Isaiah 49 · Verse 10

Isaiah 49:10

They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
Isaiah 49:10, King James Version

Isaiah 49:10 in other translations

BSBThey will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.
WEBThey shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun strike them, for he who has mercy on them will lead them. He will guide them by springs of water.
ASVThey shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, even by springs of water will he guide them.
YLTThey do not hunger, nor thirst, Nor smite them doth mirage and sun, For He who is pitying them doth lead them, And by fountains of waters doth tend them.
DARBYThey shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor sun smite them; for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, and by the springs of water will he guide them.
BBEThey will not be in need of food or drink, or be troubled by the heat or the sun: for he who has mercy on them will be their guide, taking them by the springs of water.
WebsterThey shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

What does Isaiah 49:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. Messiah will abundantly satisfy all the wants, both of literal Israel on their way to Palestine, and of the spiritual on their way to heaven, as their Shepherd (Is 65:13; Mt 5:6), also in heaven (Re 7:16, 17).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 49:7-12

The Father is the Lord, the Redeemer, and Holy One of Israel, as sending the Son to be the Redeemer. Man, whom he came to save, put contempt upon him. To this he submitted for our salvation. He is a pledge for all the blessings of the covenant; in him God was reconciling the world to himself. Pardoning mercy is a release from the curse of the law; renewing grace is a release from the dominion of sin: both are from…

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Isaiah 49:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֹ֤אlo'notH3808
יִרְעָ֙בוּ֙yir.'A.vuthey will be hungryH7456
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
יִצְמָ֔אוּyitz.Ma.'uthey will be thirstyH6770
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יַכֵּ֥םya.Kemit will strike themH5221
שָׁרָ֖בsha.Ravburning heatH8273
וָשָׁ֑מֶשׁva.Sha.meshand sunH8121
כִּי\־ki-forH3588
מְרַחֲמָ֣םme.ra.cha.Mam[one who] has compassion on themH7355
יְנַהֲגֵ֔םye.na.ha.Gemhe will guide themH5090
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and toH5921
מַבּ֥וּעֵיma.Bu.'eisprings ofH4002
מַ֖יִםMa.yimwaterH4325
יְנַהֲלֵֽם\׃ye.na.ha.Lemhe will lead themH5095

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Cross references for Isaiah 49:10

  • Revelation 7:16-17

    They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

  • Matthew 5:6

    Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

  • Ezekiel 34:23

    And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

  • Isaiah 33:16

    He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

  • Psalms 121:5-6

    The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

  • John 10:3-4

    To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

  • Jeremiah 31:9

    They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

  • Isaiah 40:11

    He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

  • Isaiah 25:4

    For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

  • Isaiah 32:2

    And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

  • Isaiah 4:6

    And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.

  • Isaiah 35:7

    And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
shall not.
Mt 5:6; Joh 6:35; Re 7:16,17
neither.
4:6; 25:4; 32:2; Ps 121:5,6
he that.
54:10; Ps 23:2-4; Jer 31:9; Eze 34:23; Joh 10:3,4

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Context

  • Isaiah 49:9

    That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.

  • Isaiah 49:10

    They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

  • Isaiah 49:11

    And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.

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Isaiah 49:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
No tendrán hambre ni sed, ni el calor ni el sol los afligirá; porque el que tiene de ellos misericordia los guiará, y los conducirá á manaderos de aguas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ils n’auront pas faim, et ils n’auront pas soif, la chaleur et le soleil ne les frapperont pas; car celui qui a compassion d’eux les conduira et les mènera à des sources d’eau.
German
Elberfelder 1871
sie werden nicht hungern und nicht dürsten, und weder Kimmung noch Sonne wird sie treffen. Denn ihr Erbarmer wird sie führen und wird sie leiten an Wasserquellen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Non esurient neque sitient, et non percutiet eos æstus et sol, quia miserator eorum reget eos, et ad fontes aquarum potabit eos.