Isaiah

Isaiah 49:9–12

⁹to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’

and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’

They will feed along the pathways,

and find pasture on every barren hill.

¹⁰They will not hunger or thirst,

nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them.^d

For He who has compassion on them will guide them

and lead them beside springs of water.

¹¹I will turn all My mountains into roads,

and My highways will be raised up.

¹²Behold, they will come from far away,

from the north and from the west,^e

and from the land of Aswan.^f”

Footnotes

d 49:10 Cited in Revelation 7:16|REV 7:16
e 49:12 Or from the sea
f 49:12 That is, a region in southern Egypt (from DSS); MT the land of Sinim

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Isaiah 49:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to say	לֵאמֹ֤ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
to the prisoners	לַֽאֲסוּרִים֙	la·’ă·sū·rîm	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H631 tie, bind, imprison
Come out	צֵ֔אוּ	ṣê·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
and to those	לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר	la·’ă·šer	Preposition-l; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
in darkness	בַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְ	ba·ḥō·šeḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
Show yourselves	הִגָּל֑וּ	hig·gā·lū	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1540 uncover, remove
They will feed	יִרְע֔וּ	yir·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
along	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the pathways	דְּרָכִ֣ים	də·rā·ḵîm	Noun - common plural	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and find pasture	מַרְעִיתָֽם׃	mar·‘î·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4830 pasturing, shepherding, pasturage
on every	וּבְכָל־	ū·ḇə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
barren hill	שְׁפָיִ֖ים	šə·p̄ā·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8205 bareness, smooth or bare (treeless) height

Isaiah 49:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They will not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
hunger	יִרְעָ֙בוּ֙	yir·‘ā·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7456 be hungry
or thirst	יִצְמָ֔אוּ	yiṣ·mā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6770 be thirsty
nor will	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
scorching heat	שָׁרָ֖ב	šā·rāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H8273 burning heat
or sun	וָשָׁ֑מֶשׁ	wā·šā·meš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
beat down on them	יַכֵּ֥ם	yak·kêm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5221 smite
For	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He who has compassion on them	מְרַחֲמָ֣ם	mə·ra·ḥă·mām	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7355 love
will guide them	יְנַהֲגֵ֔ם	yə·na·hă·ḡêm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5090 drive, conduct
and lead them	יְנַהֲלֵֽם׃	yə·na·hă·lêm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5095 lead, guide to a watering-place (or station), and cause to rest there; bring to a…
beside	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
springs	מַבּ֥וּעֵי	mab·bū·‘ê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4002 spring of water
of water	מַ֖יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

Isaiah 49:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will turn	וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י	wə·śam·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
My mountains	הָרַ֖י	hā·ray	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
into roads	לַדָּ֑רֶךְ	lad·dā·reḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and My highways	וּמְסִלֹּתַ֖י	ū·mə·sil·lō·ṯay	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H4546 highway
will be raised up	יְרֻמֽוּן׃	yə·ru·mūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7311 be high, exalted, rise

Isaiah 49:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הִנֵּה־	hin·nêh-	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
they	אֵ֕לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
will come	יָבֹ֑אוּ	yā·ḇō·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
from far away	מֵרָח֖וֹק	mê·rā·ḥō·wq	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7350 distant, far
from the north	מִצָּפ֣וֹן	miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H6828 north
and from the west	וּמִיָּ֔ם	ū·mî·yām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and from	וְאֵ֖לֶּה	wə·’êl·leh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
the land	מֵאֶ֥רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Aswan	סִינִֽים׃	sî·nîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H5515 Sinim