Isaiah 49:8

Isaiah 49:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
• New International Version (NIV)This is what the Lord says: “In the time of my favor I will answer you, and in the day of salvation I will help you; I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land and to reassign its desolate inheritances,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus says the Lord: "In a time of favor I have answered you; in a day of salvation I have helped you; I will keep you and give you as a covenant to the people, to establish the land, to apportion the desolate heritages,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus says the Lord: “In an acceptable time I have heard You, And in the day of salvation I have helped You; I will preserve You and give You As a covenant to the people, To restore the earth, To cause them to inherit the desolate heritages;

Context of Isaiah 49:8

6‘As my servant, I have a greater job for you to do. It will not only be to make Jacob's tribes strong again. It will not only be to bring back Israel's people that I have kept safe. It will also be your job to bring light to the other nations. You will show people all over the world that I have the power to save them.’ 7The Lord is Israel's Redeemer, their Holy God. Nations refuse to accept his servant. Their people hate him and their rulers have made him their slave. The Lord says to his servant, ‘Kings will see you and they will rise up to respect you. Princes will bend down low in front of you. They will see that the Lord is faithful. He is Israel's Holy God, who has chosen you to serve him.’ This is what the Lord says: ‘I will answer your prayers at the time that I have chosen to help you. Yes, I will come to save you on that day. I will keep you safe, so that I can make a covenant with people through you. You will make the land safe again. People will return to live there, in places that had become empty. 9You will say to the prisoners, “Come out!” You will say to people who are in dark prisons, “Come outside!” Then they will be free to find food for themselves. They will eat along the road and on the tops of the hills. 10They will not be hungry or thirsty. The strong heat of the sun will not hurt them. The one who loves them will be their guide. He will lead them to drink from springs of water.

Isaiah 49:8 word by word

כֹּ֣ה׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה בְּעֵ֤ת רָצוֹן֙ עֲנִיתִ֔יךָ וּבְי֥וֹם יְשׁוּעָ֖ה עֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָ וְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ וְאֶתֶּנְךָ֙ לִבְרִ֣ית עָ֔ם לְהָקִ֣ים אֶ֔רֶץ לְהַנְחִ֖יל נְחָל֥וֹת שֹׁמֵמֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• In an acceptableרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
• timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• have I heardעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• thee, and in a dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
• have I helpedעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
• thee: and I will preserveנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341
• thee, and giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• thee for a covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• to establishקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• to cause to inheritנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
• the desolateשָׁמֵםshâmêm · be desolate: destroyedH8074
• heritagesנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159

Cross-references for Isaiah 49:8

• Psalms 69:13But as for me, Lord, I continue to pray to you. Please answer me at the right time. Be kind to me, God, because of your faithful love. Save me, as you have promised to do.
• John 11:41So they moved the stone away. Jesus looked up towards the sky. He said, ‘Father, I thank you that you have listened to me.
• 2 Corinthians 6:2In the Bible God says: ‘I listened to your prayer at the right time for me to help you. I helped you on the right day for me to save you.’ Listen! The right time is now! The day for God to save you is now!
• Ephesians 1:6As a result, we praise him, because he is great and he has been so kind to us. He has given us so much because of his Son, whom he loves very much.
• Hebrews 5:7When Jesus Christ lived on earth as a man, he often prayed to God. He asked God to help him. He prayed strongly and he cried loudly with many tears. He knew that God could save him from death. And God listened to Jesus when he prayed, because Jesus served God.
• Isaiah 42:1‘Here is my servant. I give him strength. I have chosen him. He makes me very happy. I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
• Isaiah 50:7The Almighty Lord helps me, so I will not be ashamed. I have decided to stand and be strong, because I know that I will not be ashamed.
• Acts 2:24But after his death, God caused him to become alive again. God saved Jesus from the power of death. It was impossible for death to keep hold of him.
• Isaiah 42:6‘I have chosen you to bring righteousness. I will take hold of your hand, and I will keep you safe. Through you, I will make a covenant with my people, and you will bring light to the other nations.
• Matthew 26:28This is my blood that shows God's promise. When I die, my blood will pour out of my body. In that way God will forgive many people for the wrong things that they have done. That is the promise that God makes because of my death.
• Hebrews 8:6But now God has given Jesus a much better way to serve him as a priest. The new agreement that God makes with his people is possible because of Jesus. Because of Jesus' work on our behalf, the new agreement is better than the old one. It is much better because it started with better promises.
• Hebrews 12:24You have come to Jesus, who brought the new agreement from God to his people. In that agreement, the blood of Jesus' death makes us clean from our sins. It tells us that God has forgiven us. When Cain killed his brother Abel, Abel's blood brought God's punishment. So we see that Jesus' blood brought us something much better than that.
• Isaiah 51:16I have given you my message to speak on my behalf. I have kept you safe in my hand. I hung up the sky like a curtain, and I made the foundation of the earth. I say to Zion, “You are my people.” ’
• Psalms 75:3When the earth shakes and the people in it are afraid, I will keep its foundations strong.’ Selah.
• Isaiah 49:19Enemies have destroyed your land. Its towns have become heaps of stones. But soon your land will be too small for all your people to live in. The enemies who destroyed you will be far away from you.
• Isaiah 51:3Surely, the Lord will comfort Zion's people. He will take care of the buildings that enemies have destroyed. Zion's land that is now a wilderness will become like the beautiful Garden of Eden. It will be the Lord's own garden! People will be happy again in Zion. They will sing with joy to thank God.

Commentaries on Isaiah 49:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Thus saith the Lord - Still an address to the Messiah, and designed to give the assurance that he should extend the true religion, and repair the evils of sin on the earth. The Messiah is represented as having asked for the divine favor to attend his efforts, and this is the answer, and the assurance that his petition had not been offered in vain. In an acceptable time - Hebrew, In a time of delight or will,‘ that is, a time when Yahweh was willing, or…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-12Verses 7-12 The Father is the Lord, the Redeemer, and Holy One of Israel, as sending the Son to be the Redeemer. Man, whom he came to save, put contempt upon him. To this he submitted for our salvation. He is a pledge for all the blessings of the covenant; in him God was reconciling the world to himself. Pardoning mercy is a release from the curse of the law; renewing grace is a release from the dominion of sin: both are from Christ. He saith to those in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8God acts at the right time to achieve his goals (Acts 1:7; 2 Corinthians 6:2). Israel returned to rebuild the land of Israel after the exile in Babylon. The land was restored, and the city was rebuilt, starting with Cyrus’s decree (Isaiah 44:26–28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Messiah is represented as having asked for the grace of God in behalf of sinners; this verse contains God the Father's favorable answer. an acceptable time--"In a time of grace" [Hengstenberg]. A limited time (Is 61:2; 2Co 6:2). The time judged by God to be the best fitted for effecting the purposes of His grace by Messiah. heard thee--(Psa 2:8; He 5:7). day of salvation--when "the fulness of time" (Ga 4:4) shall have come. The day of salvation is…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 49:8

• Church
• Jesus Continued
• Quotations and Allusions

In the dictionaries

• Forget
• Mouth
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Isaiah
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Saviour
• Servant of Jehovah; Servant of the Lord; Servant of Yahweh

Commentaries on Isaiah 49

• 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