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Isaiah 49:10 They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.

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He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/49.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They will neither hunger nor thirst. The searing sun will not reach them anymore. For the LORD in his mercy will lead them; he will lead them beside cool waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/49.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />they shall not hunger or thirst, neither scorching wind nor sun shall strike them, for he who has pity on them will lead them, and by springs of water will guide them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/49.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/49.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/49.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They shall neither hunger nor thirst, Neither heat nor sun shall strike them; For He who has mercy on them will lead them, Even by the springs of water He will guide them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;They will not hunger or thirst, Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down; For He who has compassion on them will lead them, And He will guide them to springs of water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/49.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They will not hunger or thirst, Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down; For He who has compassion on them will lead them And will guide them to springs of water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />&#8220;They will not hunger or thirst, Neither will the scorching heat or sun strike them down; For He who has compassion on them will lead them, And will guide them to springs of water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/49.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They will not hunger or thirst, Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down; For He who has compassion on them will guide them And will lead them to springs of water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;They will not hunger or thirst, Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down; For He who has compassion on them will lead them, And He will guide them to springs of water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will not hunger or thirst, the scorching heat or sun will not strike them; for their compassionate one will guide them, and lead them to springs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will not hunger or thirst, the scorching heat or sun will not strike them; for their compassionate One will guide them, and lead them to springs of water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/49.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They won't go hungry or get thirsty; they won't be bothered by the scorching sun or hot desert winds. I will be merciful while leading them along to streams of water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/49.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/49.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />They will never be hungry or thirsty, nor will the sun or the burning, hot wind strike them. The one who has compassion on them will lead them and guide them to springs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/49.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />they will never be hungry or thirsty. Sun and desert heat will not hurt them, for they will be led by one who loves them. He will lead them to springs of water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/49.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They won't hunger or thirst, nor will the desert heat or sun beat upon them; for the one who has compassion on them will drive them and guide them alongside springs of water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/49.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/49.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They will not be hungry or thirsty; the sun's oppressive heat will not beat down on them, for one who has compassion on them will guide them; he will lead them to springs of water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun strike them: for he who has mercy on them will lead them, even by springs of water he will guide them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/49.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun strike them, for he who has mercy on them will lead them. He will guide them by springs of water. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They do not hunger, nor thirst, "" Nor do mirage and sun strike them, "" For He who is pitying them leads them, "" And tends them by fountains of waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They do not hunger, nor thirst, Nor smite them doth mirage and sun, For He who is pitying them doth lead them, And by fountains of waters doth tend them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They shall not hunger and they shall not thirst, and the heat shall not strike them, and the sun: for he pitying them shall lead them, and to fountains of water he shall conduct them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They shall not hunger, nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor the sun strike them: for he that is merciful to them, shall be their shepherd, and at the fountains of waters he shall give them drink. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They will not hunger or thirst, nor will the heat of the sun beat down upon them. For the one who takes pity on them will rule them, and he will give them to drink from fountains of waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/49.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They shall not hunger or thirst; nor shall scorching wind or sun strike them; For he who pities them leads them and guides them beside springs of water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/49.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />they shall not hunger or thirst, neither scorching wind nor sun shall strike them down, for he who has pity on them will lead them, and by springs of water will guide them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the sultry heat nor the sun smite them; for he who is merciful to them shall lead them, and by the springs of water shall he bring them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They will not hunger and they will not thirst, and heat or the sun does not hurt them, because their Lover will lead them, and to fountains of waters he shall bring them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They shall not hunger nor thirst, Neither shall the heat nor sun smite them; For He that hath compassion on them will lead them, Even by the springs of water will He guide them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They shall not hunger, neither shall they thirst; neither shall the heat nor the sun smite them; but he that has mercy on them shall comfort <i>them</i>, and by fountains of waters shall he lead them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/49-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=11033" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/49.htm">You are My Servant</a></span><br>&#8230;<span class="reftext">9</span>to say to the prisoners, &#8216;Come out,&#8217; and to those in darkness, &#8216;Show yourselves.