Isaiah
Isaiah 49:23–26
23Kings will be your foster fathers,
and their queens your nursing mothers.
They will bow to you facedown
and lick the dust at your feet.
Then you will know that I am the LORD;
those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
24Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty,
or the captives of a tyranti be delivered?
25Indeed, this is what the LORD says:
“Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away,
and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved;
I will contend with those who contend with you,
and I will save your children.
26I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh;
they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine.
Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD,
am your Savior and your Redeemer,
the Mighty One of Jacob.”
Footnotes
- i 49:24 DSS, Syriac, and Vulgate (see also verse 25); MT of the righteous
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Isaiah 49:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings | מְלָכִ֜ים | mə·lā·ḵîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4428 king |
| will be | וְהָי֨וּ | wə·hā·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| your foster fathers | אֹֽמְנַ֗יִךְ | ’ō·mə·na·yiḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H539 confirm, support |
| and their queens | וְשָׂרֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ | wə·śā·rō·w·ṯê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H8282 princess, noble lady |
| your nursing mothers | מֵינִ֣יקֹתַ֔יִךְ | mê·nî·qō·ṯa·yiḵ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H3243 suck |
| They will bow | יִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּ | yiš·ta·ḥă·wū | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7812 bow down |
| to you | לָ֔ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| facedown | אַפַּ֗יִם | ’ap·pa·yim | Noun - md | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| and lick | יְלַחֵ֑כוּ | yə·la·ḥê·ḵū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3897 lick |
| the dust | וַעֲפַ֥ר | wa·‘ă·p̄ar | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6083 dry earth, dust |
| at your feet | רַגְלַ֖יִךְ | raḡ·la·yiḵ | Noun - feminine dual construct; second person feminine singular | H7272 foot |
| Then you will know | וְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ | wə·yā·ḏa·‘at | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אֲנִ֣י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| those who | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| hope in Me | קוָֹֽי׃ס | qō·wāy | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H6960 wait for |
| will never | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be put to shame | יֵבֹ֖שׁוּ | yê·ḇō·šū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H954 be ashamed |
Isaiah 49:24
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can the plunder | מַלְק֑וֹחַ | mal·qō·w·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H4455 booty, prey |
| be snatched | הֲיֻקַּ֥ח | hă·yuq·qaḥ | Verb - QalPass - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| from the mighty | מִגִּבּ֖וֹר | mig·gib·bō·wr | Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular | H1368 strong, mighty |
| or | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| the captives | שְׁבִ֥י | šə·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7628 captivity, captives |
| of a tyrant | צַדִּ֖יק | ṣad·dîq | Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| be delivered | יִמָּלֵֽט׃ | yim·mā·lêṭ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4422 slip away |
Isaiah 49:25
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indeed | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this is what | כֹ֣ה׀ | ḵōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Even | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| the captives | שְׁבִ֤י | šə·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7628 captivity, captives |
| of the mighty | גִבּוֹר֙ | ḡib·bō·wr | Adjective - masculine singular | H1368 strong, mighty |
| will be taken away | יֻקָּ֔ח | yuq·qāḥ | Verb - QalPass - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| and the plunder | וּמַלְק֥וֹחַ | ū·mal·qō·w·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4455 booty, prey |
| of the tyrant | עָרִ֖יץ | ‘ā·rîṣ | Adjective - masculine singular | H6184 awe-inspiring, terror-striking |
| will be retrieved | יִמָּלֵ֑ט | yim·mā·lêṭ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4422 slip away |
| I | אָנֹכִ֣י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| will contend | אָרִ֔יב | ’ā·rîḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7378 strive, contend |
| with | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H854 with |
| those who contend with you | יְרִיבֵךְ֙ | yə·rî·ḇêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H3401 opponent, adversary |
| and I | אָנֹכִ֥י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| will save | אוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ | ’ō·wō·šî·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3467 deliver |
| your children | בָּנַ֖יִךְ | bā·na·yiḵ | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H1121 son |
Isaiah 49:26
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will make your oppressors | מוֹנַ֙יִךְ֙ | mō·w·na·yiḵ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H3238 suppress (?), oppress, maltreat |
| eat | וְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֤י | wə·ha·’ă·ḵal·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H398 eat |
| their own flesh | בְּשָׂרָ֔ם | bə·śā·rām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1320 flesh |
| they will be drunk | יִשְׁכָּר֑וּן | yiš·kā·rūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H7937 be, or beocme, drunk, drunken |
| on their own blood | דָּמָ֣ם | dā·mām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1818 blood |
| as with wine | וְכֶעָסִ֖יס | wə·ḵe·‘ā·sîs | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6071 sweet wine |
| Then all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| mankind | בָּשָׂ֗ר | bā·śār | Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| will know | וְיָדְע֣וּ | wə·yā·ḏə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אֲנִ֤י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| am your Savior | מֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֔ךְ | mō·wō·šî·‘êḵ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H3467 deliver |
| and your Redeemer | וְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְ | wə·ḡō·’ă·lêḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H1350 redeem, act as kinsman |
| the Mighty | אֲבִ֥יר | ’ă·ḇîr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H46 strong |
| One of Jacob | יַעֲקֹֽב׃ס | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 49:23 Isaiah 60:14 · Isaiah 60:16 · Isaiah 60:3 · Micah 7:17 · Isaiah 45:14 · Isaiah 60:10–11 · Romans 10:11 · Psalm 25:3 · Isaiah 64:4 · Isaiah 49:7 · Revelation 3:9 · Isaiah 25:9
Isaiah 49:24 Luke 11:21–22 · Psalm 124:6–7 · Matthew 12:29 · Ezekiel 37:3 · Isaiah 42:22 · Ezra 9:13 · Ezra 9:9 · Psalm 126:1–3 · Isaiah 53:12 · Nehemiah 9:37 · Ezekiel 37:11
Isaiah 49:25 Isaiah 54:15–17 · Isaiah 35:4 · Isaiah 41:11–12 · Jeremiah 50:33–34 · Isaiah 54:13 · Romans 8:31–39 · Zechariah 14:12 · Isaiah 10:27 · Isaiah 14:2 · Genesis 12:3 · Zechariah 9:11 · 1 John 3:8
Isaiah 49:26 Isaiah 9:20 · Isaiah 41:14–20 · Isaiah 9:4 · Revelation 16:6 · Isaiah 60:16 · Isaiah 43:3 · Psalm 9:16 · Ezekiel 39:7 · Psalm 58:10–11 · Isaiah 45:6 · Psalm 83:18 · Revelation 14:20
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.