Isaiah 49:1
Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.
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ASV
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far: Jehovah hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name:
KJV
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| שִׁמְע֤וּ | shim.'U | listen | H8085 → |
| אִיִּים֙ | 'i.Yim | O islands | H339 → |
| אֵלַ֔י | 'e.Lai | to me | H413 → |
| וְהַקְשִׁ֥יבוּ | ve.hak.Shi.vu | and pay attention | H7181 → |
| לְאֻמִּ֖ים | le.'u.Mim | O peoples | H3816 → |
| מֵרָח֑וֹק | me.ra.Chok | from a distance | H7350 → |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| מִבֶּ֣טֶן | mi.Be.ten | from [the] womb | H990 → |
| קְרָאָ֔נִי | ke.ra.'A.ni | he called me | H7121 → |
| מִמְּעֵ֥י | mi.me.'Ei | from [the] inward parts of | H4578 → |
| אִמִּ֖י | 'i.Mi | mother my | H517 → |
| הִזְכִּ֥יר | hiz.Kir | he has brought to remembrance | H2142 → |
| שְׁמִֽי׃ | she.Mi | name my | H8034 → |
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