Isaiah 49:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

He used me to speak for him. He used me like a sharp sword, but he also held me in his hand to protect me. He used me like a sharp arrow, but he also kept me safe in his arrow bag.

Cross References

Hebrews 4:12

God’s word is alive and working. It is sharper than the sharpest sword and cuts all the way into us. It cuts deep to the place where the soul and the spirit are joined. God’s word cuts to the center of our joints and our bones. It judges the thoughts and feelings in our hearts.

Revelation 1:16

He held seven stars in his right hand. A sharp two-edged sword came out of his mouth. He looked like the sun shining at its brightest time.

Isaiah 50:4

The Lord GOD gave me the ability to teach, so now I teach these sad people. Every morning he wakes me and teaches me like a student.

Isaiah 51:16

“My servant, I gave you the words I want you to say, and I covered you with my hands to protect you. I did this to make a new heaven and earth and so that you would say to Israel, ‘You are my people.’”

Revelation 2:12

“Write this to the angel of the church in Pergamum: “Here is a message from the one who has the sharp two-edged sword.

Jeremiah 1:18

As for me, today I will make you like a strong city, an iron column, a bronze wall. You will be able to stand against everyone in the land, against the kings of the land of Judah, the leaders of Judah, the priests of Judah, and against the people of the land of Judah.

Isaiah 11:4

He will judge the poor fairly and honestly. He will be fair when he decides what to do for the poor of the land. If he decides people should be beaten, he will give the command, and they will be beaten. If he decides people must die, he will give the command, and those evil people will be killed. Goodness and fairness will be like a belt he wears around his waist.

Hosea 6:5

I used the prophets and made laws for the people. The people were killed at my command, but good things will come from those decisions.

Psalm 91:1

You can go to God Most High to hide. You can go to God All-Powerful for protection.

Revelation 19:15

A sharp sword came out of the rider’s mouth, a sword that he would use to defeat the nations. And he will rule the nations with a rod of iron. He will crush the grapes in the winepress of the terrible anger of God All-Powerful.

Luke 23:46

Jesus shouted, “Father, I put my life in your hands!” After Jesus said this, he died.

Isaiah 42:1

“Here is my servant, the one I support. He is the one I have chosen, and I am very pleased with him. I have filled him with my Spirit, and he will bring justice to the nations.

Ephesians 6:17

Accept God’s salvation as your helmet. And take the sword of the Spirit—that sword is the teaching of God.

Revelation 2:16

So change your hearts! If you don’t change, I will come to you quickly and fight against these people with the sword that comes out of my mouth.

Exodus 33:22

I will put you in a large crack in that rock. Then I will cover you with my hand, and my Glory will pass by.

Isaiah 50:10

People who respect the Lord also listen to his servant. That servant lives completely trusting in God without knowing what will happen. He really trusts in the Lord’s name and depends on his God.

Habakkuk 3:11

The sun and the moon lost their brightness. They stopped shining when they saw your bright flashes of lightning. That lightning was like spears and arrows shooting through the air.