Isaiah 49:19

Though you were a waste and desolate, a land that was in ruins, 1 now you will be too small for the inhabitants, and those who devoured you will be far away. 1

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For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.

In Context

18Look around and see, they are all gathering and coming to you. 1 As surely as I live—this is Yahweh's declaration—you will surely wear them like jewelry, and you will put them on like a bride. 1

20The children born during the time of your bereavement will say in your hearing, 1 'The place is too cramped for us, make room for us, so we may live here.' 1

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Cross References

Psalms 56:1Be merciful to me, God, for men are attacking me! 1 All the day long those who fight me press their assault. 1

Proverbs 1:12Let us swallow them up alive, like Sheol takes away those who are healthy, 1 and make them like those who fall into the pit. 1

Isaiah 49:8This is what Yahweh says, 1 “At a time I decide to show my favor I will answer you, and in a day of salvation I will help you; 1 I will protect you, and give you as a covenant for the people, 1 to rebuild the land, to reassign the desolate inheritance. 1

Isaiah 49:25But this is what Yahweh says, 1 “Yes, the captives will be taken away from the warrior, and spoils will be rescued; 1 for I will oppose your adversary and save your children. 1

Isaiah 54:1“Sing, you barren woman, you who have not given birth; break into joyful singing and cry aloud, you who have never been in birth labor. 1 For the children of the desolate one are more than the children of the married woman,” says Yahweh. 1

Jeremiah 30:16So everyone who consumes you will be consumed, and all of your adversaries will go into captivity. 1 For the ones who have plundered you will become plunder, and I will make all of the ones despoiling you a spoil. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 49:19-24

Encouragement to Zion. ( b. c. 706.) 18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord , thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth. 19 For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. 20 The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost… Read the whole commentary →

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