Isaiah 49:20 KJV
The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell.
Words Then and Now
- strait narrow; tight; a difficulty Still heard today: the Strait of Gibraltar, a narrow passage of sea Webster’s 1828 · Strait
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Thou and Ye
- thou, thine one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Its increaseZion is addressed as an afflicted widow, bereaved of her children. Numbers flock to her, and she is assured that they come to be a comfort to her. There are...
Cross References
- Joshua 17:14–16 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto? …
- 2 Kings 6:1 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
- Isaiah 51:3 For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
- Isaiah 54:1–3 Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD. …
- Isaiah 60:4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.
- Hosea 1:10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.
- Matthew 3:9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
- Galatians 4:26–28 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. …
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Topics
- Church Prophecies concerning prosperity of
- Gentiles Prophecies of the conversion of
- Israel, prophecies concerning Of blessing and restoration
- Jesus, the Christ Prophecies concerning universality of the kingdom of
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible808–698 BC · Isaiah, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
Hebrew and Strong’s
- The children בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
- which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost שִׁכֻּלָיִךְ šikkulāyik שִׁכֻּלִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person feminine singular
- the other, shall say יֹאמְרוּ yōʾmĕrû אָמַר Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural
- again in thine ears עוֹד ʿôd Adverb בְאָזְנַיִךְ bĕʾoznayik אֹזֶן Noun · feminine dual construct · with preposition, suffix: second person feminine singular
- The place לִי lî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular הַמָּקוֹם hammāqôm מָקוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with the
- too strait צַר ṣar צַר Adjective · masculine singular
- for me: give גְּשָׁה gĕšâ נָגַשׁ Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular
- place מָקוֹם mâqôwm
- to me that I may dwell לִּי lî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular וְאֵשֵׁבָה wĕʾēšēbâ יָשַׁב Verb · qal cohortative, first person common singular · with and
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