Isaiah 49 יְשַׁעְיָהוּ פרק מ״ט

Masoretic Text, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Isaiah 49 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.

1. 1

   שִׁמְעוּshim/Uhearאִיִּיםiy/YIMO-islesאֵלַיe/LAYto-meוְהַקְשִׁיבוּve/hak/SHI/vuand-hearkenלְאֻמִּיםle/um/MIMO-peoplesמֵרָחוֹקme/ra/CHOKfrom-farיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDמִבֶּטֶןmib/BE/tenfrom-the-wombקְרָאָנִיke/ra/A/nihas-called-meמִמְּעֵיmim/me/Efrom-the-bowels-ofאִמִּיim/MImy-motherהִזְכִּירhiz/KIRHe-has-made-mention-ofשְׁמִי׃she/MImy-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.

2. 2

   וַיָּשֶׂםvay/YA/semand-He-madeפִּיpimy-mouthכְּחֶרֶבke/CHE/revlike-a-swordחַדָּהchad/DAsharpבְּצֵלbe/TSELin-the-shadow-ofיָדוֹya/DOHis-handהֶחְבִּיאָנִיhech/bi/A/niHe-has-hidden-meוַיְשִׂימֵנִיvay/si/ME/niand-He-made-meלְחֵץle/CHETSinto-an-arrowבָּרוּרba/RURpolishedבְּאַשְׁפָּתוֹbe/ash/pa/TOin-His-quiverהִסְתִּירָנִי׃his/ti/RA/niHe-has-hidden-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;

3. 3

   וַיֹּאמֶרvay/YO/merand-He-saidלִיlito-meעַבְדִּי־אָתָּהav/DI-AT/tayou-are-my-servantיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelאֲשֶׁר־בְּךָa/SHER-be/KHAin-whomאֶתְפָּאָר׃et/pa/ARI-will-be-glorified

   And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

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   וַאֲנִיva/a/NIand-Iאָמַרְתִּיa/MAR/tisaidלְרִיקle/RIKin-vainיָגַעְתִּיya/GA/tiI-have-laboredלְתֹהוּle/TO/hufor-chaosוְהֶבֶלve/HE/veland-in-vainכֹּחִיko/CHImy-strengthכִלֵּיתִיkhil/LE/tiI-have-spentאָכֵןa/KHENsurelyמִשְׁפָּטִיmish/pa/TImy-judgmentאֶת־יְהֹוָהet-Adonaiwith-the-LORDוּפְעֻלָּתִיu/fe/ul/la/TIand-my-recompenseאֶת־אֱלֹהָי׃et-e/lo/HAYwith-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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   וְעַתָּהve/at/TAand-nowאָמַרa/MARsaysיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDיוֹצְרִיYots/RImy-Formerמִבֶּטֶןmib/BE/tenfrom-the-wombלְעֶבֶדle/E/vedfor-a-servantלוֹloto-Himלְשׁוֹבֵבle/sho/VEVto-bring-backיַעֲקֹבYa/a/KOVJacobאֵלָיוe/LAYVto-Himוְיִשְׂרָאֵלve/Yis/ra/ELand-Israel(לא)l[לוֹ]loto-Himיֵאָסֵףye/a/SEFshall-be-gatheredוְאֶכָּבֵדve/ek/ka/VEDand-I-am-honoredבְּעֵינֵיbe/e/NEin-the-eyes-ofיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDוֵאלֹהַיve/lo/HAYand-my-Godהָיָהha/YAhas-beenעֻזִּי׃uz/ZImy-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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   וַיֹּאמֶרvay/YO/merand-He-saidנָקֵלna/KELit-is-a-light-thingמִהְיוֹתְךָmih/yot/KHAfor-your-beingלִיlito-meעֶבֶדE/veda-servantלְהָקִיםle/ha/KIMto-raise-upאֶת־שִׁבְטֵיet-shiv/TEthe-tribes-ofיַעֲקֹבYa/a/KOVJacob[וּנְצוּרֵי]u/ne/tsu/REand-the-preserved-ofיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelלְהָשִׁיבle/ha/SHIVto-restoreוּנְתַתִּיךָu/ne/tat/TI/khaand-I-will-give-youלְאוֹרle/ORfor-a-light-toגּוֹיִםgo/YIMnationsלִהְיוֹתlih/YOTto-beיְשׁוּעָתִיye/shu/a/TImy-salvationעַד־קְצֵהad-ke/TSEto-the-end-ofהָאָרֶץ׃ha/A/retsthe-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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   כֹּהkothusאָמַר־יְהֹוָהa/MAR-Adonaisays-the-LORDגֹּאֵלGo/ELthe-Redeemer-ofיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelקְדוֹשׁוֹKe/do/SHOhis-Holy-Oneלִבְזֹה־נֶפֶשׁliv/ZO-NE/feshto-the-despised-of-soulלִמְתָעֵבlim/TA/evto-the-abhorred-ofגּוֹיgoythe-nationלְעֶבֶדle/E/vedto-a-servant-ofמֹשְׁלִיםmosh/LIMrulersמְלָכִיםme/la/KHIMkingsיִרְאוּyir/Ushall-seeוָקָמוּva/KA/muand-ariseשָׂרִיםsa/RIMprincesוְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּve/yish/ta/cha/VUand-shall-bow-downלְמַעַןle/MA/anbecause-ofיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoנֶאֱמָןne/e/MANis-faithfulקְדֹשׁKe/DOSHthe-Holy-One-ofיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelוַיִּבְחָרֶךָּ׃vay/yiv/cha/REK/kaand-He-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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   כֹּהkothusאָמַרa/MARsaysיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDבְּעֵתbe/ETin-a-time-ofרָצוֹןra/TSONfavorעֲנִיתִיךָa/ni/TI/khaI-have-answered-youוּבְיוֹםu/ve/YOMand-in-the-day-ofיְשׁוּעָהye/shu/Asalvationעֲזַרְתִּיךָa/zar/TI/khaI-have-helped-youוְאֶצׇּרְךָve/ets/tsor/KHAand-I-will-preserve-youוְאֶתֶּנְךָve/et/ten/KHAand-I-will-give-youלִבְרִיתliv/RITfor-a-covenant-ofעָםama-peopleלְהָקִיםle/ha/KIMto-raise-upאֶרֶץE/retsthe-landלְהַנְחִילle/han/CHILto-cause-to-inheritנְחָלוֹתne/cha/LOTinheritancesשֹׁמֵמוֹת׃sho/me/MOTdesolate

