King James Version
Isaiah 46:3 in the King James Version says “Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, whi...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 46 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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:”
Isaiah 46:3 · KJV
Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.
They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. themselves: Heb. their soul
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:
And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Hearken”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
“of the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“of the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“of Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
“which are borne”
H6006to load, i.e., impose a burden (or figuratively, infliction)
“by me from the belly”
H990the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
“which are carried”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
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