King James Version
Isaiah 49:2 in the King James Version says “And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 49 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;”
Isaiah 49:2 · 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.
And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God. my work: or, my reward
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And he hath made”
H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
“my mouth”
H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
“sword”
H2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
“of his hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“And he hath made”
H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
“shaft”
H2671properly, a piercer, i.e., an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of god) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear
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