Isaiah 49:4
And I said: “I have labored toward emptiness. I have consumed my strength without purpose and in vain. Therefore, my judgment is with the Lord, and my work is with my God.”
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In The King James Version
In Context
3And he has said to me: “You are my servant, Israel. For in you, I will glory.”
Cross References
Leviticus 26:20Your labor will be consumed to no purpose; the land will not bring forth seedlings, nor will the trees provide their fruit.
Isaiah 40:10Behold, the Lord God will arrive in strength, and his arm will rule. Behold, his reward is with him, and his work is before him.
Isaiah 53:12Therefore, I will allot to him a great number. And he will divide the spoils of the strong. For he has handed over his life to death, and he was reputed among criminals. And he has taken away the sins of many, and he has prayed for the transgressors.
Isaiah 65:2I have extended my hands all day long to an unbelieving people, who advance along a way that is not good, following their own thoughts,
Ezekiel 3:19But if you announce it to the impious man, and he is not converted from his impiety and from his impious way, then indeed he will die in his iniquity. But you will have delivered your own soul.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 49:2-7
Encouragement to the Gentiles. ( b. c. 706.) 1 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 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 And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified. 4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and… Read the whole commentary →