Isaiah 49:17

49:16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.

Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.

KJV

Your children hurry. Your destroyers and those who devastated you will leave you.

Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.

Your children shall make haste; your destroyers and they that made you waste shall go forth of you. ¶

49:18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.

What does Isaiah 49:17 mean?

Isaiah 49:17 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בֵּן (bên), מָהַר (mâhar), הָרַס (hâraç).

Hebrew interlinear

Thy

childrenבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

shall

make

haste;מָהַרmâhar/maw-har'/H4116properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly

thy

destroyersהָרַסhâraç/haw-ras'/H2040to pull down or in pieces, break, destroy

and

they

that

made

thee

wasteחָרַבchârab/khaw-rab'/H2717to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill

shall

forthיָצָאyâtsâʼ/yaw-tsaw'/H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.

thee.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 49:17 say?

Isaiah 49:17 (King James Version) reads: "Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee."

Is Isaiah 49:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 49:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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