Isaiah 49:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, even by springs of water will he guide them.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹ֤א יִרְעָ֙בוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִצְמָ֔אוּ וְלֹא־יַכֵּ֥ם שָׁרָ֖ב וָשָׁ֑מֶשׁ כִּי־מְרַחֲמָ֣ם יְנַהֲגֵ֔ם וְעַל־מַבּ֥וּעֵי מַ֖יִם יְנַהֲלֵֽם׃

Transliteration

Not yirʿāḇû and-not yiṣmāʾû, and-not-yakkēm šārāḇ wāšāmeš; for-məraḥămām yənahăgēm, and-to-mabbûʿê mayim yənahălēm.

Grammar Details

*yirʿāḇû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will hunger
*yiṣmāʾû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will thirst
*yakkēm*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - it will strike them
*šārāḇ*: noun, masculine singular - heat mirage/burning heat
*wāšāmeš*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and sun
*məraḥămām*: verb, piel participle, masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - one showing mercy to them
*yənahăgēm*: verb, piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - he will lead them
*mabbûʿê*: noun, masculine plural construct - springs of
*mayim*: noun, masculine plural - water
*yənahălēm*: verb, piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - he will guide them

Word Meanings

*yirʿāḇû*: they will hunger/they will be hungry/they will famish
*yiṣmāʾû*: they will thirst/they will be thirsty
*yakkēm*: it will strike them/it will smite them/it will afflict them
*šārāḇ*: heat mirage/burning heat/desert heat
*məraḥămām*: one showing mercy to them/their compassionate one
*yənahăgēm*: he will lead them/he will drive them/he will conduct them
*mabbûʿê*: springs of/fountains of/water sources of
*yənahălēm*: he will guide them/he will lead them gently/he will bring them to resting place

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Referenced Verses

Rev 7:16-17 : 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat: 17 for the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them unto fountains of waters of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.
John 10:3-4 : 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4 {G2532} When he hath put forth all his own, {G4263} he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
Ps 23:2-4 : 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Yea, thou I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
Ps 121:5-6 : 5 Jehovah is thy keeper: Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand. 6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, Nor the moon by night.
Isa 4:6 : 6 And there shall be a pavilion for a shade in the day-time from the heat, and for a refuge and for a covert from storm and from rain.
Isa 14:1 : 1 For Jehovah will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the sojourner shall join himself with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
Isa 25:4 : 4 For thou hast been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Isa 32:2 : 2 And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
Isa 33:16 : 16 He shall dwell on high; his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks; his bread shall be given [him]; his waters shall be sure.
Isa 35:7 : 7 And the glowing sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water: in the habitation of jackals, where they lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
Isa 40:11 : 11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, [and] will gently lead those that have their young.
Isa 54:10 : 10 For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my lovingkindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith Jehovah that hath mercy on thee.
Jer 31:9 : 9 They shall come with weeping; and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way wherein they shall not stumble; for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first-born.
Ezek 34:23 : 23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
Matt 5:6 : 6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
John 6:35 : 35 {G1161} Jesus said unto them. I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not {G4455} hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never {G4455} thirst.

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