Isaiah 49:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

I have laboured

Galatians 4:11

Spent

Leviticus 26:20

2 Corinthians 12:15

Yet

Hebrews 12:2

Work

Isaiah 40:10

Isaiah 62:11

General references

Proverbs 8:1

1 Corinthians 15:14

Bible References

I have laboured

All day my hands have been stretched out to an uncontrolled people, who go in an evil way, after the purposes of their hearts;

But if you give the evil-doer word of his danger, and he is not turned from his sin or from his evil way, death will overtake him in his evil-doing; but your life will be safe.

And Jesus, answering, said, O false and foolish generation, how long will I be with you? how long will I put up with you? let him come here to me.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, putting to death the prophets, and stoning those who are sent to her! Again and again would I have taken your children to myself as a bird takes her young ones under her wings, and you would not!

He came to the things which were his and his people did not take him to their hearts.

But about Israel he says; All the day my hands have been stretched out to a people whose hearts were turned away, and who put themselves against my word.

I am in fear of you, that I may have been working for you to no purpose.

Spent

And your strength will be used up without profit; for your land will not give her increase and the trees of the field will not give their fruit.

And I will gladly give all I have for your souls. If I have the more love for you, am I to be loved the less?

Yet

And the Lord was pleased ... see a seed, long life, ... will do well in his hand. ...

I will give the knowledge of your name to my brothers: I will give you praise among the people.

Was it not necessary for the Christ to go through these things, and to come into his glory?

I have given you glory on the earth, having done all the work which you gave me to do.

For we are a sweet perfume of Christ to God in those who are getting salvation and in those who are going to destruction;

For this reason God has put him in the highest place and has given to him the name which is greater than every name;

Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power.

Work

See, the Lord God will come as a strong one, ruling in power: see, those made free by him are with him, and those whom he has made safe go before him.

The Lord has sent out word to the end of the earth, Say to the daughter of Zion, See, your saviour comes; those whom he has made free are with him, and those to whom he has given salvation go before him.

General references

Is not wisdom crying out, and the voice of knowledge sounding?

And if Christ did not come again from the dead, then our good news and your faith in it are of no effect.