Isaiah 51:18

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Among all the sons she bore, there is no one to guide her; among all the sons she brought up, there is no one to take her hand.”

What this verse means

Read Isaiah 51:18 in the flow of Isaiah51 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Isaiah51 to see the surrounding context.

Compare translations
BSBPD

“Among all the sons she bore, there is no one to guide her; among all the sons she brought up, there is no one to take her hand.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand among all the sons that she hath brought up.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“There is not a leader to her Out of all the sons she hath borne, And there is none laying hold on her hand Out of all the sons she hath nourished.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
Open the full comparison
Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 51:18 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 8:20Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
  2. Psalms 88:18You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.
  3. Psalms 142:4Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
  4. Isaiah 3:4“I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.”
  5. Isaiah 41:13For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
  6. Isaiah 45:1This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:
  7. Isaiah 49:21Then you will say in your heart, ‘Who has begotten these for me? I was bereaved and barren; I was exiled and rejected. So who has reared them? Look, I was left all alone, so where did they come from?’”
  8. Jeremiah 10:20My tent is destroyed, and all its ropes are snapped. My sons have departed from me and are no more. I have no one left to pitch my tent or set up my curtains.
  9. Jeremiah 31:32It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt— a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD.
  10. Ezekiel 34:6My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’
  11. Matthew 9:36When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
  12. Matthew 15:14Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
  13. Mark 8:23So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.
  14. Acts 9:8Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
  15. Acts 13:11Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
  16. Hebrews 8:9It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Keep exploring