Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Though you were ruined and made desolate and your land laid waste, now you will be too small for your people, and those who devoured you will be far away. New Living Translation “Even the most desolate parts of your abandoned land will soon be crowded with your people. Your enemies who enslaved you will be far away. English Standard Version “Surely your waste and your desolate places and your devastated land— surely now you will be too narrow for your inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up will be far away. Berean Standard Bible For your ruined and desolate places and your ravaged land will now indeed be too small for your people, and those who devoured you will be far away. Berean Literal Bible For your ruins and desolate places, and the land of your devastation, surely now will be narrow for its dweller, and those who devoured you will be far away. King James Bible 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. New King James Version “For your waste and desolate places, And the land of your destruction, Will even now be too small for the inhabitants; And those who swallowed you up will be far away. New American Standard Bible “For your ruins and deserted places and your destroyed land— Now you will certainly be too cramped for the inhabitants, And those who swallowed you will be far away. NASB 1995 “For your waste and desolate places and your destroyed land— Surely now you will be too cramped for the inhabitants, And those who swallowed you will be far away. NASB 1977 “For your waste and desolate places, and your destroyed land— Surely now you will be too cramped for the inhabitants, And those who swallowed you will be far away. Legacy Standard Bible For your devastated and desolate places and your destroyed land— Surely now you will be too cramped for the inhabitants, And those who swallowed you will be far away. Amplified Bible “For your ruins and desolate places and your land [once the scene] of destruction— Certainly now [in the coming years] will be too cramped for the inhabitants, And those who once engulfed you will be far away. Berean Annotated Bible For your ruined and desolate places and your ravaged land will now indeed be too small for your people, and those who devoured you will be far away. Christian Standard Bible For your waste and desolate places and your land marked by ruins will now be indeed too small for the inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up will be far away. Holman Christian Standard Bible For your waste and desolate places and your land marked by ruins— will now be indeed too small for the inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up will be far away. American Standard Version For, as for thy waste and thy desolate places, and thy land that hath been destroyed, surely now shalt thou be too strait for the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. Contemporary English Version Jerusalem is now in ruins! Nothing is left of the city. But it will be rebuilt and soon overcrowded; its cruel enemies will be gone far away. English Revised Version For, as for thy waste and thy desolate places and thy land that hath been destroyed, surely now shalt thou be too strait for the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. GOD'S WORD® Translation Though you are destroyed and demolished and your land is in ruins, you will be too crowded for [your] people now. Those who devoured you will be long gone. Good News Translation "Your country was ruined and desolate--but now it will be too small for those who are coming to live there. And those who left you in ruins will be far removed from you. International Standard Version Indeed, your ruins, your desolate places, and your devastated land will now be too crowded for your inhabitants, while those who swallowed you up will be far away. NET Bible Yes, your land lies in ruins; it is desolate and devastated. But now you will be too small to hold your residents, and those who devoured you will be far away. New Heart English Bible "For, as for your waste and your desolate places, and your land that has been destroyed, surely now you shall be too small for the inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up shall be far away. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleFor your ruined and desolate places and your ravaged land will now indeed be too small for your people, and those who devoured you will be far away. World English Bible “For, as for your waste and your desolate places, and your land that has been destroyed, surely now that land will be too small for the inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up will be far away. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBecause your ruins, and your desolate places, "" And the land of your ruins, "" Are now surely restricted because of inhabitants, "" And those consuming you have been far off. Berean Literal Bible For your ruins and desolate places, and the land of your devastation, surely now will be narrow for its dweller, and those who devoured you will be far away. Young's Literal Translation Because thy wastes, and thy desolate places, And the land of thy ruins, Surely now are straitened because of inhabitants, And far off have been those consuming thee. Smith's Literal Translation For thy wastes and thy desolations, and the land of thy destruction, for now it shall press for the inhabitants, and they swallowing thee up were far away. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor thy deserts, and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction shall now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, end they that swallowed thee up shall be chased far away. Catholic Public Domain Version For your deserts, and your solitary places, and the land of your ruination will now be too narrow, because of all the inhabitants. And those who devoured you will be chased far away. New American Bible Though you were waste and desolate, a land of ruins, Now you shall be too narrow for your inhabitants, while those who swallowed you up will be far away. New Revised Standard Version Surely your waste and your desolate places and your devastated land— surely now you will be too crowded for your inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up will be far away. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor your waste and your desolate places and the land of your destruction shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up shall flee away. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because your ruins and your desolations and land of your ruin shall be narrower therefore than the dweller, and your devourers shall flee OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For thy waste and thy desolate places And thy land that hath been destroyed-- Surely now shalt thou be too strait for the inhabitants, And they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. Brenton Septuagint Translation For thy desert and marred and ruined places shall now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that devoured thee shall be removed far from thee. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context You are My Servant…18Lift up your eyes and look around. They all gather together; they come to you. As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “you will wear them all as jewelry and put them on like a bride. 19For your ruined and desolate places and your ravaged land will now indeed be too small for your people, and those who devoured you will be far away. 20Yet the children of your bereavement will say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small for us; make room for us to live here.’… Cross References For your ruined and desolate places Isaiah 61:4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations. Jeremiah 33:10-11 This is what the LORD says: In this place you say is a wasteland without man or beast, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted—inhabited by neither man nor beast—there will be heard again / the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD. Ezekiel 36:33 This is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be resettled and the ruins to be rebuilt. and your ravaged land Ezekiel 36:35 Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’ Isaiah 51:3 For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song. Amos 9:14-15 I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. / I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God. will now indeed be too small for your people Isaiah 54:2-3 “Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep. / For you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will dispossess the nations and inhabit the desolate cities. Zechariah 2:4-5 and said to him, “Run and tell that young man: ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the multitude of men and livestock within it. / For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’” 2 Kings 6:1 Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small for us. and those who devoured you will be far away Joel 2:20 The northern army I will drive away from you, banishing it to a barren and desolate land, its front ranks into the Eastern Sea, and its rear guard into the Western Sea. And its stench will rise; its foul odor will ascend. For He has done great things. Jeremiah 30:16 Nevertheless, all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries—every one of them—will go off into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered, and all who raided you will be raided. Zephaniah 3:15 The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm. Isaiah 54:1-3 “Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD. / “Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep. / For you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will dispossess the nations and inhabit the desolate cities. Isaiah 60:4-5 Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm. / Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you. Isaiah 62:4-5 No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride. / For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you. Isaiah 35:1-2 The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. / It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God. Treasury of Scripture For your waste and your desolate places, and the land of your destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed you up shall be far away. thy waste Isaiah 49:8 Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages; Isaiah 51:3 For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. Isaiah 54:1,2 Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD… they that Isaiah 49:17,25,26 Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee… Psalm 56:1,2 To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me… Psalm 124:3 Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: Jump to Previous Consuming Cramped Desolate Destroyed Destruction Devastated Far Inhabitants Laid Narrow Places Reason Ruined Ruins Small Strait Straitened Surely Swallowed Waste Wastes WideJump to Next Consuming Cramped Desolate Destroyed Destruction Devastated Far Inhabitants Laid Narrow Places Reason Ruined Ruins Small Strait Straitened Surely Swallowed Waste Wastes WideIsaiah 49 1. Christ being sent to the Jews, complains of them5. He is sent to the Gentiles with gracious promises 13. God's love is perpetual to his church 18. The ample restoration of the church 24. The powerful deliverance out of captivity For your ruined and desolate places This phrase refers to the condition of Jerusalem and the land of Israel after the Babylonian exile. Historically, the Babylonian conquest led to the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC, leaving the city in ruins. The desolation signifies both physical destruction and spiritual desolation due to the people's separation from God. This imagery is often used in prophetic literature to describe the consequences of Israel's disobedience and the resulting judgment. and your ravaged land will now indeed be too small for your people and those who devoured you will be far away Persons / Places / Events 1. IsaiahA major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah during a time of moral and spiritual decline. 2. Zion/Jerusalem Often referred to in Isaiah, Zion represents the city of Jerusalem and, symbolically, the people of God. In this context, it is depicted as a place that has experienced desolation but is promised restoration. 3. The Exile The historical backdrop includes the Babylonian exile, where the Israelites were taken captive, leading to the desolation of their homeland. 4. The Return The prophecy anticipates the return of the exiles and the restoration of the land, symbolizing hope and renewal for God's people. 