Isaiah 49:2

And He hath made My mouth like a sharpened cherev; 1 in the tzel (shadow) of His Yad hath He concealed Me, 1 and made Me a polished arrow; 1 in His quiver hath He hid Me; 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

1Listen, O iyim (islands), unto Me; + 49:1 Moshiach 1 and pay heed, ye nations afar off; 1 Hashem hath called Me from the beten (belly, womb), + 49:1 See Isa 7:14; Gn 3:15; Ps 22:9 f; Mic 5:1-2 1 from the inward parts of immi hath He remembered My Shem. 1

3And said unto Me: + 49:3 Moshiach, i.e., the She'erit of the She'erit, the true and worthy Israel and also the King who personifies the People Thou art Avdi, O Yisroel, 1 Thou in Whom I glorify Myself. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 45:2My lev is stirred with davar tov; 1 I speak my verses to HaMelech; 1 my leshon (tongue) is the et (pen, stylus) 1 of a sofer mahir (ready scribe, skillful writer). 1

Isaiah 11:4But with tzedek shall He judge the needy, 1 and reprove with mishor (equity, justice) for the anvei eretz: 1 and He shall strike the earth with the shevet of His mouth, 1 and with the Ruach of His lips shall he slay the reshah. 1

Isaiah 50:4Adonoi Hashem hath given Me + 50:4 Moshiach; see 2Sm. 7:5 ; Zech. 3:8 and Isa 52:13 1 the leshon limmudim + 50:4 see 8:16 (learned tongue of disciples), 1 that I should know how to speak a devar (word, i.e., word of consolation) in season to him that is weary; 1 He wakeneth baboker baboker (morning by morning), 1 He wakeneth Mine ozen (ear) 1 to hear as the limmudim (disciples, those being taught). 1

Isaiah 61:1The Ruach + 61:1 Hakodesh of Adonoi Hashem is upon me, + 61:1 Moshiach 1 because Hashem mashach (hath anointed) me + 61:1 Moshiach 1 to preach besurah (good news, glad tidings) unto the anavim (meek, poor, oppressed); 1 He hath sent me to bind up the nishberei lev (the brokenhearted), 1 to proclaim deror (freedom, liberty) for the shevuyim ([Golus] captives), 1 and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 1

Jeremiah 15:19Therefore thus saith Hashem: 1 If thou make teshuva (repentance), then will I restore thee, 1 and thou shalt stand before Me; + 15:19 for service, ministry 1 and if thou bring forth [utterance] of the precious rather than the worthless, 1 thou shalt be as My Peh (Mouth): 1 let them turn unto thee; 1 but turn not thou unto them. 1

Luke 23:46And having cried out with a kol gadol, he said, Abba, BYADCHA AFKID RUCHI (into your hands I commit my ruach). + 23:46 Ps 31:5 [6] And this having said, he breathed out his last.

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 →

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