Isaiah 49:4
Then I said, I have laboured in vain, 1 I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: 1 Yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, 1 And my work with my God. 1
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In Context
3And said unto me, Thou art my servant, 1 O Israel, in whom I will be glorified. 1
Cross References
Leviticus 26:20and your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
Psalms 22:22I will declare thy name unto my brethren: 1 In the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. 1
Isaiah 40:10Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, 1 And his arm shall rule for him: 1 Behold, his reward is with him, 1 And his work before him. 1
Isaiah 53:12Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, 1 And he shall divide the spoil with the strong; 1 Because he hath poured out his soul unto death: 1 And he was numbered with the transgressors; 1 And he bare the sin of many, 1 And made intercession for the transgressors.
Isaiah 65:2I have spread out mine hands all the day unto a rebellious people, 1 Which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts; 1
Ezekiel 3:19Yet 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 →