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I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/46.htm">New Living Translation</a> I will be your God throughout your lifetime— until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you. <a href="/esv/isaiah/46.htm">English Standard Version</a> even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/46.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/46.htm">King James Bible</a> And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/46.htm">New King James Version</a> Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/46.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Even to your old age I will be the same, And even to your graying years I will carry you! I have done it, and I will bear you; And I will carry you and I will save you. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/46.htm">NASB 1995</a> Even to your old age I will be the same, And even to your graying years I will bear you! I have done it, and I will carry you; And I will bear you and I will deliver you. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/46.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Even to your old age, I shall be the same, And even to your graying years I shall bear you! I have done it, and I shall carry you; And I shall bear you, and I shall deliver you. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/46.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Even to your old age I will be the same, And even to your graying years I will bear you! I have done it, and I will carry you; And I will bear you, and I will rescue you. <a href="/amp/isaiah/46.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Even to your old age I am He, And even to your advanced old age I will carry you! I have made you, and I will carry you; Be assured I will carry you and I will save you. <a href="/csb/isaiah/46.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will be the same until your old age, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will bear and rescue you. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/46.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will be the same until your old age, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will bear and save you.&#8221 <a href="/asv/isaiah/46.htm">American Standard Version</a> and even to old age I am he, and even to hoar hairs will I carry you; I have made, and I will bear; yea, I will carry, and will deliver. <a href="/cev/isaiah/46.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I will still be the same when you are old and gray, and I will take care of you. I created you. I will carry you and always keep you safe. <a href="/erv/isaiah/46.htm">English Revised Version</a> and even to old age I am he, and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; yea, I will carry, and will deliver. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/46.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Even when you're old, I'll take care of you. Even when your hair turns gray, I'll support you. I made you and will continue to care for you. I'll support you and save you. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/46.htm">Good News Translation</a> I am your God and will take care of you until you are old and your hair is gray. I made you and will care for you; I will give you help and rescue you. <a href="/isv/isaiah/46.htm">International Standard Version</a> Even until your old age, I am the one, and I'll carry you even until your gray hairs come. It is I who have created, and I who will carry, and it is I who will bear and save. <a href="/msb/isaiah/46.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you. <a href="/net/isaiah/46.htm">NET Bible</a> Even when you are old, I will take care of you, even when you have gray hair, I will carry you. I made you and I will support you; I will carry you and rescue you. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/46.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs will I carry you. I have made, and I will bear; yes, I will carry, and will deliver. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/46.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoary hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. <a href="/web/isaiah/46.htm">World English Bible</a> Even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear. Yes, I will carry, and will deliver. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/46.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Even to old age, I [am] He, and to grey hairs I carry, "" I made, and I bear, indeed, I carry and deliver. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/46.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Even to old age I am He, and to grey hairs I carry, I made, and I bear, yea, I carry and deliver. <a href="/slt/isaiah/46.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> find even to old age I am he; and even to grayness I will bear; I made and I will lift up, and I will bear, and I will deliver.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/46.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Even to your old age I am the same, and to your grey hairs I will carry you: I have made you, and I will bear: I will carry and will save. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/46.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Even to your old age, I am the same. And even with your grey hairs, I will carry you. I have made you, and I will sustain you. I will carry you, and I will save you. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/46.htm">New American Bible</a> Even to your old age I am he, even when your hair is gray I will carry you; I have done this, and I will lift you up, I will carry you to safety. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/46.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> even to your old age I am he, even when you turn gray I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/46.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Even to your old age I am he; and even to gray hairs I will endure. I have made and I will sustain; even I will carry and will deliver. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/46.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Until old age, I am He, and unto ancient age I shall carry. I have made and I shall lift up and I shall carry and I shall deliver<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/46.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Even to old age I am the same, And even to hoar hairs will I carry you; I have made, and I will bear; Yea, I will carry, and will deliver. <a href="/sep/isaiah/46.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> I am he; and until ye shall have grown old, I am he: I bear you, I have made, and I will relieve, I will take up and save you. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/46-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=10348" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/46.htm">Babylon's Idols</a> …3“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth. 4<a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">Even to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2209.htm" title="2209: ziq·nāh (N-fs) -- Old age. Feminine of zaqen; old age.">your old age,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">will be the same,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">and I</a> <a href="/hebrew/5445.htm" title="5445: ’es·bōl (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To bear (a heavy load). A primitive root; to carry, or be burdensome; specifically, to be gravid.">will bear you up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/7872.htm" title="7872: šē·ḇå̄h (N-fs) -- Hoary head, old age. Feminine of seyb; old age.">you turn gray.