Isaiah

Isaiah 49:8–11

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;c

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.d

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.

Footnotes

  • c 49:8 LXX In the time of favor I heard You, and in the day of salvation I helped You;cited in 2 Corinthians 6:2|2CO 6:2
  • d 49:10 Cited in Revelation 7:16|REV 7:16

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Isaiah 49:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saysאָמַ֣ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
In the timeבְּעֵ֤תbə·‘êṯPreposition-b; Noun - common singular constructH6256 time
of favorרָצוֹן֙rā·ṣō·wnNoun - masculine singularH7522 goodwill, favour, acceptance, will
I will answer Youעֲנִיתִ֔יךָ‘ă·nî·ṯî·ḵāVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH6030 answer, respond
and in the dayוּבְי֥וֹםū·ḇə·yō·wmConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of salvationיְשׁוּעָ֖הyə·šū·‘āhNoun - feminine singularH3444 salvation
I will help Youעֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָ‘ă·zar·tî·ḵāVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH5826 help, succour
I will keep Youוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗wə·’eṣ·ṣā·rə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH5341 watch, guard, keep
and appoint Youוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֙wə·’et·ten·ḵāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
to be a covenantלִבְרִ֣יתliḇ·rîṯPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular constructH1285 covenant
for the peopleעָ֔ם‘āmNoun - masculine singularH5971 people
to restoreלְהָקִ֣יםlə·hā·qîmPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH6965 arise, stand up, stand
the landאֶ֔רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
to apportionלְהַנְחִ֖ילlə·han·ḥîlPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH5157 get or take as a possession
its desolateשֹׁמֵמֽוֹת׃šō·mê·mō·wṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluralH8074 be desoleted, appalled
inheritancesנְחָל֥וֹתnə·ḥā·lō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH5159 possession, property, inheritance

Isaiah 49:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
to sayלֵאמֹ֤רlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
to the prisonersלַֽאֲסוּרִים֙la·’ă·sū·rîmPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralH631 tie, bind, imprison
Come outצֵ֔אוּṣê·’ūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH3318 go or come out
and to thoseלַאֲשֶׁ֥רla·’ă·šerPreposition-l; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
in darknessבַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְba·ḥō·šeḵPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2822 darkness, obscurity
Show yourselvesהִגָּל֑וּhig·gā·lūVerb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine pluralH1540 uncover, remove
They will feedיִרְע֔וּyir·‘ūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7462 pasture, tend, graze
alongעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the pathwaysדְּרָכִ֣יםdə·rā·ḵîmNoun - common pluralH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and find pastureמַרְעִיתָֽם׃mar·‘î·ṯāmNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH4830 pasturing, shepherding, pasturage
on everyוּבְכָל־ū·ḇə·ḵālConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
barren hillשְׁפָיִ֖יםšə·p̄ā·yîmNoun - masculine pluralH8205 bareness, smooth or bare (treeless) height

Isaiah 49:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They will notלֹ֤אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
hungerיִרְעָ֙בוּ֙yir·‘ā·ḇūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7456 be hungry
or thirstיִצְמָ֔אוּyiṣ·mā·’ūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH6770 be thirsty
nor willוְלֹא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
scorching heatשָׁרָ֖בšā·rāḇNoun - masculine singularH8273 burning heat
or sunוָשָׁ֑מֶשׁwā·šā·mešConjunctive waw; Noun - common singularH8121 sun
beat down on themיַכֵּ֥םyak·kêmVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH5221 smite
Forכִּי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
He who has compassion on themמְרַחֲמָ֣םmə·ra·ḥă·māmVerb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH7355 love
will guide themיְנַהֲגֵ֔םyə·na·hă·ḡêmVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH5090 drive, conduct
and lead themיְנַהֲלֵֽם׃yə·na·hă·lêmVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH5095 lead, guide to a watering-place (or station), and cause to rest there; bring to a…
besideוְעַל־wə·‘al-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5921 height
springsמַבּ֥וּעֵיmab·bū·‘êNoun - masculine plural constructH4002 spring of water
of waterמַ֖יִםma·yimNoun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine

Isaiah 49:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I will turnוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יwə·śam·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH7760 put, place, set
allכָל־ḵālNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
My mountainsהָרַ֖יhā·rayNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
into roadsלַדָּ֑רֶךְlad·dā·reḵPreposition-l, Article; Noun - common singularH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and My highwaysוּמְסִלֹּתַ֖יū·mə·sil·lō·ṯayConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singularH4546 highway
will be raised upיְרֻמֽוּן׃yə·ru·mūnVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nunH7311 be high, exalted, rise

Cross-references

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Isaiah 49:8 2 Corinthians 6:2 · Isaiah 42:6 · Psalm 69:13 · Hebrews 12:24 · Isaiah 61:4 · Isaiah 58:12 · Hebrews 5:7 · Isaiah 51:16 · Isaiah 44:26 · Ephesians 2:12–19 · John 11:41–42 · Ephesians 1:6

Isaiah 49:9 Isaiah 42:7 · Isaiah 42:16 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Luke 4:18 · Psalm 102:20 · Isaiah 9:2 · Isaiah 61:1 · Psalm 69:33 · Zechariah 9:11–12

Isaiah 49:10 Revelation 7:16–17 · Matthew 5:6 · Ezekiel 34:23 · Isaiah 33:16 · Psalm 121:5–6 · Jeremiah 31:9 · Isaiah 40:11 · John 10:3–4 · Isaiah 25:4 · Isaiah 32:2 · Isaiah 35:7 · Isaiah 4:6

Isaiah 49:11 Isaiah 11:16 · Luke 3:4–5 · Isaiah 35:8–10 · Isaiah 62:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.