Isaiah 49:4
And I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and in vain; nevertheless my judgment is with Jehovah, and my work with my God.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
3And he said unto me, Thou art my servant, Israel, in whom I will glorify myself.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:20and your strength shall be spent in vain, and your land shall not yield its produce; and the trees of the land shall not yield their fruit.
Psalms 22:22I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
Isaiah 40:10Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come with might, and his arm shall rule for him; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompence before him.
Isaiah 53:12Therefore will I assign him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong: because he hath poured out his soul unto death, and was reckoned with the transgressors; and he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Isaiah 65:2I have stretched out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, who walk in a way not good, after their own thoughts;
Ezekiel 3:19But if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy 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 →