</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">have made you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">and I</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: ’eś·śā (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">will carry you;</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/5445.htm" title="5445: ’es·bōl (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To bear (a heavy load). A primitive root; to carry, or be burdensome; specifically, to be gravid.">will sustain you</a> <a href="/hebrew/4422.htm" title="4422: wa·’ă·mal·lêṭ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjImperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be smooth, i.e. to escape; causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks.">and deliver you.</a> 5To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-6.htm">Deuteronomy 31:6</a> Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.” <a href="/psalms/71-18.htm">Psalm 71:18</a> Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come. <a href="/psalms/92-14.htm">Psalm 92:14</a> In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain, <a href="/psalms/48-14.htm">Psalm 48:14</a> For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death. <a href="/psalms/73-24.htm">Psalm 73:24-26</a> You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory. / Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You. / My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a> Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. <a href="/isaiah/41-13.htm">Isaiah 41:13</a> For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you. <a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Isaiah 43:2</a> When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze. <a href="/isaiah/40-29.htm">Isaiah 40:29-31</a> He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. / Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. / But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. <a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a> In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. <a href="/jeremiah/32-40.htm">Jeremiah 32:40</a> I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me. <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a> Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! <a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a> and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” <a href="/john/10-28.htm">John 10:28-29</a> I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. / My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand. <a href="/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16-18</a> And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever— / the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you. / I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.even to your<a href="/isaiah/41-4.htm">Isaiah 41:4</a> Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.<a href="/isaiah/43-13.htm">Isaiah 43:13,25</a> Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it? … <a href="/psalms/92-14.htm">Psalm 92:14</a> They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;even to hoar<a href="/psalms/48-14.htm">Psalm 48:14</a> For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.<a href="/psalms/71-18.htm">Psalm 71:18</a> Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/38-12.htm">Age</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-8.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm">Care</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-2.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-29.htm">Gray</a> <a href="/job/15-10.htm">Grey-Haired</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-29.htm">Hairs</a> <a href="/psalms/147-16.htm">Hoar</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-29.htm">Hoary</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-2.htm">Rescue</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-15.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-2.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-2.htm">Save</a> <a href="/songs/2-5.htm">Sustain</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Age</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-7.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-21.htm">Care</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-7.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-7.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/hosea/7-9.htm">Gray</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">Grey-Haired</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-3.htm">Hairs</a> <a href="/exodus/16-14.htm">Hoar</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-32.htm">Hoary</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-8.htm">Rescue</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-1.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-14.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-7.htm">Save</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-4.htm">Sustain</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 46</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">The idols of Babylon could not save themselves</a> 3. <a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm">God saves his people to the end</a> 5. <a href="/isaiah/46-5.htm">Idols are not comparable to God for power</a> 12. <a href="/isaiah/46-12.htm">Or present salvation.</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/46.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/46.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Even to your old age, I will be the same This phrase emphasizes God's unchanging nature and eternal faithfulness. In a world where everything changes, God remains constant. This is consistent with other scriptures such as <a href="/malachi/3-6.htm">Malachi 3:6</a>, "For I the Lord do not change," and <a href="/hebrews/13-8.htm">Hebrews 13:8</a>, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." The assurance of God's unchanging nature provides comfort and stability to believers, especially as they face the uncertainties of aging and life's transitions.and I will bear you up when you turn gray Here, God promises His continued support and care throughout the entirety of one's life, even into old age. This reflects the cultural context of ancient Israel, where old age was often associated with wisdom but also vulnerability. The imagery of God bearing His people is reminiscent of <a href="/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Deuteronomy 1:31</a>, where God is described as carrying Israel as a father carries his son. This conveys a deep sense of personal care and protection.I have made you, and I will carry you This phrase underscores God's role as Creator and Sustainer. The act of creation implies a responsibility and commitment to the created. In <a href="/isaiah/44-24.htm">Isaiah 44:24</a>, God declares, "I am the Lord, who made all