Isaiah 49:4
But I, said, To no purpose, have I toiled, For waste and mist—my vigour, have I spent,—Surely, my vindication, is, with, Yahweh, And, my recompence, with my God.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
3And said to me My Servant, thou art,—Israel, in whom I will get myself glory.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:20And your strength shall be spent in vain,—And your land shall not yield her increase, And the trees of the land, shall not yield their fruit.
Psalms 22:22I will declare thy Name unto my brethren,—In the midst of the convocation, will I praise thee.
Isaiah 40:10Lo! My Lord, Yahweh, as a mighty one, doth come, And, his own arm, is about to rule for him,—Lo! his reward, is with him, And, his recompense, before him;
Isaiah 53:12Therefore, will I give him a portion in the great, And the strong, shall he apportion as spoil, Because he poured out, to death his own soul, And with transgressors, let himself be numbered,—Yea, he, the sin of Many, bare, And for transgressors, interposeth.
Isaiah 65:2I have spread out my hands all the day, Unto a rebellious people,—Who walk In the way that is not good, After their own devices.
Ezekiel 3:19Whereas when thou hast warned a lawless man, and he hath not turned from his lawlessness and from his lawless way he in his iniquity shall die, but Thou hast delivered thine own 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 →