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href="/bsb/isaiah/49.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/49.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He said to me, &#8220You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendor.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/49.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, and you will bring me glory.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/49.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/49.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, in whom I will display My glory.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/49.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And said unto me, Thou <i>art</i> my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/49.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“And He said to me, ‘You <i>are</i> My servant, O Israel, In whom I will be glorified.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, In whom I will show My glory.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/49.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He said to Me, &#8220You are My Servant, Israel, In Whom I will show My glory.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, In Whom I will show My glory.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/49.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, In Whom I will show forth My beautiful glory.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And [the LORD] said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, In Whom I will show My glory.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said to me, &#8220You are My Servant, Israel; I will be glorified in him.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/49.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and he said unto me, Thou art my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD said to me, "Israel, you are my servant; and because of you I will be highly honored." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/49.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and he said unto me, Thou art my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He said to me, "You are my servant Israel. I will display my glory through you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/49.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He said to me, "Israel, you are my servant; because of you, people will praise me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/49.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He said to me: 'You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will glorify myself.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/49.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said to Me, ?You are My Servant, Israel, in whom I will display My glory.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/49.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, through whom I will reveal my splendor." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and he said to me, "You are my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And said to me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/49.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And He says to me, “You are My servant, O Israel, "" In whom I beautify Myself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And He saith to me, 'My servant Thou art, O Israel, In whom I beautify Myself.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will say to me, Thou my servant, Israel, whom I will be honored in thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he said to me: Thou art my servant Israel, for in thee will I glory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he has said to me: “You are my servant, Israel. For in you, I will glory.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/49.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He said to me, You are my servant, in you, Israel, I show my glory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/49.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And said to me, You are my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said to me: “You are my Servant, Israel; in you I am glorified! ?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And He said unto me: 'Thou art My servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and said to me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, and in thee I will be glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/49-3.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=10925" 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>…<span class="reftext">2</span>He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">He said</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">to Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’āt·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">“You</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·dî- (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">are My Servant,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">in whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/bə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6286.htm" title="6286: ’eṯ·pā·’ār (V-Hitpael-Imperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to gleam, i.e. embellish; figuratively, to boast; also to explain oneself; denominative from p'orah, to shake a tree.">I will display My glory.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>But I said, “I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength in futility and vanity; yet My vindication is with the LORD, and My reward is with My God.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <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="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a></span><br />Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. / And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-17.htm">Matthew 3:17</a></span><br />And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a></span><br />The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2-3</a></span><br />I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-4.htm">Romans 9:4-5</a></span><br />the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises. / Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-4.htm">Psalm 135:4</a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-32.htm">Luke 2:32</a></span><br />a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6</a></span><br />For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-47.htm">Acts 13:47</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-11.htm">Jeremiah 13:11</a></span><br />For just as a loincloth clings to a man’s waist, so I have made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to Me, declares the LORD, so that they might be My people for My renown and praise and glory. But they did not listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-12.htm">Ephesians 1:12</a></span><br />in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/11-1.htm">Hosea 11:1</a></span><br />When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Philippians 2:15</a></span><br />so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-23.htm">Zechariah 8:23</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And said to me, You are my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">Isaiah 42:1</a></b></br> Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, <i>in whom</i> my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/43-21.htm">Isaiah 43:21</a></b></br> This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm">Isaiah 44:23</a></b></br> Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done <i>it</i>: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/149-4.htm">Beautify</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Display</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm">Glorified</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm">Glorify</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-11.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-17.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-20.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-14.htm">Show</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-13.htm">Splendor</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/60-7.htm">Beautify</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-21.htm">Display</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-5.htm">Glorified</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-7.htm">Glorify</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-8.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-5.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-5.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Show</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-1.htm">Splendor</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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In the context of Isaiah, this is part of the "Servant Songs," where God speaks to His chosen servant. The use of "He" refers to God, highlighting His authority and the divine origin of the message. This communication is consistent with the prophetic tradition where God speaks to His prophets, as seen in other instances like <a href="/jeremiah/1-4.htm">Jeremiah 1:4-5</a> and <a href="/ezekiel/2.htm">Ezekiel 2:1-3</a>.<p><b>You are My Servant</b><br>The term "Servant" is significant in Isaiah, often referring to a figure who fulfills God's purposes. Historically, this has been understood as Israel collectively, but also prophetically pointing to the Messiah. The servant's role is to carry out God's will, reflecting themes of obedience and mission. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus is identified as the ultimate Servant (<a href="/philippians/2-7.htm">Philippians 2:7</a>).<p><b>Israel</b><br>Here, "Israel" can be seen as both the nation and a representative individual. In the immediate context, it refers to the nation chosen by God to be a light to the Gentiles (<a href="/isaiah/42-6.htm">Isaiah 42:6</a>). However, it also foreshadows the coming of Jesus Christ, who embodies the true Israel, fulfilling the role perfectly (<a href="/matthew/2-15.htm">Matthew 2:15</a>). This duality is a common theme in prophetic literature, where immediate and future fulfillments coexist.<p><b>in whom I will display My glory</b><br>This phrase underscores the purpose of the Servant: to reveal God's glory. In the Old Testament, God's glory is often associated with His presence and power, as seen in the tabernacle and temple (<a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Exodus 40:34-35</a>, <a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a>). The Servant's mission is to manifest God's character and salvation to the world. In the New Testament, Jesus is described as the radiance of God's glory (<a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a>), fulfilling this prophecy by revealing God's nature and bringing salvation through His life, death, and resurrection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book that bears his name. He prophesied during a time of great turmoil and change for the nation of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>In this context, Israel is both the nation chosen by God and a representation of the servant through whom God will display His glory. The term can also be seen as a foreshadowing of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, God is declaring His purpose and plan for Israel, His chosen servant.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/servant.htm">Servant</a></b><br>The servant is a central figure in Isaiah's prophecies, often seen as a representation of Israel and ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/glory.htm">Glory</a></b><br>The manifestation of God's presence and power, which He intends to display through His servant, Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_our_identity_in_christ.htm">Understanding Our Identity in Christ</a></b><br>Just as Israel was called to be God's servant, Christians are called to be servants of Christ, reflecting His glory in the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_glory_through_obedience.htm">God's Glory Through Obedience</a></b><br>The display of God's glory is often linked to the obedience and faithfulness of His people. We are called to live in a way that honors God and reveals His character to others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_servant.htm">The Role of the Servant</a></b><br>The servant's role is to be a light to the nations, pointing others to God. As believers, we are tasked with sharing the Gospel and being a testimony of God's love and grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prophetic_fulfillment_in_christ.htm">Prophetic Fulfillment in Christ</a></b><br>Isaiah's prophecies find their ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, the perfect servant who fully displayed God's glory through His life, death, and resurrection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_with_purpose.htm">Living with Purpose</a></b><br>Understanding that we are part of God's plan to display His glory can give us purpose and direction in our daily lives, encouraging us to live intentionally for Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_49.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 49</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_isaiah_49_3's_'israel'_inconsistent.htm">In Isaiah 49:3, the servant is called “Israel,” but elsewhere seems a single individual—does this create an internal inconsistency? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_a_corporate_election.htm">What is a corporate election?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_servant_songs_in_isaiah.htm">What are the Servant Songs in Isaiah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_isaiah_42_4_contradict_isaiah_53.htm">Why does Isaiah 42:4 seem to contradict later passages that depict the Messiah as suffering and dying (e.g., Isaiah 53)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/49.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Thou art my servant, O Israel.</span>--Not that the "Servant" is merely the nation, but that he fulfils its ideal. "Israel" had begun with being an individual name. It should be so once more in the person of Him who would be truly "a prince with God."<p><span class= "bld">In whom I will be glorified.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">in whom I will glorify myself. </span>The words find a conscious echo in <a href="/context/john/13-31.htm" title="Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.">John 13:31-32</a>; <a href="/context/john/17-1.htm" title="These words spoke Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify your Son, that your Son also may glorify you:">John 17:1-5</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/49.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou art my Servant, O Israel</span>. That the literal "Israel," is not intended appears plainly from ver. 5. The Servant himself is addressed as "Israel," because he "would stand as a new federal head to the nation" (Kay), which would be summed up in him, and also because he would be, in a truer sense than any other, an "Israel," or "Prince with God." In whom <span class="cmt_word">I will be glorified</span> (comp. <a href="/john/13-31.htm">John 13:31</a>, "Now is the Son of man glorified, and <span class="accented">God is glorified in him"</span>). He who is "the Brightness of the Father's glory" sets forth that glory before men, and causes them to glorify him, both with their tongues and in their lives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/49-3.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">He said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֥אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">“You</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֑תָּה</span> <span class="translit">(’āt·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are My servant,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַבְדִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·dî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֕ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in whom</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will display My glory.”</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְפָּאָֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·pā·’ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6286.htm">Strong's 6286: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gleam, embellish, to boast, to explain, oneself, to shake a, tree</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/49-3.htm">Isaiah 49:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/49-3.htm">Isaiah 49:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/49-3.htm">Isaiah 49:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/49-3.htm">Isaiah 49:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/49-3.htm">Isaiah 49:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/49-3.htm">Isaiah 49:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/49-3.htm">Isaiah 49:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/49-3.htm">Isaiah 49:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/49-3.htm">Isaiah 49:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/49-3.htm">Isaiah 49:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/49-3.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 49:3 And he said to me You (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/49-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 49:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 49:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/49-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 49:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 49:4" /></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>