Isaiah 65:9

Isaiah 65:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
• New International Version (NIV)I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and from Judah those who will possess my mountains; my chosen people will inherit them, and there will my servants live.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will bring forth offspring from Jacob, and from Judah possessors of my mountains; my chosen shall possess it, and my servants shall dwell there.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, And from Judah an heir of My mountains; My elect shall inherit it, And My servants shall dwell there.

Context of Isaiah 65:9

7your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith Jehovah, who have burned incense upon the mountains, and outraged me upon the hills; and I will measure their former work into their bosom. 8Thus saith Jehovah: As the new wine is found in the cluster, and it is said, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it; so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy [them] all. And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah a possessor of my mountains; and mine elect shall possess it, and my servants shall dwell there. 10And the Sharon shall be a fold for flocks, and the valley of Achor a couching-place of the herds, for my people that have sought me. 11But ye who forsake Jehovah, who forget my holy mountain, who prepare a table for Gad, and fill up mixed wine unto Meni:

Isaiah 65:9 word by word

וְהוֹצֵאתִ֤י מִֽיַּעֲקֹב֙ זֶ֔רַע וּמִיהוּדָ֖ה יוֹרֵ֣שׁ הָרָ֑י וִירֵשׁ֣וּהָ בְחִירַ֔י וַעֲבָדַ֖י יִשְׁכְּנוּ־שָֽׁמָּה׃Read the interlinear

• bringיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seedH2233
• Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: possessH3423
• servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• dwellשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931

Cross-references for Isaiah 65:9

• Isaiah 10:20And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the remnant of Israel and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob shall no more again rely upon him that smote them; but they shall rely upon Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
• Isaiah 11:11And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to acquire the remnant of his people which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
• Isaiah 27:6In the future Jacob shall take root; Israel shall blossom and bud, and they shall fill the face of the world with fruit.
• Jeremiah 31:36If those ordinances depart from before me, saith Jehovah, the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.
• Jeremiah 33:17For thus saith Jehovah: There shall never fail to David a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;
• Ezekiel 36:8And ye mountains of Israel shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel: for they are at hand to come.
• Ezekiel 37:21And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, whither they are gone, and will gather them from every side, and bring them into their own land:
• Ezekiel 39:25Therefore, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name:
• Amos 9:11In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David which is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
• Obadiah 1:17But upon mount Zion shall there be deliverance, and it shall be holy; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
• Zephaniah 3:20At that time will I bring you, yea, at the time that I gather you; for I will make you a name and a praise, among all the peoples of the earth, when I shall turn again your captivity before your eyes, saith Jehovah.
• Zechariah 10:6And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them back again; for I will have mercy upon them; and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am Jehovah their God, and I will answer them.
• Isaiah 65:15And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto mine elect; for the Lord Jehovah will slay thee, and will call his servants by another name:
• Matthew 24:22and if those days had not been cut short, no flesh had been saved; but on account of the elect those days shall be cut short.
• Romans 11:5Thus, then, in the present time also there has been a remnant according to election of grace.

Commentaries on Isaiah 65:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9An inheritor of my mountains "An inheritor of my mountain" - הרי hari, in the singular number; so the Septuagint and Syriac; that is, of Mount Sion. See Isaiah 65:11; and Isaiah 56:7, to which Sion, the pronoun feminine singular, added to the verb in the next line, refers; ירשוה yereshuah, "shall inherit her." - L.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9And I will bring forth a seed - I will give descendants to Jacob, who shall share my favor and repossess the land. An inheritor of my mountains - The mountains of Palestine - Jerusalem and the vicinity - called the mountains of God because he claimed that land as his special residence, and the place where his holy religion was established. And mine elect - They who have been chosen by me to maintain my religion in the world.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-10Verses 8-10 In the bunch of unripe grapes, at present of no value, the new wine is contained. The Jews have been kept a distinct people, that all may witness the fulfilment of ancient prophecies and promises. God's chosen, the spiritual seed of praying Jacob, shall inherit his mountains of bliss and joy, and be carried safe to them through the vale of tears. All things are for the display of God's glory in the redemption of sinners.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-16The Lord planned to spare and reward a remnant of righteous people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. seed--"the holy seed" (Is 6:13), a posterity from Jacob, designed to repossess the Holy Land, forfeited by the sin of the former Jews. my mountains--Jerusalem and the rest of Judea, peculiarly God's (compare Is 2:2; 11:9; 14:32). it--the Holy Land. elect--(Is 65:15, 22).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 65:9

• Church
• Condescension of God

In the dictionaries

• Jacob
• Judah
• Cry
• Sought
• Thence
• Isaiah
• Oreb; Zeeb

Commentaries on Isaiah 65

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings