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Isaiah 49:11

49:10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.

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I will make all my mountains a road, and my highways shall be exalted.

And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.

And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.

49:12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.

What does Isaiah 49:11 mean?

Isaiah 49:11 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שׂוּם (sûwm), הַר (har), דֶּרֶךְ (derek). It connects to 20 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
I
will
makeשׂוּםsûwm/soom/H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
all
my
mountainsהַרhar/har/H2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
a
way,דֶּרֶךְderek/deh'-rek/H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
and
my
highwaysמְסִלָּהmᵉçillâh/mes-il-law'/H4546a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase
shall
be
exalted.רוּםrûwm/room/H7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

Commentary on Isaiah 49:11

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 49:11
ic">Rich and poor meet together; but here he finds, here he shows, that, as to the things of this life, there is a great difference; for, 1. Those that have little will be in subjection to those that have much, because they have dependence upon them, they have received, and expect to receive, support from them: The rich rule over the poor, and too often more than becomes them, with pride and rigour, unlike to God, who, though he be great, yet despises not any. It is part of the affliction of the poor that they must expect to be trampled upon, and part of their duty to be serviceable, as far as they can, to those that are kind to them, and study to be grateful. 2. Those that are but going behindhand find themselves to lie much at the mercy of those that are before hand: The borrower is servant to the lender, is obliged to him, and must sometimes beg, Have patience with me. Therefore it is part of Israel's promised happiness that they should lend and borrow, Deut. xxviii. 12 . And it should be our endeavour to keep as much as may be out of debt. Some sell their liberty to gratify their luxury. 8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. Note, 1. Ill-gotten gains will not prosper: He that sows iniquity, that

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Deuteronomy 15:7

If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:

Deuteronomy 28:56

The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,

Job 31:16

If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

Psalms 41:1

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. the poor: or, the weak, or, sick in time: Heb. in the day of evil

Ecclesiastes 11:1

Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. upon: Heb. upon the face of the waters

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

Isaiah 19:17

And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts, which he hath determined against it.

Isaiah 21:13

The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.

Isaiah 32:8

But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand. stand: or, be established

Isaiah 58:7

Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? cast: or, afflicted

Matthew 20:15

Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own?1487 Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

Matthew 25:34

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

Mark 7:22

Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: covetousness: Gr. covetousnesses, wickednesses

Luke 6:352 Corinthians 8:12 Corinthians 8:22 Corinthians 9:6Hebrews 6:10Hebrews 13:161 Peter 4:9

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 49:11.

1 Samuel 6:12

And the kine took the straight way to the way of Bethshemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Bethshemesh.

Haggai 1:5

Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. Consider: Heb. Set your heart on your ways

Jeremiah 13:16

Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.

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What does Isaiah 49:11 say?

Isaiah 49:11 (King James Version) reads: "And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted."

Is Isaiah 49:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 49:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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