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Isaiah 49:2

World English Bible

He has made my mouth like a sharp sword.
He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand.
He has made me a polished shaft.
He has kept me close in his quiver.

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Isaiah 49:2 in other translations

and he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me: and he hath made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he kept me close:

Isaiah 49:2 · American Standard Version

Isaiah 49:2 in context

  1. 1Listen, islands, to me.
    Listen, you peoples, from afar:
    Yahweh has called me from the womb;
    from the inside of my mother, he has mentioned my name.
  2. 2He has made my mouth like a sharp sword.
    He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand.
    He has made me a polished shaft.
    He has kept me close in his quiver.
  3. 3He said to me, “You are my servant,
    Israel, in whom I will be glorified.”
  4. 4But I said, “I have labored in vain.
    I have spent my strength in vain for nothing;
    yet surely the justice due to me is with Yahweh,
    and my reward with my God.”