&#8217; They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: l&#333; (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">They will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: w&#601;&#183;l&#333; (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7456.htm" title="7456: yir&#183;&#8216;&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#363; (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be hungry. A primitive root; to hunger.">hunger</a> <a href="/hebrew/6770.htm" title="6770: yi&#7779;&#183;m&#257;&#183;&#8217;&#363; (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be thirsty. A primitive root; to thirst.">or thirst,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: w&#601;&#183;l&#333;- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">nor will</a> <a href="/hebrew/8273.htm" title="8273: &#353;&#257;&#183;r&#257;&#7687; (N-ms) -- Burning heat, parched ground. From an unused root meaning to glare; quivering glow, expec. The mirage.">scorching heat</a> <a href="/hebrew/8121.htm" title="8121: w&#257;&#183;&#353;&#257;&#183;me&#353; (Conj-w:: N-cs) -- From an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. A notched battlement.">or sun</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: yak&#183;k&#234;m (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">beat down on them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: k&#238;- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/7355.htm" title="7355: m&#601;&#183;ra&#183;&#7717;a&#774;&#183;m&#257;m (V-Piel-Prtcpl-msc:: 3mp) -- To love, have compassion. A primitive root; to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate.">He who has compassion on them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5090.htm" title="5090: y&#601;&#183;na&#183;ha&#774;&#183;&#7713;&#234;m (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to drive forth, i.e. Lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed; also, to sigh.">will guide them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5095.htm" title="5095: y&#601;&#183;na&#183;ha&#774;&#183;l&#234;m (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to run with a sparkle, i.e. Flow; hence, to conduct, and to protect, sustain.">and lead them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: w&#601;&#183;&#8216;al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">beside</a> <a href="/hebrew/4002.htm" title="4002: mab&#183;b&#363;&#183;&#8216;&#234; (N-mpc) -- A spring (of water). From naba'; a fountain.">springs</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma&#183;yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">of water.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>I will turn all My mountains into roads, and My highways will be raised up.&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-16.htm">Revelation 7:16-17</a></span><br />&#8216;Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.&#8217; / For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. &#8216;He will lead them to springs of living water,&#8217; and &#8216;God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.&#8217;&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1-2</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. / He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a></span><br />But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a></span><br />Jesus answered, &#8220;I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a></span><br />&#8216;He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,&#8217; and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-6.htm">Matthew 5:6</a></span><br />Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-9.htm">Jeremiah 31:9</a></span><br />They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel&#8217;s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-23.htm">Ezekiel 34:23-24</a></span><br />I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd. / I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/121-5.htm">Psalm 121:5-6</a></span><br />The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand. / The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-8.htm">Isaiah 25:8</a></span><br />He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6-7</a></span><br />Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. / The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17-18</a></span><br />The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. / I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1</a></span><br />&#8220;Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-9.htm">Psalm 107:9</a></span><br />For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-1.htm">Psalm 42:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God. / My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God&#8217;s presence?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that has mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.</p><p class="hdg">shall not</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/5-6.htm">Matthew 5:6</a></b></br> Blessed <i>are</i> they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a></b></br> And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/7-16.htm">Revelation 7:16,17</a></b></br> They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat&#8230; </p><p class="hdg">neither</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/4-6.htm">Isaiah 4:6</a></b></br> And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Isaiah 25:4</a></b></br> For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones <i>is</i> as a storm <i>against</i> the wall.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-2.htm">Isaiah 32:2</a></b></br> And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.</p><p class="hdg">he that</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Isaiah 54:10</a></b></br> For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Psalm 23:2-5</a></b></br> He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-9.htm">Jeremiah 31:9</a></b></br> They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim <i>is</i> my firstborn.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/41-15.htm">Beat</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-20.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-20.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Food</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Fountains</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Guide</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-25.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-8.htm">Hunger</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-8.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Mirage</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-21.htm">Need</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-19.htm">Pitying</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-15.htm">Scorching</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-12.