Isaiah 49:10

They will not be hungry or thirsty any more; the hot sun will not beat upon them again [DOU]. I, Yahweh, will act mercifully toward them and lead them; I will lead them to where there are springs of cool water.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

In Context

9I will say to those who were captured and ◄exiled/taken to Babylonia►, ‘Leave Babylonia and return to your own country!’ And I will say to those who are in dark prisons, ‘Come out into the light!’ When that happens, they will again be like [MET] sheep that eat grass in green pastures, on hills where previously there was no grass.

11And I will cause the mountains to become as though they were level roads, and I will prepare good highways for my people to travel on, to return to Jerusalem.

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Cross References

Psalms 121:5Yahweh watches over us; he is like the shade [MET] that protects us from the sun.

Isaiah 4:6that will shelter the people from the sun during the daytime and protect them when there are windstorms and rain.

Isaiah 25:4Yahweh, you are like [SIM] a strong tower where poor people can ◄find refuge/be safe►, a place where needy people can go when they are distressed. You are like [MET] a place where people can find refuge in a storm and where they can be shaded from the hot sun. Ruthless/Cruel people oppress us; they are like [SIM] a storm beating against a wall,

Isaiah 33:16they are the people who will live safely [MTY]; they will find places to be safe in the caves in the mountains. They will have plenty of food and water.

Isaiah 40:11He will take care of his people like [SIM] a shepherd takes care of his sheep, and carries the young lambs in his arms. He carries them close to his chest and he gently leads the female sheep that are nursing their young lambs.

Jeremiah 31:9They will be crying as they return, and they will be praying to me. I will guide them along streams of water, on level paths where they will not stumble. I will do this because I am like a father to the Israeli people; it is as though Israel is my oldest son.”

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 49:8-13

Encouragement to the Gentiles. ( b. c. 706.) 7 Thus saith the Lord , the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee. 8 Thus saith the Lord , In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the… Read the whole commentary →

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