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Old TestamentIsaiah · Chapter 49

Isaiah 49:20

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 49:20 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Isaiah 49:20 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too stra..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Isaiah 49:20 — KJV

The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell.

Isaiah 49:20 (KJV)

Isaiah 49:20 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah

Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.

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Cross-References for Isaiah 49:20

And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.

Shares key themes with Isaiah 49:20: children, other, say

Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.

Shares key themes with Isaiah 49:20: shalt, hast, thine

Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

Shares key themes with Isaiah 49:20: children, shalt, say

Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.

Shares key themes with Isaiah 49:20: children, shalt, after

If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

Shares key themes with Isaiah 49:20: shalt, after, place

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey