Isaiah 46:3

What does Isaiah 46:3 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 46:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borneby mefrom their birth, that have been carried from the womb;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borneby mefrom their birth, that have been carried from the womb;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Give ear to me, O family of Jacob, and all the rest of the people of Israel, who have been supported by me from their birth, and have been my care from their earliest days:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Hearken unto Me, O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of Israel, Who are borne from the belly, Who are carried from the womb,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel who are carried by my bowels, are borne up by my womb.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Hearken unto me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, ye who have been borne from the belly, who have been carried from the womb:

Context

v.2They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

v.3This passage

v.4and even to old age I am he, and even to hoar hairs will I carry you; I have made, and I will bear; yea, I will carry, and will deliver.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Exodus 19:4

    Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.

  • Deuteronomy 1:31

    and in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that Jehovah thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came unto this place.

  • Isaiah 46:12

    Hearken unto me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness:

  • Isaiah 44:1

    Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant, and Israel, who I have chosen:

  • Deuteronomy 32:11

    As an eagle that stirreth up her nest, That fluttereth over her young, He spread abroad his wings, he took them, He bare them on his pinions.

  • Isaiah 37:4

    It may be Jehovah thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which Jehovah thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.

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