Updated King James Bible 1850 Edition (KJV)

Isaiah 49

1 Christ, being sent to the Jews, complaineth of them. 5 He is sent to the Gentiles with gracious promises. 13 God's love is perpetual to his Church. 18 The ample restoration of the Church. 24 The powerful deliverance out of captivity.

 49:1 ¶ Listen, 8085 z8798 O isles, 339 unto x413 me; and hearken, 7181 z8685 ye people, 3816 from far; 7350 x4480 The LORD 3068 hath called 7121 z8804 me from the womb; 990 x4480 from the bowels 4578 x4480 of my mother 517 hath he made mention 2142 z8689 of my name. 8034

 49:2 And he hath made 7760 z8799 my mouth 6310 like a sharp 2299 sword; 2719 in the shadow 6738 of his hand 3027 hath he hid 2244 z8689 me, and made 7760 z8799 me a polished 1305 z8803 shaft; 2671 in his quiver 827 hath he hid 5641 z8689 me;

 49:3 And said 559 z8799 unto me, Thou x859 [art] my servant, 5650 O Israel, 3478 in whom x834 I will be glorified. 6286 z8691

 49:4 Then I x589 said, 559 z8804 I have labored 3021 z8804 in vain, 7385 I have spent 3615 z8765 my strength 3581 for naught, 8414 and in vain: 1892 [yet] surely 403 my judgment 4941 [is] with x854 the LORD, 3068 and my work 6468 with x854 my God. 430

 49:5 ¶ And now, x6258 saith 559 z8804 the LORD 3068 that formed 3335 z8802 me from the womb 990 x4480 [to be] his servant, 5650 to bring y7725 z0 Jacob y3290 again 7725 z8788 x3290 to x413 him, Though Israel 3478 be not gathered, 622 z8735 yet shall I be glorious 3513 z8735 in the eyes 5869 of the LORD, 3068 and my God 430 shall be x1961 my strength. 5797

 49:6 And he said, 559 z8799 It is a light thing 7043 z8738 that thou shouldest be x4480 x1961 my servant 5650 to raise up 6965 z8687 x853 the tribes 7626 of Jacob, 3290 and to restore 7725 z8687 the preserved 5341 z8803 z8675 y5336 of Israel: 3478 I will also give 5414 z8804 thee for a light 216 to the Gentiles, 1471 that thou mayest be x1961 my salvation 3444 unto x5704 the end 7097 of the earth. 776

 49:7 Thus x3541 saith 559 z8804 the LORD, 3068 the Redeemer 1350 z8802 of Israel, 3478 [and] his Holy One, 6918 to him whom man 5315 despiseth, 960 to him whom the nation 1471 abhorreth, 8581 z8764 to a servant 5650 of rulers, 4910 z8802 Kings 4428 shall see 7200 z8799 and arise, 6965 z8804 princes 8269 also shall worship, 7812 z8691 because of x4616 the LORD 3068 that x834 is faithful, 539 z8737 [and] the Holy One 6918 of Israel, 3478 and he shall choose 977 z8799 thee.

 49:8 Thus x3541 saith 559 z8804 the LORD, 3068 In an acceptable 7522 time 6256 have I heard 6030 z8804 thee, and in a day 3117 of salvation 3444 have I helped 5826 z8804 thee: and I will preserve 5341 z8799 thee, and give 5414 z8799 thee for a covenant 1285 of the people, 5971 to establish 6965 z8687 the earth, 776 to cause to inherit 5157 z8687 the desolate 8074 z8802 heritages; 5159

 49:9 That thou mayest say 559 z8800 to the prisoners, 631 z8803 Go forth; 3318 z8798 to them that x834 [are] in darkness, 2822 Show y1540 z8734 yourselves. x1540 They shall feed 7462 z8799 in x5921 the ways, 1870 and their pastures 4830 [shall be] in all x3605 high places. 8205

 49:10 They shall not x3808 hunger 7456 z8799 nor x3808 thirst; 6770 z8799 neither x3808 shall the heat 8273 nor sun 8121 smite 5221 z8686 them: for x3588 he that hath mercy 7355 z8764 on them shall lead 5090 z8762 them, even by x5921 the springs 4002 of water 4325 shall he guide 5095 z8762 them.

 49:11 And I will make 7760 z8804 all x3605 my mountains 2022 a way, 1870 and my highways 4546 shall be exalted. 7311 z8799

 49:12 Behold, x2009 these x428 shall come 935 z8799 from far: 7350 x4480 and, lo, x2009 these x428 from the north 6828 x4480 and from the west; 3220 x4480 and these x428 from the land 776 x4480 of Sinim. 5515

 49:13 ¶ Sing, 7442 z8798 O heavens; 8064 and be joyful, 1523 z8798 O earth; 776 and break forth 6476 z8798 into singing, 7440 O mountains: 2022 for x3588 the LORD 3068 hath comforted 5162 z8765 his people, 5971 and will have mercy 7355 z8762 upon his afflicted. 6041

 49:14 But Zion 6726 said, 559 z8799 The LORD 3068 hath forsaken 5800 z8804 me, and my Lord 136 hath forgotten 7911 z8804 me.

