנָיLordיֱהֹוִהGODהִנֵּהbeholdאֶשָּׂאI-will-lift-upאֶל־גּוֹיִםto-the-nationsיָדִיmy-handוְאֶל־עַמִּיםand-to-the-peoplesאָרִיםset-upנִסִּיmy-standardוְהֵבִיאוּand-they-shall-bringבָנַיִךְyour-sonsבְּחֹצֶןin-their-armsוּבְנֹתַיִךְand-your-daughtersעַל־כָּתֵףon-their-shouldersתִּנָּשֶׂאנָה׃shall-be-carried
Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.
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וְהָיוּthen-they-shall-beמְלָכִיםkingsאֹמְנַיִךְyour-foster-fathersוְשָׂרוֹתֵיהֶםand-their-queensמֵינִיקֹתַיִךְyour-nursing-mothersאַפַּיִםwith-their-faceאֶרֶץtowards-the-earthיִשְׁתַּחֲווּthey-shall-bow-downלָךְto-youוַעֲפַרand-the-dust-ofרַגְלַיִךְyour-feetיְלַחֵכוּthey-shall-lick-upוְיָדַעַתְּand-you-shall-knowכִּי־אֲנִיthat-I-amיְהֹוָהthe-LORDאֲשֶׁרforלֹא־יֵבֹשׁוּthey-shall-not-be-ashamedקֹוָי׃that-wait-for-me
And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
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הֲיֻקַּחshall-be-takenמִגִּבּוֹרfrom-the-mightyמַלְקוֹחַshall-the-preyוְאִם־שְׁבִיor-the-captive-ofצַדִּיקthe-victoriousיִמָּלֵט׃be-delivered
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
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כִּי־כֹהbecause-thusאָמַרsaidיְהֹוָהthe-LORDגַּם־שְׁבִיeven-the-captives-ofגִבּוֹרthe-mightyיֻקָּחshall-be-taken-awayוּמַלְקוֹחַand-the-prey-ofעָרִיץthe-terribleיִמָּלֵטshall-be-deliveredוְאֶת־יְרִיבֵךְfor-with-him-that-contends-with-youאָנֹכִיIאָרִיבwill-contendוְאֶת־בָּנַיִךְand-your-sonsאָנֹכִיand-Iאוֹשִׁיעַ׃will-save
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.
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וְהַאֲכַלְתִּיand-I-will-feedאֶת־מוֹנַיִךְthem-that-oppress-youאֶת־בְּשָׂרָםtheir-own-fleshוְכֶעָסִיסas-with-sweet-wineדָּמָםwith-their-own-bloodיִשְׁכָּרוּןthey-shall-be-drunkוְיָדְעוּand-shall-knowכׇל־בָּשָׂרall-fleshכִּיthatאֲנִיIיְהֹוָהthe-LORDמוֹשִׁיעֵךְam-your-delivererוְגֹאֲלֵךְis-your-redeemerאֲבִירand-the-mighty-One-ofיַעֲקֹב׃Jacob
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.