Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

The Lord Jehovah hath given to me The tongue of taught ones, To know to aid the weary by a word, He waketh morning by morning, He waketh for me an ear to hear as taught ones.

New American Standard Bible

The Lord God has given Me the tongue of disciples,
That I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word.
He awakens Me morning by morning,
He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.

King James Version

The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

Holman Bible

The Lord God has given Me
the tongue of those who are instructed
to know how to sustain the weary with a word.
He awakens Me each morning;
He awakens My ear to listen like those being instructed.

International Standard Version

"The Lord GOD has given me a learned tongue, so that I may know how to sustain the weary with words. And morning after morning he wakens, and he wakens my ear to listen like those who are being taught.

A Conservative Version

Lord LORD has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary. He awakens morning by morning. He awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.

American Standard Version

The Lord Jehovah hath given me the tongue of them that are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as they that are taught.

Amplified


The Lord God has given Me [His Servant] the tongue of disciples [as One who is taught],
That I may know how to sustain the weary with a word.
He awakens Me morning by morning,
He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple [as One who is taught].

Bible in Basic English

The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are experienced, so that I may be able to give the word a special sense for the feeble: every morning my ear is open to his teaching, like those who are experienced:

Darby Translation

The Lord Jehovah hath given me the tongue of the instructed, that I should know how to succour by a word him that is weary. He wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the instructed.

Julia Smith Translation

The Lord Jehovah gave to me the tongue of the expert to know to help the weary with a word: he will rouse up in the morning by morning, he will rouse up to me the ear to hear as the expert

King James 2000

The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he awakens morning by morning, he awakens my ear to hear as the learned.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The Lord Yahweh has given me [the] tongue of pupil, to know how to help [the] weary [with] a word. He awakens {morning by morning}, awakens an ear for me to listen as [do] the pupils.

Modern King James verseion

The Lord Jehovah has given Me the tongue of the learned, to know to help the weary with a word. He wakens morning by morning, He wakens the ear to hear as the learned.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD God hath given me a well learned tongue, so that I can comfort them which are troubled; yea, and that in due season. He waked mine ear up betimes in the morning, as schoolmasters do; that I might hark.

NET Bible

The sovereign Lord has given me the capacity to be his spokesman, so that I know how to help the weary. He wakes me up every morning; he makes me alert so I can listen attentively as disciples do.

New Heart English Bible

The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary: he wakens morning by morning, he wakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.

The Emphasized Bible

My Lord Yahweh, hath given unto me the tongue of the instructed, That I should know how to succour the fainting, with discourse, - He kept wakening - morning by morning. He kept wakening mine ear, to hearken as do the instructed;

Webster

The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth my ear to hear as the learned.

World English Bible

The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary: he wakens morning by morning, he wakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The Lord
אדני 
'Adonay 
Usage: 438

God
יהוה 
Y@hovih 
Usage: 302

נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

me the tongue
לשׁנה לשׁן לשׁון 
Lashown 
Usage: 116

of the learned
למּד למּוּד 
Limmuwd 
Usage: 6

how to speak
עוּת 
`uwth 
Usage: 1

a word
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

in season to him that is weary
יעף 
Ya`@ph 
Usage: 4

עוּר 
`uwr 
עוּר 
`uwr 
Usage: 80
Usage: 80

בּקר 
Boqer 
Usage: 214

by morning
בּקר 
Boqer 
Usage: 214

אזן 
'ozen 
Usage: 187

Context Readings

Israel's Sin And The Servant's Obedience

3 I clothe the heavens with blackness, And sackcloth I make their covering. 4 The Lord Jehovah hath given to me The tongue of taught ones, To know to aid the weary by a word, He waketh morning by morning, He waketh for me an ear to hear as taught ones. 5 The Lord Jehovah opened for me the ear, And I rebelled not -- backward I moved not.



Cross References

Matthew 11:28

'Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

Exodus 4:11-12

And Jehovah saith unto him, 'Who appointed a mouth for man? or who appointeth the dumb, or deaf, or open, or blind? is it not I, Jehovah?

Psalm 45:2

Thou hast been beautified above the sons of men, Grace hath been poured into thy lips, Therefore hath God blessed thee to the age.

Psalm 5:3

Jehovah, at morning Thou hearest my voice, At morning I set in array for Thee, And I look out.

Psalm 119:147

I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, For Thy word I have hoped.

Psalm 143:8

Cause me to hear in the morning Thy kindness, For in Thee I have trusted, Cause me to know the way that I go, For unto Thee I have lifted up my soul.

Proverbs 15:23

Joy is to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season -- how good!

Proverbs 25:11

Apples of gold in imagery of silver, Is the word spoken at its fit times.

Isaiah 57:15-19

For thus said the high and exalted One, Inhabiting eternity, and holy is His name: 'In the high and holy place I dwell, And with the bruised and humble of spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of bruised ones,'

Jeremiah 1:9

And Jehovah putteth forth His hand, and striketh against my mouth, and Jehovah saith unto me, 'Lo, I have put my words in thy mouth.

Matthew 13:54

and having come to his own country, he was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and were saying, 'Whence to this one this wisdom and the mighty works?

Matthew 22:46

And no one was able to answer him a word, nor durst any from that day question him any more.

Luke 4:22

and all were bearing testimony to him, and were wondering at the gracious words that are coming forth out of his mouth, and they said, 'Is not this the son of Joseph?'

Luke 21:15

for I will give to you a mouth and wisdom that all your opposers shall not be able to refute or resist.

John 7:15-17

and the Jews were wondering, saying, 'How hath this one known letters -- not having learned?'

John 7:46

The officers answered, 'Never so spake man -- as this man.'

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