Focused Passage

Isaiah 49:22-26

The Servant Restores Israel and Becomes a Light for the Nations

From the Servant’s womb-called mission, to his apparent frustration and divine vindication, to the expansion of salvation to the nations, to the restoration of prisoners and exiles, to Zion’s comfort and renewal, to the LORD’s final promise that captives will be rescued from the mighty.

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22This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.

23Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”

24Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?

25Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.

26I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 22

Original words

This is whatכֹּֽה־H3541Adverbthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֣יH136Noun - proper - masculine singularGODיְהוִ֗הH3069Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֞רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularBeholdהִנֵּ֨הH2009InterjectionI will lift upאֶשָּׂ֤אH5375Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularMy handיָדִ֔יH3027Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe nationsגּוֹיִם֙H1471Noun - masculine pluraland raiseאָרִ֣יםH7311Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularMy bannerנִסִּ֑יH5251Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singulartoוְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe peoplesעַמִּ֖יםH5971Noun - masculine pluralThey will bringוְהֵבִ֤יאוּH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralyour sonsבָנַ֙יִךְ֙H1121Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularin their armsבְּחֹ֔צֶןH2684Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularand carryתִּנָּשֶֽׂאנָה׃H5375Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralyour daughtersוּבְנֹתַ֖יִךְH1323Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositiontheir shouldersכָּתֵ֥ףH3802Noun - feminine singular

BSB notes

  • Hebrew in their bosom
Verse 23

Original words

Kingsמְלָכִ֜יםH4428Noun - masculine pluralwill beוְהָי֨וּH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralyour foster fathersאֹֽמְנַ֗יִךְH539Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularand their queensוְשָׂרֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙H8282Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralyour nursing mothersמֵינִ֣יקֹתַ֔יִךְH3243Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singularThey will bowיִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּH7812Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralto youלָ֔ךְPreposition | second person feminine singularfacedownאַפַּ֗יִםH639Noun - md. . .אֶ֚רֶץH776Noun - feminine singularand lickיְלַחֵ֑כוּH3897Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe dustוַעֲפַ֥רH6083Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructat your feetרַגְלַ֖יִךְH7272Noun - feminine dual construct | second person feminine singularThen you will knowוְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙H3045Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singularthatכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionIאֲנִ֣יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularthose whoאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativehope in Meקוָֹֽי׃סH6960Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singularwill neverלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlebe put to shameיֵבֹ֖שׁוּH954Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Verse 24

Original words

Can the plunderמַלְק֑וֹחַH4455Noun - masculine singularbe snatchedהֲיֻקַּ֥חH3947Verb - QalPass - Imperfect - third person masculine singularfrom the mightyמִגִּבּ֖וֹרH1368Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singularorוְאִם־H518Conjunctionthe captivesשְׁבִ֥יH7628Noun - masculine singular constructof a tyrantצַדִּ֖יקH6662Adjective - masculine singularbe deliveredיִמָּלֵֽט׃H4422Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

BSB notes

  • DSS, Syriac, and Vulgate (see also verse 25); MT of the righteous
Verse 25

Original words

Indeedכִּי־H3588Conjunctionthis is whatכֹ֣ה׀H3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularEvenגַּם־H1571Conjunctionthe captivesשְׁבִ֤יH7628Noun - masculine singular constructof the mightyגִבּוֹר֙H1368Adjective - masculine singularwill be taken awayיֻקָּ֔חH3947Verb - QalPass - Imperfect - third person masculine singularand the plunderוּמַלְק֥וֹחַH4455Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularof the tyrantעָרִ֖יץH6184Adjective - masculine singularwill be retrievedיִמָּלֵ֑טH4422Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularIאָנֹכִ֣יH595Pronoun - first person common singularwill contendאָרִ֔יבH7378Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerwithוְאֶת־H854Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthose who contend with youיְרִיבֵךְ֙H3401Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singularand Iאָנֹכִ֥יH595Pronoun - first person common singularwill saveאוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃H3467Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularyour childrenבָּנַ֖יִךְH1121Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Verse 26

Original words

I will make your oppressorsמוֹנַ֙יִךְ֙H3238Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markereatוְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֤יH398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markertheir own fleshבְּשָׂרָ֔םH1320Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralthey will be drunkיִשְׁכָּר֑וּןH7937Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nunon their own bloodדָּמָ֣םH1818Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralas with wineוְכֶעָסִ֖יסH6071Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularThen allכָל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructmankindבָּשָׂ֗רH1320Noun - masculine singularwill knowוְיָדְע֣וּH3045Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralthatכִּ֣יH3588ConjunctionIאֲנִ֤יH589Pronoun - first person common singularthe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularam your Saviorמֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֔ךְH3467Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singularand your Redeemerוְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְH1350Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singularthe Mightyאֲבִ֥ירH46Noun - masculine singular constructOne of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃סH3290Noun - proper - masculine singular

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