5. The Devourers These are the enemies or oppressors of Israel, who have caused destruction and desolation but will be removed as God restores His people. Teaching Points God's Promise of RestorationDespite current desolation, God promises restoration and growth. Trust in His timing and faithfulness. Hope in Times of Desolation When facing personal or communal desolation, remember that God has a plan for renewal and expansion. The Removal of Oppressors God will deal with those who have caused harm to His people. Trust in His justice and deliverance. Spiritual Growth and Expansion Just as the land will be too small for the returning exiles, our spiritual lives should be expanding and growing in Christ. Faith in God's Sovereignty Even when circumstances seem bleak, have faith in God's sovereign plan for restoration and blessing. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Isaiah 49:19?2. How does Isaiah 49:19 illustrate God's promise of restoration and growth? 3. What does "ruined and desolate places" symbolize in Isaiah 49:19? 4. How can Isaiah 49:19 encourage faith during personal times of desolation? 5. What other scriptures highlight God's ability to transform desolation into abundance? 6. How can believers apply the hope of Isaiah 49:19 in their communities? 7. How does Isaiah 49:19 relate to the restoration of Israel's land and people? 8. What historical events fulfill the prophecy in Isaiah 49:19? 9. How does Isaiah 49:19 challenge modern views on territorial expansion? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 49? 11. Does Ezekiel 35 conflict with other scriptures that suggest different fates or timelines for Edom? 12. Amos 9:13 – Is the prophecy of the plowman overtaking the reaper a literal farming impossibility, and does it conflict with more realistic agricultural references elsewhere in scripture? 13. Why does the text in Isaiah 34:10-11 claim permanent desolation when other biblical passages speak of possible restoration? 14. Psalm 107:33-34 - Is there archaeological or geological proof that fertile lands were turned into deserts or rivers dried up purely as an act of divine judgment? What Does Isaiah 49:19 Mean Ruined and desolate places• The verse opens by acknowledging the heartbreaking reality Judah had experienced: “For your ruined and desolate places and your ravaged land…” (Isaiah 49:19). This echoes the fall of Jerusalem (2 Kings 25:9) and the mourning in Lamentations 1:1. • God never minimizes sin’s consequences; He names the ruin so His people can grasp the depth of His redemption. • Like Ezekiel 36:33–35, the Lord promises to take what looks beyond repair and turn it into fertile ground again. Will now indeed be too small • The striking reversal follows: the very places once empty “will now indeed be too small.” • Isaiah had foretold this expansion before: “Your tents will stretch out, do not hold back” (Isaiah 54:2–3). • Picture multitudes streaming home so rapidly that the rebuilt city can’t contain them (Zechariah 8:4–5). Scarcity turns into overflow, fulfilling God’s covenant promise to multiply Abraham’s offspring (Genesis 22:17). For your people • The crowd pressing into the restored land includes returning exiles (Isaiah 43:5–6) and Gentile believers grafted in (Isaiah 56:6–8; Acts 13:47). • God’s family grows, not by human schemes but by His faithful Word (Isaiah 55:11). • Practical takeaway: what once looked like a closed chapter becomes the stage for God’s largest work. Those who devoured you will be far away • The Lord also deals with the oppressors: “those who devoured you will be far away.” He removes hostile powers just as He toppled Babylon (Isaiah 14:4). • Psalm 37:10–11 pictures the wicked disappearing as the meek inherit the land—precisely what Isaiah describes. • Revelation 18:21 shows the ultimate banishment of every enemy of God’s people, guaranteeing lasting peace. summary Isaiah 49:19 turns devastation into hope-packed certainty. The Lord identifies Israel’s ruins, vows they will overflow with returning sons and daughters, and promises the removal of every oppressor. The message is simple: when God restores, He does so abundantly, crowding former wastelands with life and securing them against future threats. What He pledged to Israel He still performs for all who trust His Word—transforming emptiness into abundance and exile into home. (19) Shall even now be too narrow.--Literally, with a vivid abruptness, thou shalt be . . . The over population of the future is contrasted with the depopulation of the past (Isaiah 3:6; Isaiah 4:1).Verse 19. - The land of thy destruction; or, of thy overthrow - i.e, where thou wert overthrown by Nebuchadnezzar - shall even now be too narrow, etc. This must not be understood literally. Palestine, after the return from the Captivity, was at no time over-populated; and when the conversion of the Gentiles took place it caused no influx of fresh settlers into the Holy Land. The object of the prophet is simply to mark the vast growth of the Church, which would necessarily spread itself far beyond the limits of Palestine, and would ultimately require the whole earth for its habitation.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction your ruined חָרְבֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ (ḥā·rə·ḇō·ṯa·yiḵ) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 2723: Waste, desolation, ruin and desolate places וְשֹׁ֣מְמֹתַ֔יִךְ (wə·šō·mə·mō·ṯa·yiḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 8074: To stun, devastate, stupefy and your ravaged land וְאֶ֖רֶץ (wə·’e·reṣ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land will now עַתָּה֙ (‘at·tāh) Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time indeed כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction be too small תֵּצְרִ֣י (tê·ṣə·rî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 3334: Be distressed, be narrow, be straitened in straits, be vexed for your people, מִיּוֹשֵׁ֔ב (mî·yō·wō·šêḇ) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry and those who devoured you מְבַלְּעָֽיִךְ׃ (mə·ḇal·lə·‘ā·yiḵ) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 1104: To swallow down, swallow up, engulf will be far away. וְרָחֲק֖וּ (wə·rā·ḥă·qū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7368: To be or become far or distant Links Isaiah 49:19 NIVIsaiah 49:19 NLT Isaiah 49:19 ESV Isaiah 49:19 NASB Isaiah 49:19 KJV Isaiah 49:19 BibleApps.com Isaiah 49:19 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 49:19 Chinese Bible Isaiah 49:19 French Bible Isaiah 49:19 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 49:19 For as for your waste and your (Isa Isi Is) |
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