Isaiah 49:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שִׁמְע֤וּ אִיִּים֙ אֵלַ֔י וְהַקְשִׁ֥יבוּ לְאֻמִּ֖ים מֵרָח֑וֹק יְהוָה֙ מִבֶּ֣טֶן קְרָאָ֔נִי מִמְּעֵ֥י אִמִּ֖י הִזְכִּ֥יר שְׁמִֽי׃

Transliteration

Šimʿû ʾiyyîm to-me, wə-haqšîḇû ləʾummîm from-rāḥôq: YHWH from-beṭen qərāʾānî, from-məʿê ʾimmî hizkîr šəmî.

Grammar Details

*Šimʿû*: imperative, masculine plural - hear/listen
*ʾiyyîm*: noun, masculine plural - islands/coastlands
*wə-haqšîḇû*: conjunction + imperative, masculine plural - and give attention/pay heed
*ləʾummîm*: noun, masculine plural - peoples/nations
*rāḥôq*: adjective, masculine singular - far/distant
*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
*beṭen*: noun, feminine singular construct - womb/belly
*qərāʾānî*: verb, perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - called me
*məʿê*: noun, masculine plural construct - bowels/inward parts
*ʾimmî*: noun, feminine singular + 1st singular possessive suffix - my mother
*hizkîr*: verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - caused to remember/mentioned
*šəmî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st singular possessive suffix - my name

Word Meanings

*ʾiyyîm*: islands/coastlands/maritime regions
*ləʾummîm*: peoples/nations/communities
*qərāʾānî*: called me/summoned me/named me
*hizkîr*: mentioned/remembered/caused to remember

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Jer 1:5 : 5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Gal 1:15 : 15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
Isa 44:2 : 2 Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
Isa 42:1-4 : 1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. 2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. 3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. 4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
Isa 49:5 : 5 And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.
Isa 55:3 : 3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
Luke 1:15 : 15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
Luke 1:31 : 31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
Luke 2:10-11 : 10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
John 10:36 : 36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world , Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
Eph 2:17 : 17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
Heb 12:25 : 25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
1 Pet 1:20 : 20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
Zeph 2:11 : 11 The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.
Matt 1:20-21 : 20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Isa 57:19 : 19 I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.
Isa 60:9 : 9 Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
Isa 66:19 : 19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.
Isa 51:5 : 5 My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
Isa 42:12 : 12 Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.
Isa 44:24 : 24 Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
Isa 45:22 : 22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
Isa 46:3 : 3 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
Ps 71:5-6 : 5 For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth. 6 By thee have I been holden up{H8738)} from the womb: thou art he that took{H8802)} me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
Isa 9:6 : 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isa 41:1 : 1 Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.
Isa 7:14 : 14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

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