11 translations · Hebrew
Isaiah 49:6
Indeed, he says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel? I will also give you as a light to the nations, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.”
Isaiah 49:6 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Indeed, he says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel? I will also give you as a light to the nations, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.”
- KJV King James Version
- And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- yea, he saith, It is too light a thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And He says, “It has been a light thing || That You are My Servant || To raise up the tribes of Jacob, || And to bring back the preserved of Israel, || And I have given You for a light to the nations, || To be My salvation to the end of the earth.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- He says, “It's nothing much for you to be my servant to bring back the tribes of Jacob, those people of Israel that I've preserved. I'm also going to make you a light for the foreigners so that my salvation may reach everybody.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And He saith, 'It hath been a light thing That thou art to Me for a servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And the preserved of Israel to bring back, And I have given thee for a light of nations, To be My salvation unto the end of the earth.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- — and he saith, It is a small thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel; I have even given thee for a light of the nations, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldst be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation to the end of the earth.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Indeed, he says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel. I will also give you as a light to the nations, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And he said: It is a small thing that thou shouldst be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to convert the dregs of Israel. Behold, I have given thee to be the light of the Gentiles, that thou mayst be my salvation even to the farthest part of the earth.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | He says | H559 אָמַר to say |
| נָקֵ֨ל | nā·qêl | It is not enough | H7043 קָלַל to lighten |
| מִֽהְיוֹתְךָ֥ | mih·yō·wṯ·ḵā | for You to be | H1961 הָיָה to be |
| לִי֙ | lî | My | H9005 ל to/for |
| עֶ֔בֶד | ‘e·ḇeḏ | Servant | H5650 עֶ֫בֶד servant/slave |
| לְהָקִים֙ | lə·hā·qîm | to raise up | H6965 קָמָי (Leb)-kamai |
| אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| שִׁבְטֵ֣י | šiḇ·ṭê | the tribes | H7626 שֵׁ֫בֶט tribe: staff |
| יַעֲקֹ֔ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | of Jacob | H3290 יַעֲקֹב Jacob |
| וּנְצִירֵי | ū·nə·ṣī·rē | the protected | H5336 נָצִיר preserved |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | ones of Israel | H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵל Israel |
| לְהָשִׁ֑יב | lə·hā·šîḇ | and to restore | H7725 שׁוּב to return: return |
| וּנְתַתִּ֙יךָ֙ | ū·nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā | I will also make | H5414 נָתַן to give: give |
| לְא֣וֹר | lə·’ō·wr | You a light | H216 אוֹר light |
| גּוֹיִ֔ם | gō·w·yim | for the nations | H1471 גּוֹי nation |
| לִֽהְי֥וֹת | lih·yō·wṯ | to bring | H1961 הָיָה to be |
| יְשׁוּעָתִ֖י | yə·šū·‘ā·ṯî | My salvation | H3444 יְשׁוּעָה salvation |
| עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | to | H5704 עַד till |
| קְצֵ֥ה | qə·ṣêh | the ends | H7097 קָצֶה end |
| הָאָֽרֶץ׃ס | hā·’ā·reṣ | of the earth | H776 אֶ֫רֶץ land: country/planet |
Related verses
- Acts 13:47
For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, ‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.’”
- Isaiah 42:6
“I, Yahweh, have called you in righteousness, and will hold your hand, and will keep you, and make you a covenant for the people, as a light for the nations;
- Luke 2:32
a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel.”
- Psalm 98:2–3
Yahweh has made known his salvation. He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations. He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- Isaiah 52:10
Yahweh has made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- Isaiah 60:3
Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
- Luke 24:46–47
He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
- Acts 26:18
to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
- Isaiah 11:10
It will happen in that day that the nations will seek the root of Jesse, who stands as a banner of the peoples; and his resting place will be glorious.
- John 1:4–9
In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it. There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. …
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
4 But I said, “I have labored in vain. I have spent my strength in vain for nothing; yet surely the justice due to me is with Yahweh, and my reward with my God.”
5 Now Yahweh says, he who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, and to gather Israel to him, for I am honorable in Yahweh’s eyes, and my God has become my strength.
6 Indeed, he says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel? I will also give you as a light to the nations, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.”
7 Yahweh, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, says to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers: “Kings shall see and rise up; princes, and they shall worship; because of Yahweh who is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
8 Yahweh says, “In an acceptable time I have answered you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you. I will preserve you, and give you for a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritage,
Read all of Isaiah 49 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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