Isaiah

Isaiah 49:1

¹Listen to Me, O islands;^a

pay attention, O distant peoples:

The LORD called Me from the womb;

from the body of My mother He named Me.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Listen	שִׁמְע֤וּ	šim·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
to Me	אֵלַ֔י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
O islands	אִיִּים֙	’î·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H339 coast, region
pay attention	וְהַקְשִׁ֥יבוּ	wə·haq·šî·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H7181 incline, attend
O distant	מֵרָח֑וֹק	mê·rā·ḥō·wq	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7350 distant, far
peoples	לְאֻמִּ֖ים	lə·’um·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3816 people
The LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
called Me	קְרָאָ֔נִי	qə·rā·’ā·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
from the womb	מִבֶּ֣טֶן	mib·be·ṭen	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H990 belly, body, womb
from the body	מִמְּעֵ֥י	mim·mə·‘ê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4578 internal organs, inward parts (intestines, bowels), belly
of My mother	אִמִּ֖י	’im·mî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H517 mother
He named Me	הִזְכִּ֥יר	hiz·kîr	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2142 remember

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.