Isaiah

Isaiah 49:21–22

²¹Then you will say in your heart,

‘Who has begotten these for me?

I was bereaved and barren;

I was exiled and rejected.

So who has reared them?

Look, I was left all alone,

so where did they come from?’”

²²This is what the Lord GOD says:

“Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations,

and raise My banner to the peoples.

They will bring your sons in their arms^h

and carry your daughters on their shoulders.

Footnotes

h 49:22 Hebrew in their bosom

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Isaiah 49:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then you will say	וְאָמַ֣רְתְּ	wə·’ā·mart	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
in your heart	בִּלְבָבֵ֗ךְ	bil·ḇā·ḇêḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
Who	מִ֤י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
has begotten	יָֽלַד־	yā·laḏ-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
these	אֵ֔לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
for me	לִי֙	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
I	וַאֲנִ֥י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
was bereaved	שְׁכוּלָ֖ה	šə·ḵū·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7909 bereaved, robbed of offspring
and barren	וְגַלְמוּדָ֑ה	wə·ḡal·mū·ḏāh	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular	H1565 hard, barren
I was exiled	גֹּלָ֣ה׀	gō·lāh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
and rejected	וְסוּרָ֗ה	wə·sū·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular	H5494 turn aside
So who	מִ֣י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
has reared them	גִדֵּ֔ל	ḡid·dêl	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1431 grow up, become great
Look	הֵ֤ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
I	אֲנִי֙	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
was left	נִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּי	niš·’ar·tî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7604 remain, be left over
all alone	לְבַדִּ֔י	lə·ḇad·dî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H905 separation
so	אֵ֖לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
where	אֵיפֹ֥ה	’ê·p̄ōh	Interrogative	H375 where?
did they come from	הֵֽם׃פ	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them

Isaiah 49:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּֽה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֞ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Behold	הִנֵּ֨ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
I will lift up	אֶשָּׂ֤א	’eś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
My hand	יָדִ֔י	yā·ḏî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the nations	גּוֹיִם֙	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
and raise	אָרִ֣ים	’ā·rîm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
My banner	נִסִּ֑י	nis·sî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5251 standard, ensign, signal, sign
to	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
the peoples	עַמִּ֖ים	‘am·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
They will bring	וְהֵבִ֤יאוּ	wə·hê·ḇî·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
your sons	בָנַ֙יִךְ֙	ḇā·na·yiḵ	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H1121 son
in their arms	בְּחֹ֔צֶן	bə·ḥō·ṣen	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H2684 bosom
and carry	תִּנָּשֶֽׂאנָה׃	tin·nā·śe·nāh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
your daughters	וּבְנֹתַ֖יִךְ	ū·ḇə·nō·ṯa·yiḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H1323 daughter
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their shoulders	כָּתֵ֥ף	kā·ṯêp̄	Noun - feminine singular	H3802 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side

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