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Isaiah 49:2

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49:2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword,

he hid me in the hollow of his hand;

he made me like a sharpened 1  arrow,

he hid me in his quiver. 2 

Isaiah 51:3

Context

51:3 Certainly the Lord will console Zion;

he will console all her ruins.

He will make her wilderness like Eden,

her desert like the Garden of the Lord.

Happiness and joy will be restored to 3  her,

thanksgiving and the sound of music.

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[49:2]  1 tn Or perhaps, “polished” (so KJV, ASV, NAB, NIV, NRSV); NASB “a select arrow.”

[49:2]  2 sn The figurative language emphasizes the servant’s importance as the Lord’s effective instrument. The servant’s mouth, which stands metonymically for his words, is compared to a sharp sword because he will be an effective spokesman on God’s behalf (see 50:4). The Lord holds his hand on the servant, ready to draw and use him at the appropriate time. The servant is like a sharpened arrow reserved in a quiver for just the right moment.

[51:3]  3 tn Heb “found in” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).



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