Isaiah 49:2
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.
And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
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.
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:
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- he hath made
- Isaiah 11:4; Psalm 45:2–5; Hosea 6:5; Hebrews 4:12; Revelation 1:16; Revelation 2:12; Revelation 19:15
- in the
- Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 51:16; Psalm 91:1; Luke 23:46
- made me
- The polished shaft, says Bp. Lowth, denotes the same efficacious word which is before represented by the sharp sword. The doctrine of the gospel pierced the hearts of its hearers, "bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ."
- Isaiah 50:4; Isaiah 61:1–3; Psalm 45:5; Jeremiah 1:18; Jeremiah 15:19, 20