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Springs</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-31.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-6.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Tend</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-21.htm">Thirst</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-13.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-21.htm">Water</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-21.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-29.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Beat</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-3.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-26.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-26.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Fountains</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-18.htm">Guide</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-1.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-13.htm">Hunger</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-18.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Mirage</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-19.htm">Need</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-15.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-19.htm">Pitying</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-11.htm">Scorching</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-36.htm">Springs</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-10.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-4.htm">Tend</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Thirst</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-21.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Water</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-10.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-13.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 49</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/49-1.htm">Christ being sent to the Jews, complains of them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/49-5.htm">He is sent to the Gentiles with gracious promises</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">God's love is perpetual to his church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/49-18.htm">The ample restoration of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/49-24.htm">The powerful deliverance out of captivity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It signifies a future time of spiritual fulfillment and abundance, where physical needs are met, symbolizing the deeper spiritual satisfaction found in God. This promise is echoed in <a href="/revelation/7-16.htm">Revelation 7:16</a>, where the redeemed are assured they will neither hunger nor thirst, highlighting the eternal provision in God's kingdom.<p><b>nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them</b><br>This imagery draws from the harsh conditions of the Middle Eastern climate, where the sun and heat can be oppressive. It suggests protection and relief, akin to the pillar of cloud that shielded the Israelites during their exodus (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a>). This protection is a metaphor for God's sheltering presence, offering comfort and safety. It also connects to <a href="/psalms/121-6.htm">Psalm 121:6</a>, where the psalmist declares that the sun will not harm by day, emphasizing God's constant guardianship.<p><b>For He who has compassion on them</b><br>This phrase underscores God's character as compassionate and merciful. The Hebrew word for compassion is often associated with a deep, parental love, reflecting God's tender care for His people. This compassion is a recurring theme in Isaiah, where God is portrayed as a loving Father who desires to restore and redeem His people (<a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Isaiah 54:10</a>). It also prefigures the compassion of Christ, who is moved by the needs of the people (<a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">Matthew 9:36</a>).<p><b>will guide them</b><br>Guidance here implies a shepherd-like leadership, where God directs His people along the right paths. This is reminiscent of <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23:1-3</a>, where the Lord is depicted as a shepherd who leads His flock beside still waters. It also points to the role of the Holy Spirit in guiding believers into all truth (<a href="/john/16-13.htm">John 16:13</a>), ensuring they walk in God's ways.<p><b>and lead them beside springs of water</b><br>Springs of water symbolize life, refreshment, and spiritual renewal. In the arid landscape of the ancient Near East, water was a precious resource, essential for survival. This imagery is used throughout Scripture to represent the life-giving presence of God (<a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a>, <a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a>). It also foreshadows the living water offered by Jesus, which quenches spiritual thirst and leads to eternal life (<a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-39</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_servant_of_the_lord.htm">The Servant of the Lord</a></b><br>In <a href="/bsb/isaiah/49.htm">Isaiah 49</a>, the Servant is a central figure, often interpreted as a prophetic reference to Jesus Christ, who fulfills God's promises and brings salvation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exiles_of_israel.htm">The Exiles of Israel</a></b><br>The immediate context addresses the Israelites in exile, promising them restoration and divine care.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_compassionate_guide.htm">The Compassionate Guide</a></b><br>This refers to God, who is depicted as a compassionate shepherd leading His people to safety and provision.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/springs_of_water.htm">Springs of Water</a></b><br>Symbolic of refreshment, life, and divine provision, often associated with spiritual renewal and sustenance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>Represents the trials and hardships faced by the people, from which God promises deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_care.htm">God's Provision and Care</a></b><br>God promises to meet both physical and spiritual needs, assuring us of His constant provision and care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_guidance.htm">Divine Guidance</a></b><br>Just as God guided the Israelites, He continues to guide us today through His Word and the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_through_trials.htm">Endurance Through Trials</a></b><br>The promise of relief from hunger, thirst, and heat encourages believers to endure present trials with hope in God's future deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_refreshment.htm">Spiritual Refreshment</a></b><br>Springs of water symbolize the spiritual refreshment available through a relationship with God, reminding us to seek Him for renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassionate_leadership.htm">Compassionate Leadership</a></b><br>God's compassion is a model for how we should lead and care for others, reflecting His love and guidance in our interactions.