 49:15 Can a woman 802 forget 7911 z8799 her sucking child, 5764 that she should not have compassion 7355 z8763 x4480 on the son 1121 of her womb? 990 yea, x1571 they x428 may forget, 7911 z8799 yet will I x595 not x3808 forget 7911 z8799 thee.

 49:16 Behold, x2005 I have graven 2710 z8804 thee upon x5921 the palms of [my] hands; 3709 thy walls 2346 [are] continually 8548 before x5048 me.

 49:17 Thy children 1121 shall make haste; 4116 z8765 thy destroyers 2040 z8764 and they that made thee waste 2717 z8688 shall go forth 3318 z8799 of x4480 thee.

 49:18 ¶ Lift up 5375 z8798 thine eyes 5869 round about, 5439 and behold: 7200 z8798 all x3605 these gather themselves together, 6908 z8738 [and] come 935 z8804 to thee. [As] I x589 live, 2416 saith 5002 z8803 the LORD, 3068 thou shalt surely x3588 clothe 3847 z8799 thee with them all, x3605 as with an ornament, 5716 and bind 7194 z8762 them [on thee], as a bride 3618 [doeth].

 49:19 For x3588 thy waste 2723 and thy desolate places, 8074 z8802 and the land 776 of thy destruction, 2035 shall even x3588 now x6258 be too narrow 3334 z8799 by reason of the inhabitants, 3427 z8802 x4480 and they that swallowed thee up 1104 z8764 shall be far away. 7368 z8804

 49:20 The children 1121 which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost y7923 the other, x7923 shall say 559 z8799 again x5750 in thine ears, 241 The place 4725 [is] too strait 6862 for me: give y5066 z8798 place y4725 x5066 to me that I may dwell. 3427 z8799

 49:21 Then shalt thou say 559 z8804 in thine heart, 3824 Who x4310 hath begotten 3205 z8804 me x853 these, x428 seeing I x589 have lost my children, y7921 z8803 x7909 and am desolate, 1565 a captive, 1540 z8802 and removing to and fro? 5493 z8803 and who x4310 hath brought up 1431 z8765 these? x428 Behold, x2005 I x589 was left 7604 z8738 alone; x905 these, x428 where 375 [had] they x1992 [been]?

 49:22 Thus x3541 saith 559 z8804 the Lord 136 GOD, 3069 Behold, x2009 I will lift up 5375 z8799 mine hand 3027 to x413 the Gentiles, 1471 and set up 7311 z8686 my standard 5251 to x413 the people: 5971 and they shall bring 935 z8689 thy sons 1121 in [their] arms, 2684 and thy daughters 1323 shall be carried 5375 z8735 upon x5921 [their] shoulders. 3802

 49:23 And kings 4428 shall be x1961 thy nursing fathers, 539 z8802 and their queens 8282 thy nursing mothers: 3243 z8688 they shall bow down 7812 z8691 to thee with [their] face 639 toward the earth, 776 and lick up 3897 z8762 the dust 6083 of thy feet; 7272 and thou shalt know 3045 z8804 that x3588 I x589 [am] the LORD: 3068 for they x834 shall not x3808 be ashamed 954 z8799 that wait 6960 z8802 for me.

 49:24 ¶ Shall the prey 4455 be taken 3947 z8714 from the mighty, 1368 x4480 or x518 the lawful 6662 captive 7628 delivered? 4422 z8735

 49:25 But x3588 thus x3541 saith 559 z8804 the LORD, 3068 Even x1571 the captives 7628 of the mighty 1368 shall be taken away, 3947 z8714 and the prey 4455 of the terrible 6184 shall be delivered: 4422 z8735 for I x595 will contend y7378 z8799 with x7378 him that contendeth y3401 with x3401 thee, and I x595 will save 3467 z8686 thy children. 1121

 49:26 And I will feed 398 z8689 x853 them that oppress 3238 z8688 thee with x853 their own flesh; 1320 and they shall be drunken 7937 z8799 with their own blood, 1818 as with sweet wine: 6071 and all x3605 flesh 1320 shall know 3045 z8804 that x3588 I x589 the LORD 3068 [am] thy Savior 3467 z8688 and thy Redeemer, 1350 z8802 the mighty One 46 of Jacob. 3290