King James Version
Isaiah 46:4 in the King James Version says “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 car...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 46 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Isaiah 46:4 · KJV
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?
They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
KJV Study — Public Domain
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“even I will carry”
H5445to carry (literally or figuratively), or (reflexively) be burdensome; specifically, to be gravid
“you I have made”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
“and I will bear”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
“even I will carry”
H5445to carry (literally or figuratively), or (reflexively) be burdensome; specifically, to be gravid
“and will deliver”
H4422properly, to be smooth, i.e., (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth youn
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