   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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   לֵאמֹרle/MORsayingלַאֲסוּרִיםla/a/su/RIMto-the-prisonersצֵאוּTSE/ugo-forthלַאֲשֶׁרla/a/SHERto-those-whoבַּחֹשֶׁךְba/CHO/shekhin-the-darknessהִגָּלוּhig/ga/LUshow-yourselvesעַל־דְּרָכִיםal-de/ra/KHIMin-the-waysיִרְעוּyir/Uthey-shall-feedוּבְכׇל־שְׁפָיִיםu/ve/KHOL-she/fa/YIMand-on-all-bare-heightsמַרְעִיתָם׃mar/i/TAMtheir-pasture

   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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    לֹאlonotיִרְעָבוּyir/A/vushall-they-hungerוְלֹאve/LOand-notיִצְמָאוּyits/MA/uthirstוְלֹא־יַכֵּםve/LO-yak/KEMand-shall-not-smite-themשָׁרָבsha/RAVthe-heatוָשָׁמֶשׁva/SHA/meshand-sunכִּי־מְרַחֲמָםki-me/ra/cha/MAMfor-He-that-has-mercy-on-themיְנַהֲגֵםye/na/ha/GEMshall-lead-themוְעַל־מַבּוּעֵיve/AL-mab/BU/eand-by-the-springs-ofמַיִםMA/yimwaterיְנַהֲלֵם׃ye/na/ha/LEMshall-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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    וְשַׂמתִּיve/sam/TIand-I-will-makeכׇל־הָרַיkhol-ha/RAYall-my-mountainsלַדָּרֶךְlad/DA/rekha-wayוּמְסִלֹּתַיu/me/sil/lo/TAYand-my-highwaysיְרֻמוּן׃ye/ru/MUNshall-be-raised-up

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

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    הִנֵּה־אֵלֶּהhin/NE-EL/lebehold-theseמֵרָחוֹקme/ra/CHOKfrom-farיָבֹאוּya/VO/ushall-comeוְהִנֵּה־אֵלֶּהve/hin/NE-EL/leand-behold-theseמִצָּפוֹןmits/tsa/FONfrom-the-northוּמִיָּםu/miy/YAMand-from-the-westוְאֵלֶּהve/EL/leand-theseמֵאֶרֶץme/E/retsfrom-the-land-ofסִינִים׃Si/NIMSinim

    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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    רׇנּוּron/NUsingשָׁמַיִםsha/MA/yimO-heavensוְגִילִיve/GI/liand-be-joyfulאָרֶץA/retsO-earth(יפצחו)yafatsachav[וּפִצְחוּ]u/fits/CHUand-break-forthהָרִיםha/RIMO-mountainsרִנָּהrin/NAsingingכִּי־נִחַםki-ni/CHAMfor-has-comfortedיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDעַמּוֹam/MOHis-peopleוַעֲנִיָּיוva/a/niy/YAYVand-His-afflictedיְרַחֵם׃ye/ra/CHEMHe-will-have-mercy-on

    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.

