Isaiah 49:4

“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.”

"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
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What does Isaiah 49:4 mean?

Isaiah 49:4, "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," is a poignant and powerful verse that captures the struggle and perseverance of the prophet Isaiah as he…

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Strength in the Silence: Finding Purpose When Labor Feels Futile

As we navigate through life, we often encounter moments where our efforts feel unrecognized and our sacrifices seem to yield little fruit. This experience is poignantly captured in Isaiah 49:4 (KJV): "Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and…

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Prayer for Divine Purpose and Strength in Labor

O Sovereign Lord, As I come before You today, I am reminded of the profound words found in Isaiah 49:4, where the prophet expresses a deep struggle: "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…

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Isaiah 49:4 - "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."
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Isaiah 49:24 - "¶ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?"
Isaiah 49:11 - "And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted."
Isaiah 49:14 - "But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me."
Isaiah 49:3 - "And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified."
Isaiah 49:12 - "Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim."
Isaiah 49:17 - "Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee."
Isaiah 49:16 - "Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me."
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."
John 4:49 - "The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die."
"¶ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?" - Isaiah 49:24
Deuteronomy 4:49 - "And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah."
Psalms 49:4 - "I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp."
Isaiah 49:15 - "Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee."
"Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands; thy walls [are] continually before me." - Isaiah 49:16
Isaiah 49:13 - "¶ Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted."
Isaiah 49:19 - "For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away."
Isaiah 49:25 - "But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children."
"And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted." - Isaiah 49:11
"But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me." - Isaiah 49:14
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 49:20 - "The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell."
Isaiah 49:2 - "And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;"
"And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified." - Isaiah 49:3
Isaiah 49:1 - "Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name."
Isaiah 38:4 - "¶ Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying,"
Isaiah 49:26 - "And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob."
Jeremiah 49:4 - "Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?"