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Isaiah 49:4

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 49:4

Verse 4 of 26

Scripture focus

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.

Isaiah 49:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 49:4

Theological / Devotional

I have laboured in vain. Israel, addressed in v. 3, now replies. Misfortune discouraged the faithful in Israel, and the culmination yet to come in the Babylonian captivity would make them feel that it was futile to hope longer for the glorious destiny promised Israel (see pp. 29-32). It would seem that the days were prolonged and that every vision had failed (see Eze. 12:22-28). In a similar way it was also true that Christ, at times, felt keenly disappointed that His ministry for men was so little appreciated.

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