14. 14

    וַתֹּאמֶרvat/TO/merand-saidצִיּוֹןTsiy/YONZionעֲזָבַנִיa/za/VA/nihas-forsaken-meיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDוַאדֹנָיva/do/NAYand-my-Lordשְׁכֵחָנִי׃she/khe/CHA/nihas-forgotten-me

    But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.

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    הֲתִשְׁכַּחha/tish/KACHcan-forgetאִשָּׁהish/SHAa-womanעוּלָהּu/LAher-sucking-childמֵרַחֵםme/ra/CHEMfrom-having-compassion-onבֶּן־בִּטְנָהּben-bit/NAson-of-her-wombגַּם־אֵלֶּהgam-EL/leeven-theseתִשְׁכַּחְנָהtish/KACH/namay-forgetוְאָנֹכִיve/a/no/KHIand-Iלֹאlonotאֶשְׁכָּחֵךְ׃esh/ka/CHEKHI-will-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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    הֵןhenbeholdעַל־כַּפַּיִםal-kap/PA/yimupon-the-palmsחַקֹּתִיךְchak/ko/TIKHI-have-graven-youחוֹמֹתַיִךְcho/mo/TA/yikhyour-wallsנֶגְדִּיneg/DIbefore-meתָּמִיד׃ta/MIDcontinually

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

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    מִהֲרוּmi/ha/RUmake-hasteבָּנָיִךְba/NA/yikhyour-childrenמְהָרְסַיִךְme/ha/re/SA/yikhyour-destroyersוּמַחֲרִיבַיִךְu/ma/cha/ri/VA/yikhand-they-that-made-you-wasteמִמֵּךְmim/MEKHfrom-youיֵצֵאוּ׃ye/TSE/ushall-go-forth

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

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    שְׂאִי־סָבִיבse/I-sa/VIVlift-up-round-aboutעֵינַיִךְe/NA/yikhyour-eyesוּרְאִיu/re/Iand-seeכֻּלָּםkul/LAMall-of-themנִקְבְּצוּnik/be/TSUare-gatheredבָאוּ־לָךְVA/u-lakhthey-come-to-youחַי־אָנִיchay-A/nias-I-liveנְאֻם־יְהֹוָהne/UM-Adonaisays-the-LORDכִּיkisurelyכֻלָּםkhul/LAMthem-allכָּעֲדִיka/a/DIas-with-an-ornamentתִלְבָּשִׁיtil/BA/shiyou-shall-put-onוּתְקַשְּׁרִיםu/te/kash/she/RIMand-bind-themכַּכַּלָּה׃kak/kal/LAlike-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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    כִּיkiforחׇרְבֹתַיִךְchor/vo/TA/yikhyour-waste-placesוְשֹׁמְמֹתַיִךְve/shom/mo/TA/yikhand-your-desolate-placesוְאֶרֶץve/E/retsand-the-land-ofהֲרִסֻתֵךְha/ri/su/TEKHyour-destructionכִּיkiforעַתָּהat/TAnowתֵּצְרִיtets/RIshall-be-too-narrowמִיּוֹשֵׁבmiy/yo/SHEVfor-the-inhabitantsוְרָחֲקוּve/ra/cha/KUshall-be-far-awayמְבַלְּעָיִךְ׃me/val/le/A/yikhthey-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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    עוֹדodagainיֹאמְרוּyo/me/RUshall-sayבְאׇזְנַיִךְve/oz/NA/yikhin-your-earsבְּנֵיbe/NEthe-children-ofשִׁכֻּלָיִךְshik/ku/LA/yikhyour-bereavementצַר־לִיtsar-liis-too-narrow-for-meהַמָּקוֹםham/ma/KOMthe-placeגְּשָׁה־לִּיge/SHA-limake-room-for-meוְאֵשֵׁבָה׃ve/e/SHE/vathat-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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    וְאָמַרְתְּve/a/MARTand-you-shall-sayבִּלְבָבֵךְbil/va/VEKHin-your-heartמִיmiwhoיָלַד־לִיya/LAD-lihas-begotten-meאֶת־אֵלֶּהet-EL/letheseוַאֲנִיva/a/NIand-Iשְׁכוּלָהshe/khu/LAbereavedוְגַלְמוּדָהve/gal/mu/DAand-barrenגֹּלָהgo/LAan-exileוְסוּרָהve/su/RAand-a-wandererוְאֵלֶּהve/EL/leand-theseמִיmiwhoגִדֵּלgid/DELhas-brought-upהֵןhenbeholdאֲנִיa/NIIנִשְׁאַרְתִּיnish/AR/tiwas-leftלְבַדִּיle/vad/DIaloneאֵלֶּהEL/letheseאֵיפֹהe/FOwhereהֵם׃hemthey

    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?

22. 22

    כֹּה־אָמַרko-a/MARthus-saysאֲדֹנָיa/do/NAYthe-LordיֱהֹוִהAdonaiGODהִנֵּהhin/NEbeholdאֶשָּׂאes/SAI-will-lift-upאֶל־גּוֹיִםel-go/YIMto-the-nationsיָדִיya/DImy-handוְאֶל־עַמִּיםve/EL-am/MIMand-to-the-peoplesאָרִיםa/RIMI-will-raiseנִסִּיnis/SImy-bannerוְהֵבִיאוּve/he/VI/uand-they-shall-bringבָנַיִךְva/NA/yikhyour-sonsבְּחֹצֶןbe/CHO/tsenin-their-armsוּבְנֹתַיִךְu/ve/no/TA/yikhand-your-daughtersעַל־כָּתֵףal-ka/TEFupon-the-shoulderתִּנָּשֶׂאנָה׃tin/na/SE/nashall-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.

23. 23

    וְהָיוּve/ha/YUand-shall-beמְלָכִיםme/la/KHIMkingsאֹמְנַיִךְom/NA/yikhyour-foster-fathersוְשָׂרוֹתֵיהֶםve/sa/ro/te/HEMand-their-queensמֵינִיקֹתַיִךְme/ni/ko/TA/yikhyour-nursing-mothersאַפַּיִםap/PA/yimwith-their-faceאֶרֶץE/retstowards-the-earthיִשְׁתַּחֲווּyish/ta/cha/VUthey-shall-bow-downלָךְlakhto-youוַעֲפַרva/a/FARand-the-dust-ofרַגְלַיִךְrag/LA/yikhyour-feetיְלַחֵכוּye/la/CHE/khuthey-shall-lick-upוְיָדַעַתְּve/ya/DA/attand-you-shall-knowכִּי־אֲנִיki-a/NIthat-IיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDאֲשֶׁרa/SHERthatלֹא־יֵבֹשׁוּlo-ye/VO/shuthey-shall-not-be-ashamedקֹוָי׃ko/VAYthat-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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    הֲיֻקַּחha/yuk/KACHshall-be-takenמִגִּבּוֹרmig/gib/BORfrom-the-mightyמַלְקוֹחַmal/KO/achthe-preyוְאִם־שְׁבִיve/IM-she/VIor-the-captive-ofצַדִּיקtsad/DIKthe-righteousיִמָּלֵט׃yim/ma/LETbe-delivered

    Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

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    כִּי־כֹהki-khofor-thusאָמַרa/MARsaysיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDגַּם־שְׁבִיgam-she/VIeven-the-captives-ofגִבּוֹרgib/BORthe-mightyיֻקָּחyuk/KACHshall-be-taken-awayוּמַלְקוֹחַu/mal/KO/achand-the-prey-ofעָרִיץa/RITSthe-tyrantיִמָּלֵטyim/ma/LETshall-be-deliveredוְאֶת־יְרִיבֵךְve/ET-ye/ri/VEKHand-with-him-that-contends-with-youאָנֹכִיa/no/KHIIאָרִיבa/RIVwill-contendוְאֶת־בָּנַיִךְve/ET-ba/NA/yikhand-your-sonsאָנֹכִיa/no/KHIIאוֹשִׁיעַ׃o/SHI/awill-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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    וְהַאֲכַלְתִּיve/ha/a/khal/TIand-I-will-feedאֶת־מוֹנַיִךְet-mo/NA/yikhthem-that-oppress-youאֶת־בְּשָׂרָםet-be/sa/RAMtheir-fleshוְכֶעָסִיסve/khe/a/SISas-with-sweet-wineדָּמָםda/MAMtheir-bloodיִשְׁכָּרוּןyish/ka/RUNthey-shall-be-drunkוְיָדְעוּve/ya/de/Uand-shall-knowכׇל־בָּשָׂרkhol-ba/SARall-fleshכִּיkithatאֲנִיa/NIIיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDמוֹשִׁיעֵךְMo/shi/EKHyour-Saviorוְגֹאֲלֵךְve/Go/a/LEKHand-your-RedeemerאֲבִירA/VIRthe-Mighty-One-ofיַעֲקֹב׃Ya/a/KOVJacob

    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.