What Does Isaiah 49:8 Mean?

properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now

“Thus saith”

to say (used with great latitude)

“the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“time”

time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc

“In an acceptable”

delight (especially as shown)

“have I heard”

properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,

“thee and in a day”

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso

“of salvation”

something saved, i.e., (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity

“have I helped”

to surround, i.e., protect or aid

“thee and I will preserve”

to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)

“thee and give”

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

“thee for a covenant”

a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)

“of the people”

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

“to establish”

to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

“the earth”

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

“to cause to inherit”

to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate

“heritages”

properly, something inherited, i.e., (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion

“the desolate”

to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e., devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)