Isaiah 49:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 49:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 49:4 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 49:4 — KJV
“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”
— Isaiah 49:4 (KJV)
Isaiah 49:4 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.
Cross-References for Isaiah 49:4
“And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 49:4: then, strength, lord
“Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 49:4: surely, lord, work
“Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 49:4: surely, lord, work
“If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 49:4: then, judgment, lord
“And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 49:4: then, strength, lord
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