things." The promise to carry His people suggests a nurturing relationship, akin to a shepherd with his sheep, as seen in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>. It also reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God is both the origin and the sustainer of His people.I will sustain you and deliver you God's promise to sustain and deliver His people highlights His role as both provider and savior. This is a recurring theme throughout the Bible, where God delivers His people from physical and spiritual dangers. The historical context of Isaiah includes the Babylonian exile, where God's deliverance was a central hope for the Israelites. This promise also points forward to the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who provides salvation from sin and eternal life, as seen in passages like <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a> and <a href="/romans/8-2.htm">Romans 8:2</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah's ministry was primarily to the Kingdom of Judah. He is known for his prophecies concerning the coming of the Messiah and the salvation of the Lord. 2. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> In the broader context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/46.htm">Isaiah 46</a>, Babylon represents the power and idolatry that stands in opposition to God. The chapter contrasts the impotence of Babylonian idols with the power and faithfulness of God. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The primary audience of Isaiah's message, the Israelites were often tempted to turn to idols and needed reassurance of God's enduring presence and support.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_unchanging_nature.htm">God's Unchanging Nature</a> God declares, "I will be the same," highlighting His immutable nature. Unlike the changing circumstances of life, God remains constant and reliable. <a href="/topical/d/divine_sustenance_and_deliverance.htm">Divine Sustenance and Deliverance</a> The promise "I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you" assures believers of God's ongoing support and rescue, regardless of age or situation. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_faithfulness.htm">Trust in God's Faithfulness</a> Believers are encouraged to trust in God's faithfulness throughout their lives, knowing that He has been, and will continue to be, their support and deliverer. <a href="/topical/r/rejecting_idolatry.htm">Rejecting Idolatry</a> In the context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/46.htm">Isaiah 46</a>, the impotence of idols is contrasted with God's power. Believers are reminded to place their trust in God alone, rather than in worldly powers or possessions. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_aging.htm">Hope in Aging</a> The verse provides comfort and hope for those in their later years, affirming that God's care does not diminish with age.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_46.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 46</a> <a href="/q/how_does_an_unchanging_god_respond_to_time.htm">Isaiah 46:4: How can an eternal, unchanging God appear to respond to temporal events in a way that seems to involve change or progression over time? </a> <a href="/q/can_a_gay_person_be_a_pastor.htm">What is the biblical perspective on gray hair?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_you_live_your_best_life_now.htm">How can you live your best life now?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_god_help_the_faithful_in_misfortune.htm">(Psalm 145:14) How does God “uphold all who fall” when many faithful individuals experience devastating misfortune or receive no apparent help? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/46.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) Even to your old age.--The care of a mother ceases, in the natural course of things, before a man grows old, but the fatherly, we might almost say the mother-like, maternal care of Jehovah for His chosen ones endures even to the end of life.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/46.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - Even to your old age I am he; even to hoar hairs, etc. The nurse - even the mother - soon grows tired of carrying the child, and leaves him to shift for himself. But God's tender care for his people lasts from their infancy, through their boyhood and manhood, to their old age. The everlasting arms never weary. God's watchfulness, his providence, his protection, never fail. I have made, and I will bear. The maker of a thing has naturally regard to what he has made, loves it, desires its good, seeks to defend and save it. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/46-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Even to וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while your old age, זִקְנָה֙ (ziq·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2209.htm">Strong's 2209: </a> Old age I אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I will be the same, ה֔וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are and I אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I will bear you up אֶסְבֹּ֑ל (’es·bōl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5445.htm">Strong's 5445: </a> To carry, be burdensome, to be gravid when וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while you turn gray. שֵיבָ֖ה‪‬ (šê·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7872.htm">Strong's 7872: </a> Hoary head, old age I אֲנִ֤י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I have made you, עָשִׂ֙יתִי֙ (‘ā·śî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make and I וַאֲנִ֣י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I will carry you; אֶשָּׂ֔א (’eś·śā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take I וַאֲנִ֥י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I will sustain you אֶסְבֹּ֖ל (’es·bōl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5445.htm">Strong's 5445: </a> To carry, be burdensome, to be gravid and deliver you. וַאֲמַלֵּֽט׃ (wa·’ă·mal·lêṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4422.htm">Strong's 4422: </a> To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/46-4.htm">Isaiah 46:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/46-4.htm">Isaiah 46:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/46-4.htm">Isaiah 46:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/46-4.htm">Isaiah 46:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/46-4.htm">Isaiah 46:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/46-4.htm">Isaiah 46:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/46-4.htm">Isaiah 46:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/46-4.htm">Isaiah 46:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/46-4.htm">Isaiah 46:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/46-4.htm">Isaiah 46:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-4.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 46:4 And even to old age (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 46:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 46:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/46-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 46:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 46:5" /></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>