Isaiah 49:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;”
Isaiah 49:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 49:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 49:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He has made my mouth like a sharp sword. He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand. He has made me a polished shaft. He has kept me close in his quiver.”
Isaiah 49:2 — World English Bible
Isaiah 49:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me: and he hath made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he kept me close:”
Isaiah 49:2 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 49:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he maketh my mouth as a sharp sword, In the shadow of His hand He hath hid me, And He maketh me for a clear arrow, In His quiver He hath hid me.”
Isaiah 49:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 49:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword, he hath concealed me under the shadow of his hand, and he hath made me a polished shaft: in his quiver hath he hidden me. ”
Isaiah 49:2 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 49:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And hee hath made my mouth like a sharpe sworde: vnder the shadowe of his hande hath he hid mee, and made me a chosen shafte, and hid me in his quiuer,”
Isaiah 49:2 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 49:2 in Context — Isaiah 49
1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
3 And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.
What Does Isaiah 49:2 Mean?
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