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Book of Isaiah, Chapter 49

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Isaiah 49 NASB - New American Standard BibleIsaiah 49 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 49 of Isaiah—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ Listen to Me, O 1islands,
    And pay attention, you peoples from afar.
    2The LORD called Me from the womb;
    From the [a]body of My mother He named Me.
  2. He has made My 3mouth like a sharp sword,
    In the 4shadow of His hand He has concealed Me;
    And He has also made Me a [b]select 5arrow,
    He has hidden Me in His quiver.
  3. He said to Me, “6You are My Servant, Israel,
    7In Whom I will [c]show My glory.”
  4. But I said, “I have 8toiled in vain,
    I have spent My strength for nothing and vanity;
    Yet surely the justice due to Me is with the LORD,
    And My 9reward with My God.”
  5. ¶ And now says 10the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant,
    To bring Jacob back to Him, so that 11Israel might be gathered to Him
    (For I am 12honored in the sight of the LORD,
    And My God is My 13strength),
  6. He says, “It is too [d]small a thing that You should be My Servant
    To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the 14preserved ones of Israel;
    I will also make You a 15light [e]of the nations
    So that My salvation may [f]reach to the 16end of the earth.”
  7. Thus says the LORD, the 17Redeemer of Israel and its Holy One,
    To the 18despised One,
    To the One abhorred by the nation,
    To the Servant of rulers,
    “19Kings will see and arise,
    Princes will also 20bow down,
    Because of the LORD who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”
  8. ¶ Thus says the LORD,
    “In a 21favorable time I have answered You,
    And in a day of salvation I have helped You;
    And I will 22keep You and 23give You for a covenant of the people,
    To [g]24restore the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritages;
  9. Saying to those who are 25bound, ‘Go forth,’
    To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’
    Along the roads they will feed,
    And their pasture will be on all 26bare heights.
  10. “They will 27not hunger or thirst,
    Nor will the scorching 28heat or sun strike them down;
    For 29He who has compassion on them will 30lead them
    And will guide them to 31springs of water.
  11. “I will make all 32My mountains a road,
    And My 33highways will be raised up.
  12. “Behold, these will come 34from afar;
    And lo, these will come from the 35north and from the west,
    And these from the land of Sinim.”
  13. 36Shout for joy, O heavens! And rejoice, O earth!
    Break forth into joyful shouting, O mountains!
    For the 37LORD has comforted His people
    And will 38have compassion on His afflicted.
  14. ¶ But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me,
    And the Lord has forgotten me.”
  15. “Can a woman forget her nursing child
    And have no compassion on the son of her womb?
    Even these may forget, but 39I will not forget you.
  16. “Behold, I have 40inscribed you on the palms of My hands;
    Your 41walls are continually before Me.
  17. “Your [h]builders hurry;
    Your 42destroyers and devastators
    Will depart from you.
  18. “43Lift up your eyes and look around;
    44All of them gather together, 45they come to you.
    46As I live,” declares the LORD,
    “You will surely 47put on all of them as [i]jewels and bind them on as a bride.
  19. “For 48your waste and desolate places and your destroyed land—
    Surely now you will be 49too cramped for the inhabitants,
    And those who 50swallowed you will be far away.
  20. “The 51children of [j]whom you were bereaved will yet say in your ears,
    ‘The place is too cramped for me;
    Make room for me that I may live here.’
  21. “Then you will 52say in your heart,
    ‘Who has begotten these for me,
    Since I have been bereaved of my children
    And am 53barren, an 54exile and a wanderer?
    And who has reared these?
    Behold, I was 55left alone;
    [k]56From where did these come?’”
  22. ¶ Thus says the Lord [l]GOD,
    ¶ “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations
    And set up My 57standard to the peoples;
    And they will 58bring your sons in their bosom,
    And your daughters will be carried on their shoulders.
  23. “59Kings will be your guardians,
    And their princesses your nurses.
    They will 60bow down to you with their faces to the earth
    And 61lick the dust of your feet;
    And you will 62know that I am the LORD;
    Those who hopefully 63wait for Me will 64not be put to shame.
  24. ¶ “65Can the prey be taken from the mighty man,
    Or the captives of [m]a tyrant be rescued?”
  25. ¶ Surely, thus says the LORD,
    ¶ “Even the 66captives of the mighty man will be taken away,
    And the prey of the tyrant will be rescued;
    For I will contend with the one who contends with you,
    And I will 67save your sons.
  26. “I will feed your 68oppressors with their 69own flesh,
    And they will become drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine;
    And 70all flesh will know that I, the LORD, am your 71Savior
    And your 72Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit inward parts
  2. ^ Or sharpened
  3. ^ Or glorify Myself
  4. ^ Lit light
  5. ^ Or to
  6. ^ Lit be
  7. ^ Lit establish
  8. ^ So ancient versions and DSS; M.T. reads sons
  9. ^ Lit an ornament
  10. ^ Lit your bereavement
  11. ^ Lit These, where are they?
  12. ^ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  13. ^ So ancient versions and DSS; M.T. reads the righteous, cf v 25

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Is 42:4
  2. ^ Is 44:2, 24; 46:3; Je 1:5
  3. ^ Is 11:4; Heb 4:12; Re 1:16; 2:12, 16
  4. ^ Is 51:16
  5. ^ Hab 3:11
  6. ^ Zc 3:8
  7. ^ Is 44:23
  8. ^ Is 65:23
  9. ^ Is 35:4; 59:18
  10. ^ Is 44:2
  11. ^ Is 11:12; 27:12
  12. ^ Is 43:4
  13. ^ Is 12:2
  14. ^ Ps 37:28; 97:10
  15. ^ Is 42:6; 51:4; Lu 2:32; Ac 13:47; 26:23
  16. ^ Is 48:20
  17. ^ Is 48:17
  18. ^ Ps 22:6-8; 69:7-9; Is 53:3
  19. ^ Is 52:15
  20. ^ Is 19:21, 23; 27:13; 66:23
  21. ^ Ps 69:13; 2Co 6:2
  22. ^ Is 26:3; 27:3; 42:6
  23. ^ Is 42:6
  24. ^ Is 44:26
  25. ^ Is 42:7; 61:1; Lu 4:18
  26. ^ Is 41:18
  27. ^ Is 33:16; 48:21; Re 7:16
  28. ^ Ps 121:6
  29. ^ Is 14:1
  30. ^ Ps 23:2; Is 40:11
  31. ^ Is 35:7; 41:17
  32. ^ Is 40:4
  33. ^ Is 11:16; 19:23; 35:8; 62:10
  34. ^ Is 49:1; 60:4
  35. ^ Is 43:5, 6
  36. ^ Is 44:23
  37. ^ Is 40:1; 51:3, 12
  38. ^ Is 54:7, 8, 10
  39. ^ Is 44:21
  40. ^ Sg 8:6; Hg 2:23
  41. ^ Ps 48:12, 13; Is 62:6, 7
  42. ^ Is 10:6; 37:18
  43. ^ Is 60:4; Jn 4:35
  44. ^ Is 43:5; 54:7; 60:4
  45. ^ Is 49:12
  46. ^ Is 45:23; 54:9
  47. ^ Is 52:1; 61:10
  48. ^ Is 1:7; 3:8; 5:6; 51:3
  49. ^ Is 54:1, 2; Zc 10:10
  50. ^ Ps 56:1, 2
  51. ^ Is 54:1-3
  52. ^ Is 29:23; 54:6, 7
  53. ^ Is 27:10; La 1:1
  54. ^ Is 5:13
  55. ^ Is 1:8
  56. ^ Is 60:8
  57. ^ Is 11:10, 12; 18:3; 62:10
  58. ^ Is 14:2; 43:6; 60:4
  59. ^ Is 14:1, 2; 60:3, 10, 11
  60. ^ Is 45:14; 60:14
  61. ^ Ps 72:9; Mc 7:17
  62. ^ Is 41:20; 43:10; 60:16
  63. ^ Ps 37:9; Is 25:9; 26:8
  64. ^ Ps 25:3; Is 45:17; Jl 2:27
  65. ^ Mt 12:29; Lu 11:21
  66. ^ Is 10:6; 14:1, 2; Je 50:33, 34
  67. ^ Is 25:9; 33:22; 35:4
  68. ^ Is 9:4; 14:4; 16:4; 51:13; 54:14
  69. ^ Is 9:20
  70. ^ Is 45:6; Eze 39:7
  71. ^ Is 43:3
  72. ^ Is 49:7

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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