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/49.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Neither shall the heat . . .</span>--The word is the same as the "parched ground" of <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm" title="And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.">Isaiah 35:7</a>, and stands, as there, for the mirage of the scorching desert.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/49.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They shall not hunger nor thirst</span> (cf. <a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a>; <a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>). God's grace is sufficient for his faithful ones. They are content with the sustenance which he awards them, and neither "hunger" nor "thirst." <span class="cmt_word">Neither shall the heat nor sun smite them</span>; rather, <span class="accented">neither shall the glowing sand nor the sun smite them</span> (see <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Isaiah 35:7</a>). To those who walk at noonday over the "glowing sand" of the desert, the heat which "smites them" seems to come as much from below as from above, the white ground reflecting the sun's rays with a force almost equal to that wherewith the rays themselves beat down upon them from the sky. The Lord's faithful ones, in their passage through the wilderness of life, shall be free Item these fearful trials. "The sun shall not smite them by day, neither the moon by night" (<a href="/psalms/121-6.htm">Psalm 121:6</a>) <span class="cmt_word">He that hath mercy on them</span>; or, <span class="accented">that hath compassion on them - that</span> sympathizes with their sufferings, and pities them in their trials (comp. vers. 13 and 15). <span class="cmt_word">Shall lead them</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Psalm 23:2</a>; <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a>). The Oriental shepherd for the most part goes before his flock. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/49-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They will not</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1465;&#1444;&#1488;</span> <span class="translit">(l&#333;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hunger</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1460;&#1512;&#1456;&#1506;&#1464;&#1433;&#1489;&#1493;&#1468;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(yir&#183;&#8216;&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#363;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7456.htm">Strong's 7456: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be hungry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or thirst,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1502;&#1464;&#1428;&#1488;&#1493;&#1468;</span> <span class="translit">(yi&#7779;&#183;m&#257;&#183;&#8217;&#363;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6770.htm">Strong's 6770: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be thirsty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nor will</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1456;&#1500;&#1465;&#1488;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;l&#333;-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the scorching heat</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1512;&#1464;&#1430;&#1489;</span> <span class="translit">(&#353;&#257;&#183;r&#257;&#7687;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8273.htm">Strong's 8273: </a> </span><span class="str2">Burning heat, parched ground</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or sun</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1464;&#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1425;&#1502;&#1462;&#1513;&#1473;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#257;&#183;&#353;&#257;&#183;me&#353;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8121.htm">Strong's 8121: </a> </span><span class="str2">The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">strike them.</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1463;&#1499;&#1468;&#1461;&#1445;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(yak&#183;k&#234;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular &#124; third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1499;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(k&#238;-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He who has compassion on them</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1502;&#1456;&#1512;&#1463;&#1495;&#1458;&#1502;&#1464;&#1443;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(m&#601;&#183;ra&#183;&#7717;a&#774;&#183;m&#257;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct &#124; third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7355.htm">Strong's 7355: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fondle, to love, to compassionate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will guide them</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1456;&#1504;&#1463;&#1492;&#1458;&#1490;&#1461;&#1428;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(y&#601;&#183;na&#183;ha&#774;&#183;&#7713;&#234;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular &#124; third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5090.htm">Strong's 5090: </a> </span><span class="str2">To drive forth, lead, carry away, to proceed, to sigh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and lead them</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1456;&#1504;&#1463;&#1492;&#1458;&#1500;&#1461;&#1469;&#1501;&#1475;</span> <span class="translit">(y&#601;&#183;na&#183;ha&#774;&#183;l&#234;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular &#124; third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5095.htm">Strong's 5095: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lead or guide to a watering place, bring to a place of rest, refresh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beside</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1456;&#1506;&#1463;&#1500;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;&#8216;al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">springs</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1502;&#1463;&#1489;&#1468;&#1445;&#1493;&#1468;&#1506;&#1461;&#1497;</span> <span class="translit">(mab&#183;b&#363;&#183;&#8216;&#234;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4002.htm">Strong's 4002: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spring (of water)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of water.</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1502;&#1463;&#1430;&#1497;&#1460;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(ma&#183;yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 49:10 They shall not hunger nor thirst (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 49:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 49:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/49-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 49:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 49:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

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