Isaiah 49:4
And I said: I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength without cause and in vain: therefore my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
3And he said to me: Thou art my servant Israel, for in thee will I glory.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:20Your labour shall be spent in vain, the ground shall not bring forth her increase, nor the trees yield their fruit.
Psalms 22:22Save me from the lion's mouth; and my lowness from the horns of the unicorns.
Isaiah 40:10Behold the Lord God shall come with strength, and his arm shall rule: Behold his reward is with him and his work is before him.
Isaiah 53:12Therefore will I distribute to him very many, and he shall divide the spoils of the strong, because he hath delivered his soul unto death, and was reputed with the wicked: and he hath borne the sins of many, and hath prayed for the transgressors.
Isaiah 65:2I have spread forth my hands all the day to an unbelieving people, who walk in a way that is not good after their own thoughts.
Ezekiel 3:19But if thou give warning to the wicked, and he be not converted from his wickedness, and from his evil way: he indeed 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 →