Isaiah 35:8

Isaiah 35:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
• New International Version (NIV)And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness; it will be for those who walk on that Way. The unclean will not journey on it; wicked fools will not go about on it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A highway shall be there, and a road, And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, But it shall be for others. Whoever walks the road, although a fool, Shall not go astray.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And a great road will go through that once deserted land. It will be named the Highway of Holiness. Evil-minded people will never travel on it. It will be only for those who walk in God’s ways; fools will never walk there.

Context of Isaiah 35:8

6then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing for joy. For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; 7the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; in the haunt of jackals, where they lie down, the grass shall become reeds and rushes. And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it. It shall belong to those who walk on the way; even if they are fools, they shall not go astray. 9No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it; they shall not be found there, but the redeemed shall walk there. 10And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isaiah 35:8 word by word

וְהָיָה־שָׁ֞ם מַסְל֣וּל וָדֶ֗רֶךְ וְדֶ֤רֶךְ הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ יִקָּ֣רֵא לָ֔הּ לֹֽא־יַעַבְרֶ֥נּוּ טָמֵ֖א וְהוּא־לָ֑מוֹ הֹלֵ֥ךְ דֶּ֛רֶךְ וֶאֱוִילִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִתְעֽוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And an highwayמַסְלוּלmaslûl · highwayH4547
• shall be there, and a wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• and it shall be calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• of holinessקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · (Way of) HolinessH6944
• the uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
• shall not pass overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• for those: the wayfaring menהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• though foolsאֱוִיל'ĕvîyl · fool(ish)H191
• shall not errתָּעָהtâ‛âh · to go astrayH8582

Cross-references for Isaiah 35:8

• Isaiah 11:16And there will be a highway from Assyria for the remnant that remains of his people, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.
• Isaiah 19:23In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and Assyria will come into Egypt, and Egypt into Assyria, and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians.
• Isaiah 40:3A voice cries: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
• Isaiah 42:16And I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, in paths that they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them.
• Isaiah 49:11And I will make all my mountains a road, and my highways shall be raised up.
• Isaiah 57:14And it shall be said, "Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove every obstruction from my people's way."
• Isaiah 62:10Go through, go through the gates; prepare the way for the people; build up, build up the highway; clear it of stones; lift up a signal over the peoples.
• Jeremiah 31:21"Set up road markers for yourself; make yourself guideposts; consider well the highway, the road by which you went. Return, O virgin Israel, return to these your cities.
• John 14:6Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
• Hebrews 10:20by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh,
• Ephesians 2:10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:7For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness.
• 2 Timothy 1:9who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,
• Hebrews 12:14Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
• 1 Peter 1:14As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance,
• 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Commentaries on Isaiah 35:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8And a highway - The word ודרך vederech is by mistake added to the first member of the sentence from the beginning of the following member. Sixteen MSS. of Dr. Kennicott's, seven ancient, and two of De Rossi's have it but once; so likewise the Syriac, Septuagint, and Arabic. Err therein - A MS. of Dr. Kennicott's adds בו bo, in it, which seems necessary to the sense, and so the Vulgate, per eam, "by it. "One of De Rossi's has שם sham, there. But it shall…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 When Christ shall come to set up his kingdom in the world, then wonders, great wonders, shall be wrought on men's souls. By the word and Spirit of Christ, the spiritually blind were enlightened; and those deaf to the calls of God were made to hear them readily. Those unable to do any thing good, by Divine grace were made active therein. Those that knew not how to speak of God or to God, had their lips opened to show forth his praise. When the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The image of the highway recalls Israel’s crossing through the Red Sea (Isaiah 51:10). only those who walk: This means that only those who follow God will walk on his holy path. God's goal in salvation is for humans to share his character and act like him (see Ephesians 5:1–2; 1 Peter 2:21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. highway--such a causeway (raised way, from a Hebrew root, "to cast up") as was used for the march of armies; valleys being filled up, hills and other obstructions removed (Is 62:10; compare Is 40:3, 4). way of holiness--Hebraism for "the holy way." Horsley translates, "the way of the Holy One;" but the words that follow, and Is 35:10, show it is the way leading the redeemed back to Jerusalem, both the literal and the heavenly (Is 52:1; Joe 3:17; Re…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 35:8

• Church
• Gentiles
• Highways
• Holiness
• Jesus, the Christ
• Readings, Select
• Salvation
• Way

In the dictionaries

• Blossom
• Glad
• Highway
• Ransom
• Thirsty
• Err; Error
• Isaiah
• Providence
• Wayfaring Man

Commentaries on Isaiah 35

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings