Focused Passage

Isaiah 49:7-13

The Servant Restores Israel and Becomes a Light for the Nations

From the Servant’s womb-called mission, to his apparent frustration and divine vindication, to the expansion of salvation to the nations, to the restoration of prisoners and exiles, to Zion’s comfort and renewal, to the LORD’s final promise that captives will be rescued from the mighty.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

7Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”

8This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances,

9to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.

10They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.

11I will turn all My mountains into roads, and My highways will be raised up.

12Behold, they will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Aswan.”

13Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.

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References and Original Words

Verse 7

Original words

Thusכֹּ֣הH3541Adverbsaysאָֽמַר־H559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe LORDיְהוָה֩H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Redeemerגֹּאֵ֨לH1350Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct[and] Holy Oneקְדוֹשׁ֗וֹH6918Adjective - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularto Him whoנֶ֜פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singularwas despisedלִבְזֹה־H959Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct[and] abhorredלִמְתָ֤עֵֽבH8581Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular constructby the nationגּוֹי֙H1471Noun - masculine singularto the Servantלְעֶ֣בֶדH5650Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularof rulersמֹשְׁלִ֔יםH4910Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralKingsמְלָכִים֙H4428Noun - masculine pluralwill see Youיִרְא֣וּH7200Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraland riseוָקָ֔מוּH6965Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluraland princesשָׂרִ֖יםH8269Noun - masculine pluralwill bow downוְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּH7812Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralbecause ofלְמַ֤עַןH4616Prepositionthe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeis faithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןH539Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularthe Holyקְדֹ֥שׁH6918Adjective - masculine singular constructOne of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularwho has chosen Youוַיִּבְחָרֶֽךָּ׃H977Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Verse 8

Original words

This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀H3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularIn the timeבְּעֵ֤תH6256Preposition-b | Noun - common singular constructof favorרָצוֹן֙H7522Noun - masculine singularI will answer Youעֲנִיתִ֔יךָH6030Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularand in the dayוּבְי֥וֹםH3117Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof salvationיְשׁוּעָ֖הH3444Noun - feminine singularI will help Youעֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָH5826Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularI will keep Youוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗H5341Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularand appoint Youוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֙H5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularto be a covenantלִבְרִ֣יתH1285Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructfor the peopleעָ֔םH5971Noun - masculine singularto restoreלְהָקִ֣יםH6965Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructthe landאֶ֔רֶץH776Noun - feminine singularto apportionלְהַנְחִ֖ילH5157Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructits desolateשֹׁמֵמֽוֹת׃H8074Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluralinheritancesנְחָל֥וֹתH5159Noun - feminine plural

BSB notes

  • LXX In the time of favor I heard You, and in the day of salvation I helped You; cited in 2 Corinthians 6:2
Verse 9

Original words

to sayלֵאמֹ֤רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructto the prisonersלַֽאֲסוּרִים֙H631Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralCome outצֵ֔אוּH3318Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluraland to thoseלַאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Preposition-l | Pronoun - relativein darknessבַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְH2822Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularShow yourselvesהִגָּל֑וּH1540Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine pluralThey will feedיִרְע֔וּH7462Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralalongעַל־H5921Prepositionthe pathwaysדְּרָכִ֣יםH1870Noun - common pluraland find pastureמַרְעִיתָֽם׃H4830Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralon everyוּבְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructbarren hillשְׁפָיִ֖יםH8205Noun - masculine plural
Verse 10

Original words

They will notלֹ֤אH3808Adverb - Negative particle-וְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlehungerיִרְעָ֙בוּ֙H7456Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralor thirstיִצְמָ֔אוּH6770Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralnor willוְלֹא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlescorching heatשָׁרָ֖בH8273Noun - masculine singularor sunוָשָׁ֑מֶשׁH8121Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singularbeat down on themיַכֵּ֥םH5221Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralForכִּי־H3588ConjunctionHe who has compassion on themמְרַחֲמָ֣םH7355Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralwill guide themיְנַהֲגֵ֔םH5090Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluraland lead themיְנַהֲלֵֽם׃H5095Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralbesideוְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionspringsמַבּ֥וּעֵיH4002Noun - masculine plural constructof waterמַ֖יִםH4325Noun - masculine plural

BSB notes

  • Cited in Revelation 7:16
Verse 11

Original words

I will turnוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יH7760Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularallכָל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructMy mountainsהָרַ֖יH2022Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularinto roadsלַדָּ֑רֶךְH1870Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singularand My highwaysוּמְסִלֹּתַ֖יH4546Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singularwill be raised upיְרֻמֽוּן׃H7311Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Verse 12

Original words

Beholdהִנֵּה־H2009Interjectiontheyאֵ֕לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralwill comeיָבֹ֑אוּH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralfrom far awayמֵרָח֖וֹקH7350Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular. . .וְהִֽנֵּה־H2009Conjunctive waw | Interjection. . .אֵ֙לֶּה֙H428Pronoun - common pluralfrom the northמִצָּפ֣וֹןH6828Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singularand from the westוּמִיָּ֔םH3220Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularand fromוְאֵ֖לֶּהH428Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common pluralthe landמֵאֶ֥רֶץH776Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof Aswanסִינִֽים׃H5515Noun - proper - masculine plural

BSB notes

  • Or from the sea
  • That is, a region in southern Egypt (from DSS); MT the land of Sinim
Verse 13

Original words

Shout for joyרָנּ֤וּH7442Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralO heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙H8064Noun - masculine pluralrejoiceוְגִ֣ילִיH1523Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularO earthאָ֔רֶץH776Noun - feminine singularbreak forthיִפְצְחוּH6476Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralin songרִנָּ֑הH7440Noun - feminine singularO mountainsהָרִ֖יםH2022Noun - masculine pluralForכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhas comfortedנִחַ֤םH5162Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularHis peopleעַמּ֔וֹH5971Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand He will have compassionיְרַחֵֽם׃סH7355Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularon His afflicted onesוַעֲנִיָּ֖וH6041Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular

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