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

7 Thus 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.”

8 This 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,

9 to 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.

10 They 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.

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

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

13 Shout 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

Thus כֹּ֣ה H3541 Adverb says אָֽמַר־ H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular the LORD יְהוָה֩ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular the Redeemer גֹּאֵ֨ל H1350 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct [and] Holy One קְדוֹשׁ֗וֹ H6918 Adjective - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular to Him who נֶ֜פֶשׁ H5315 Noun - feminine singular was despised לִבְזֹה־ H959 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct [and] abhorred לִמְתָ֤עֵֽב H8581 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct by the nation גּוֹי֙ H1471 Noun - masculine singular to the Servant לְעֶ֣בֶד H5650 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular of rulers מֹשְׁלִ֔ים H4910 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Kings מְלָכִים֙ H4428 Noun - masculine plural will see You יִרְא֣וּ H7200 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural and rise וָקָ֔מוּ H6965 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural and princes שָׂרִ֖ים H8269 Noun - masculine plural will bow down וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּ H7812 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural because of לְמַ֤עַן H4616 Preposition the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular who אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative is faithful נֶאֱמָ֔ן H539 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular the Holy קְדֹ֥שׁ H6918 Adjective - masculine singular construct One of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular who has chosen You וַיִּבְחָרֶֽךָּ׃ H977 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Verse 8

Original words

This is what כֹּ֣ה׀ H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular says אָמַ֣ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular In the time בְּעֵ֤ת H6256 Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct of favor רָצוֹן֙ H7522 Noun - masculine singular I will answer You עֲנִיתִ֔יךָ H6030 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular and in the day וּבְי֥וֹם H3117 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of salvation יְשׁוּעָ֖ה H3444 Noun - feminine singular I will help You עֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָ H5826 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular I will keep You וְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ H5341 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular and appoint You וְאֶתֶּנְךָ֙ H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular to be a covenant לִבְרִ֣ית H1285 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct for the people עָ֔ם H5971 Noun - masculine singular to restore לְהָקִ֣ים H6965 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct the land אֶ֔רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular to apportion לְהַנְחִ֖יל H5157 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct its desolate שֹׁמֵמֽוֹת׃ H8074 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural inheritances נְחָל֥וֹת H5159 Noun - 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 say לֵאמֹ֤ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct to the prisoners לַֽאֲסוּרִים֙ H631 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Come out צֵ֔אוּ H3318 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural and to those לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Preposition-l | Pronoun - relative in darkness בַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְ H2822 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Show yourselves הִגָּל֑וּ H1540 Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural They will feed יִרְע֔וּ H7462 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural along עַל־ H5921 Preposition the pathways דְּרָכִ֣ים H1870 Noun - common plural and find pasture מַרְעִיתָֽם׃ H4830 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural on every וּבְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct barren hill שְׁפָיִ֖ים H8205 Noun - masculine plural
Verse 10

Original words

They will not לֹ֤א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle - וְלֹ֣א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle hunger יִרְעָ֙בוּ֙ H7456 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural or thirst יִצְמָ֔אוּ H6770 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural nor will וְלֹא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle scorching heat שָׁרָ֖ב H8273 Noun - masculine singular or sun וָשָׁ֑מֶשׁ H8121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular beat down on them יַכֵּ֥ם H5221 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural For כִּי־ H3588 Conjunction He who has compassion on them מְרַחֲמָ֣ם H7355 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural will guide them יְנַהֲגֵ֔ם H5090 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural and lead them יְנַהֲלֵֽם׃ H5095 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural beside וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition springs מַבּ֥וּעֵי H4002 Noun - masculine plural construct of water מַ֖יִם H4325 Noun - masculine plural

BSB notes

  • Cited in Revelation 7:16
Verse 11

Original words

I will turn וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י H7760 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular all כָל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct My mountains הָרַ֖י H2022 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular into roads לַדָּ֑רֶךְ H1870 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular and My highways וּמְסִלֹּתַ֖י H4546 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular will be raised up יְרֻמֽוּן׃ H7311 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Verse 12

Original words

Behold הִנֵּה־ H2009 Interjection they אֵ֕לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural will come יָבֹ֑אוּ H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural from far away מֵרָח֖וֹק H7350 Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular . . . וְהִֽנֵּה־ H2009 Conjunctive waw | Interjection . . . אֵ֙לֶּה֙ H428 Pronoun - common plural from the north מִצָּפ֣וֹן H6828 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular and from the west וּמִיָּ֔ם H3220 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular and from וְאֵ֖לֶּה H428 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural the land מֵאֶ֥רֶץ H776 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct of Aswan סִינִֽים׃ H5515 Noun - 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 joy רָנּ֤וּ H7442 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural O heavens שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ H8064 Noun - masculine plural rejoice וְגִ֣ילִי H1523 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular O earth אָ֔רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular break forth יִפְצְחוּ H6476 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural in song רִנָּ֑ה H7440 Noun - feminine singular O mountains הָרִ֖ים H2022 Noun - masculine plural For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular has comforted נִחַ֤ם H5162 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular His people עַמּ֔וֹ H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and He will have compassion יְרַחֵֽם׃ס H7355 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular on His afflicted ones וַעֲנִיָּ֖ו H6041 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular

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