Isaiah 51:18

¹⁶ I have put My words in your mouth, and covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”

¹⁷ Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs— the cup that makes men stagger.

Among all the sons she bore, there is no one to guide her; among all the sons she brought up, there is no one to take her hand.

¹⁹ These pairs have befallen you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? Who can comfort you?

²⁰ Your sons have fainted; they lie at the head of every street, like an antelope in a net. They are full of the wrath of the LORD, the rebuke of your God.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Among all the sons she bore, there is no one to guide her; among all the sons she brought up, there is no one to take her hand.
KJV: There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up.
WEB: There is no one to guide her among all the sons to whom she has given birth; and there is no one who takes her by the hand among all the sons whom she has brought up.
ASV: There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand among all the sons that she hath brought up.
DARBY: there is none to guide her among all the children that she hath brought forth; neither is there any to take her by the hand of all the children that she hath brought up.
BLB: There is not one guiding her among all the sons she has borne; and there is no one one to take her hand among all the sons she has brought up.

ÅB: Hun har ingen som leder henne, av alle de barn hun har født, og ingen som tar henne ved hånden, av alle de sønner hun har fostret.
OTB: Det er ingen til å veilede henne blant alle barna hun har født, og det er ingen til å ta henne i hånden blant alle barna hun har oppdratt.
B1930: Hun har ingen som leder henne, av alle de barn hun har født, og ingen som tar henne ved hånden, av alle de sønner hun har fostret.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

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