Isaiah 43:6

Isaiah 43:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;
• New International Version (NIV)I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’ Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth—
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ And to the south, ‘Do not keep them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, And My daughters from the ends of the earth—
• New Living Translation (NLT)I will say to the north and south, ‘Bring my sons and daughters back to Israel from the distant corners of the earth.

Context of Isaiah 43:6

4Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. 5Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you. I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth, 7everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made." 8Bring out the people who are blind, yet have eyes, who are deaf, yet have ears!

Isaiah 43:6 word by word

אֹמַ֤ר לַצָּפוֹן֙ תֵּ֔נִי וּלְתֵימָ֖ן אַל־תִּכְלָ֑אִי הָבִ֤יאִי בָנַי֙ מֵרָח֔וֹק וּבְנוֹתַ֖י מִקְצֵ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• Give upנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• and to the southתֵּימָןtêymân têmân · southH8486
• Keep not backכָּלָאkâlâ' · to restrainH3607
• bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• my sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• from farרָחֹקrâchôq râchôq · distantH7350
• and my daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• from the endsקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Isaiah 43:6

• Isaiah 18:7At that time tribute will be brought to the Lord of hosts from a people tall and smooth, from a people feared near and far, a nation mighty and conquering, whose land the rivers divide, to Mount Zion, the place of the name of the Lord of hosts.
• Jeremiah 3:14Return, O faithless children, declares the Lord; for I am your master; I will take you, one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion.
• Hosea 1:10Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. And in the place where it was said to them, "You are not my people," it shall be said to them, "Children of the living God."
• Romans 9:7and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but "Through Isaac shall your offspring be named."
• 2 Corinthians 6:17Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you,
• Galatians 3:26for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.

Commentaries on Isaiah 43:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6I will say to the north, Give up - Give up my people, or restore them to their own land. Bring my sons … - Bring all my people from the distant lands where they have been driven in their dispersion. This is a beautiful passage. As if all lands were under the control of God, and he could at once command and they would obey, he calls on them to yield up his people to their own country. He issues a commandment which is heard in all quarters of the globe, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7In this promise of salvation, the Lord spoke directly to his people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Give up--namely, My people. sons ... daughters--The feminine joined to the masculine expresses the complete totality of anything (Zec 9:17).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 43

• 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