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Isaiah 49:1 — King James Version← Study notes

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.


Isaiah 49:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Isaiah 49:113 words
HebrewMeaning
שִׁמְע֤וּšiməʿw
call togetherverbH8085
attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···
אִיִּים֙ʾiyiym
countrynounH339
isle · island
אֵלַ֔/יʾēlay
aboutpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
וְ/הַקְשִׁ֥יבוּwəhaqəšiybw
attendconjH7181
hear · give heed · incline · mark ···
לְאֻמִּ֖יםləʾumiym
nationnounH3816
people
מֵ/רָח֑וֹקmērāḥwōq
far (abroadpronH7350
off) · long ago · of old · space ···
יְהוָה֙yəhwāh
LORDnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
מִ/בֶּ֣טֶןmibeṭen
bellypronH990
body · as they be born · within · womb
קְרָאָ֔/נִיqərāʾāniy
bewrayverbH7121
that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···
מִ/מְּעֵ֥יmiməʿēy
bellypronH4578
bowels · heart · womb
אִמִּ֖/יʾimiy
damnounH517
mother · parting
הִזְכִּ֥ירhizəkiyr
be maleverbH2142
burn · earnestly · mention · be mindful ···
שְׁמִֽ/יšəmiy
famenounH8034
base · named · renown · report
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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