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Isaiah 46:11
11Now I will call somebody to come from the east. He will come down quickly, like an eagle that catches small birds to eat. He will come from a country that is far away. He will do for me what I want to do. Yes, I will surely do what I have decided to do. I have given the command, and I will cause it to happen.
Isaiah 46:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
- New International Version (NIV)From the east I summon a bird of prey; from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that I will bring about; what I have planned, that I will do.
- English Standard Version (ESV)calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Calling a bird of prey from the east, The man who executes My counsel, from a far country. Indeed I have spoken it; I will also bring it to pass. I have purposed it; I will also do it.
Context of Isaiah 46:11
9Remember all the things that I did a long time ago. I am God. There is nobody else like me. There is no other God, except me. 10From the beginning, I say what will happen at the end. Long ago, I spoke about future things that have not yet happened. I say this: “My purpose will not change. I will do everything that I want to do.” Now I will call somebody to come from the east. He will come down quickly, like an eagle that catches small birds to eat. He will come from a country that is far away. He will do for me what I want to do. Yes, I will surely do what I have decided to do. I have given the command, and I will cause it to happen. 12Listen to me, you people who refuse to obey me. You choose not to do anything that is right. 13But now I am ready to rescue you, and I will show you what is right. This will soon happen! I will save the people in Zion. I will make Israel great and beautiful.’
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קֹרֵ֤א מִמִּזְרָח֙ עַ֔יִט מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מֶרְחָ֖ק אִ֣ישׁ עֲצָתִ֑י אַף־דִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙ אַף־אֲבִיאֶ֔נָּה יָצַ֖רְתִּי אַף־אֶעֱשֶֽׂנָּה׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Callingקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
- a ravenous birdעַ֫יִט‛ayiţ · bird of preyH5861
- from the eastמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
- the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- that executeth my counselעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
- from a farמֶרְחָקmerchâq · distanceH4801
- countryאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- yea, I have spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- I will also bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- it to pass; I have purposedיָצַרyâtsar · to form: planH3335
- I will also doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
Cross-references for Isaiah 46:11
- Isaiah 13:2Lift up a sign on an empty hill. Shout aloud for an army to attack! Wave your hand! Then they will go through the city gates into the rulers' palaces.
- Isaiah 21:7If he sees chariots that two horses are pulling, or riders on donkeys, or riders on camels, he must watch very carefully.’
- Isaiah 41:2Tell me, who has woken up that king in the east? Who has chosen that king to serve him? He has given that king power over many nations, so that the kings of those nations must obey him. He uses that king's weapons to destroy other nations. He blows them away like dust or straw.
- Isaiah 45:1The Lord says this to Cyrus, the king that he has chosen to serve him: ‘I hold your right hand. I give you power over other nations, to take away the weapons of their kings. I will open the gates of cities in front of you, and they will stay open.
- Jeremiah 50:29‘Bring all the soldiers with bows and arrows to attack Babylon. They must make their camp all around the city. Do not let anyone escape. Punish the people for the things that they have done. Do the same thing to them that they have done to others. Those people have insulted me, Israel's holy God.
- Jeremiah 51:20‘You are the weapon that I use to fight my battles. I have used you to punish nations. I have used you to destroy kingdoms.
- Ezekiel 39:4You will fall to the ground on Israel's mountains. You, your soldiers and the people who are with you will all die there. Vultures and wild animals will eat your dead bodies.
- Isaiah 44:28I say about King Cyrus, “He is my shepherd. He will do what I want him to do.” He will give a command about Jerusalem. He will say, “Build the city again!” He will say about the temple, “Build its foundation.” ’
- Isaiah 45:13Now I have woken up Cyrus to do for me things that are right. I will make all his paths easy to travel on. He will build again my city, and he will make my people free to return home. Nobody will have to pay him any money or give him a bribe to do that.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says.
- Isaiah 48:14All of you, come together and listen to me. Not one of your idols has said what will happen now. I, the Lord, have chosen a friend to attack Babylon. He will do what I want. He will have the power to punish the Babylonians.
- Ezra 1:2‘This is what Cyrus, the king of Persia says: The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me power over all the kingdoms of the earth. He has said that I must build a temple for him in Jerusalem, the city that is in Judah.
- Psalms 76:10Everybody will praise you, even those who are angry against you. You will show them how angry you really are.
- Acts 4:28But you are powerful. These men did only what you said would happen. You had already decided on these events.
- Psalms 119:24Yes, your laws make me really happy. They show me the right way to live.
- Isaiah 14:24The Lord Almighty promises this: ‘It will happen exactly as I have decided. Yes, it will really happen like that.
- Isaiah 38:15I do not know what I can say. The Lord has told me what must happen. He has done what he decided to do. I will live quietly for the rest of my life, because I am very sad and upset.
Commentaries on Isaiah 46:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Calling a ravenous bird from the east "Calling from the east the eagle" - A very proper emblem for Cyrus, as in other respects, so particularly because the ensign of Cyrus was a golden eagle, , the very word עיט ayit, which the prophet uses here, expressed as near as may be in Greek letters. Xenoph. Cyrop. lib. 7 sub. init. Kimchi says his father understood this, not of Cyrus, but of the Messiah. From a far country "From a land far distant" - Two MSS. add…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Calling a ravenous bird from the east - There can be no doubt that Cyrus is intended here (see the notes at Isaiah 41:2, Isaiah 41:25). The east here means Persia. The word rendered ravenous bird‘ (עיט ‛ayiṭ ) is rendered fowl‘ in Job 28:7; bird‘ or birds‘ in Jeremiah 12:9; fowls‘ in Genesis 15:11; Isaiah 18:6; and ravenous birds‘ in Ezekiel 39:4. It does not occur elsewhere in the Bible. It is used here as an emblem of a warlike king, and the emblem may…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 Here the folly of those who made idols, and then prayed to them, is exposed. How does the profuseness of idolaters shame the niggardliness of many who call themselves God's servants, but are for a religion which costs them nothing! The service of sin always costs a great deal. God puts it to them what senseless, helpless things idols are. Let, then, the Jews show themselves men, avoiding such abominations. Many Scripture prophecies, delivered…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The swift bird of prey from the east refers to Cyrus, the Persian king (see study note on Isaiah 41:2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. ravenous bird--Cyrus so called on account of the rapidity of his marches from the distant regions of Persia to pounce on his prey (see on Is 41:2; Is 41:25; Jr 49:22; Eze 17:3). The standard of Cyrus, too, was a golden eagle on a spear (see the heathen historian, Xenophon, 7, where almost the same word is used, aetos, as here, ayit). executeth my counsel--(Is 44:28; 45:13). Babylon represents, mystically, the apostate faction: the destruction of its…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 46
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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