Isaiah 49:14-21
Legacy Standard Bible
Promise to Zion
14 But Zion said, “Yahweh has forsaken me,
And the Lord has forgotten me.”
15 “Can a woman forget her infant
And have no compassion on the son of her womb?
Even these may forget, but (A)I will not forget you.
16 Behold, I have (B)inscribed you on the palms of My hands;
Your (C)walls are continually before Me.
17 Your [a]builders hurry;
Your (D)destroyers and devastators
Will depart from you.
18 (E)Lift up your eyes and look around;
(F)All of them gather together; (G)they come to you.
(H)As I live,” declares Yahweh,
“You will surely (I)put on all of them as [b]jewels and bind them on as a bride.
19 For (J)your [c]devastated and desolate places and your destroyed land—
Surely now you will be (K)too cramped for the inhabitants,
And those who (L)swallowed you will be far away.
20 The (M)children of [d]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 (N)say in your heart,
‘Who has borne these for me?
Indeed, I have been bereaved of my children
And am (O)barren, an (P)exile and a wanderer.
And who has reared these?
Behold, I (Q)remained alone;
[e](R)From where did these come?’”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:17 As in DSS and ancient versions; M.T. sons
- Isaiah 49:18 Lit an ornament
- Isaiah 49:19 Or waste
- Isaiah 49:20 Lit your bereavement
- Isaiah 49:21 Lit These, where are they?
Isaiah 50:1-2
Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh Helps His Servant
50 Thus says Yahweh,
“Where is the (A)certificate of divorce
By which I have (B)sent your mother away?
Or to which of My creditors did I (C)sell you?
Behold, you were sold for your (D)iniquities,
And for your (E)transgressions your mother (F)was sent away.
2 Why was there (G)no man when I came?
When I called, why was there none to answer?
Is My (H)hand so short that it cannot ransom?
Or have I no power to deliver?
Behold, I (I)dry up the sea with My rebuke;
I (J)make the rivers a wilderness;
Their fish stink for lack of water
And die of thirst.
Isaiah 62:4
Legacy Standard Bible
4 It will no longer be said to you, “[a](A)Forsaken,”
Nor to your land will it any longer be said, “[b]Desolate”;
But you will be called, “[c]My delight is in her,”
And your land, “[d](B)Married”;
For (C)Yahweh takes pleasure in you,
And to Him your land will be married.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 62:4 Heb Azubah
- Isaiah 62:4 Heb Shemamah
- Isaiah 62:4 Heb Hephzibah
- Isaiah 62:4 Heb Beulah
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