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Isaiah 49:8-13
New International Version
Isaiah 49:8-13
New International Version
Restoration of Israel
8 This is what the Lord says:
“In the time of my favor(A) I will answer you,
and in the day of salvation I will help you;(B)
I will keep(C) you and will make you
to be a covenant for the people,(D)
to restore the land(E)
and to reassign its desolate inheritances,(F)
9 to say to the captives,(G) ‘Come out,’
and to those in darkness,(H) ‘Be free!’
“They will feed beside the roads
and find pasture on every barren hill.(I)
10 They will neither hunger nor thirst,(J)
nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them.(K)
He who has compassion(L) on them will guide(M) them
and lead them beside springs(N) of water.
11 I will turn all my mountains into roads,
and my highways(O) will be raised up.(P)
12 See, they will come from afar(Q)—
some from the north, some from the west,(R)
some from the region of Aswan.[a]”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:12 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text Sinim
Isaiah 49:8-13
New King James Version
Isaiah 49:8-13
New King James Version
8 Thus says the Lord:
“In an (A)acceptable[a] time I have heard You,
And in the day of salvation I have helped You;
I will [b]preserve You (B)and give You
As a covenant to the people,
To restore the earth,
To cause them to inherit the desolate [c]heritages;
9 That You may say (C)to the prisoners, ‘Go forth,’
To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’
“They shall feed along the roads,
And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights.
10 They shall neither (D)hunger nor thirst,
(E)Neither heat nor sun shall strike them;
For He who has mercy on them (F)will lead them,
Even by the springs of water He will guide them.
11 (G)I will make each of My mountains a road,
And My highways shall be elevated.
12 Surely (H)these shall come from afar;
Look! Those from the north and the west,
And these from the land of Sinim.”
13 (I)Sing, O heavens!
Be joyful, O earth!
And break out in singing, O mountains!
For the Lord has comforted His people,
And will have mercy on His afflicted.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:8 favorable
- Isaiah 49:8 keep
- Isaiah 49:8 inheritances
Isaiah 49:8-13
English Standard Version
Isaiah 49:8-13
English Standard Version
The Restoration of Israel
8 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“In a (B)time of favor I have answered you;
in a day of salvation I have helped you;
I will keep you (C)and give you
as a covenant to the people,
to establish the land,
(D)to apportion the desolate heritages,
9 (E)saying to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’
to those who are in darkness, ‘Appear.’
(F)They shall feed along the ways;
on all bare heights shall be their pasture;
10 (G)they shall not hunger or thirst,
neither scorching wind nor sun shall strike them,
for he who has pity on them (H)will lead them,
and by springs of water will guide them.
11 (I)And I will make all my mountains a road,
and my highways shall be raised up.
12 (J)Behold, these shall come from afar,
and behold, (K)these from the north and from the west,[a]
and these from the land of Syene.”[b]
13 (L)Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth;
break forth, O mountains, into singing!
For the Lord (M)has comforted his people
and will have compassion on his afflicted.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:12 Hebrew from the sea
- Isaiah 49:12 Dead Sea Scroll; Masoretic Text Sinim
Isaiah 49:8-13
New American Standard Bible
Isaiah 49:8-13
New American Standard Bible
8 This is what the Lord says:
“At a (A)favorable time I answered You,
And on a day of salvation I helped You;
And I will (B)watch over You and (C)make You a covenant of the people,
To [a](D)restore the land, to give as inheritances the deserted hereditary lands;
9 Saying to those who are (E)bound, ‘[b]Go free,’
To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’
They will feed along the roads,
And their pasture will be on all (F)bare heights.
10 They will (G)not hunger or thirst,
Nor will the scorching (H)heat or sun strike them down;
For (I)He who has compassion on them will (J)lead them,
And He will guide them to (K)springs of water.
11 I will make all (L)My mountains a road,
And My (M)highways will be raised up.
12 Behold, these will come (N)from afar;
And behold, these will come from the (O)north and from the west,
And these from the land of Aswan.”
13 (P)Shout for joy, you heavens! And rejoice, you earth!
Break forth into joyful shouting, mountains!
For the (Q)Lord has comforted His people
And will (R)have compassion on His afflicted.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:8 Lit establish
- Isaiah 49:9 Lit Go out
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