Isaiah 49:8-13
World English Bible
8 Yahweh says, “I have answered you in an acceptable time.
I have helped you in a day of salvation.
I will preserve you and give you for a covenant of the people,
to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritage,
9 saying to those who are bound, ‘Come out!’;
to those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves!’
“They shall feed along the paths,
and their pasture shall be on all treeless heights.
10 They shall not hunger nor thirst;
neither shall the heat nor sun strike them:
for he who has mercy on them will lead them.
He will guide them by springs of water.
11 I will make all my mountains a road,
and my highways shall be exalted.
12 Behold, these shall come from afar,
and behold, these from the north and from the west;
and these from the land of Sinim.”
13 Sing, heavens, and be joyful, earth!
Break out into singing, mountains,
for Yahweh has comforted his people,
and will have compassion on his afflicted.
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
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