Isaiah 49:4
Then I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for naught, and in vain; yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
3And said to me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
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 to my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
Isaiah 40:10Behold, the LORD GOD will come with strong hand , and his arm will rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
Isaiah 53:12Therefore I will divide to him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul to death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Isaiah 65:2I have spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;
Ezekiel 3:19Yet if thou shalt warn the wicked, and he shall not turn 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 →