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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I will preserve a remnant of the people of Israel and of Judah to possess my land. Those I choose will inherit it, and my servants will live there.

Context of Isaiah 65:9

7both your iniquities and your fathers' iniquities together, says the Lord; because they made offerings on the mountains and insulted me on the hills, I will measure into their lap payment for their former deeds." 8Thus says the Lord: "As the new wine is found in the cluster, and they say, 'Do not destroy it, for there is a blessing in it,' so I will do for my servants' sake, and not destroy them all. 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. 10Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down, for my people who have sought me. 11But you who forsake the Lord, who forget my holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune and fill cups of mixed wine for Destiny,

Isaiah 65:9 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will bring forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• a seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• out of Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• and out of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• an inheritorיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: possessH3423
• of my mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• and mine electבָּחִירbâchîyr · chosenH972
• shall inheritיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• it, and my servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• shall dwellשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931

Cross-references for Isaiah 65:9

• Isaiah 10:20In that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no more lean on him who struck them, but will lean on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
• Isaiah 11:11In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.
• Isaiah 27:6In days to come Jacob shall take root, Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots and fill the whole world with fruit.
• Jeremiah 31:36"If this fixed order departs from before me, declares the Lord, then shall the offspring of Israel cease from being a nation before me forever."
• Jeremiah 33:17"For thus says the Lord: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,
• Ezekiel 36:8"But you, O mountains of Israel, shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to my people Israel, for they will soon come home.
• Ezekiel 37:21then say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from all around, and bring them to their own land.
• Ezekiel 39:25"Therefore thus says the Lord God: Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for my holy name.
• Amos 9:11"In that day I will raise up the booth of David that is fallen and repair its breaches, and raise up its ruins and rebuild it as in the days of old,
• Obadiah 1:17But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape, and it shall be holy, and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions.
• Zephaniah 3:20At that time I will bring you in, at the time when I gather you together; for I will make you renowned and praised among all the peoples of the earth, when I restore your fortunes before your eyes," says the Lord.
• Zechariah 10:6"I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph. I will bring them back because I have compassion on them, and they shall be as though I had not rejected them, for I am the Lord their God and I will answer them.
• Isaiah 65:15You shall leave your name to my chosen for a curse, and the Lord God will put you to death, but his servants he will call by another name,
• Matthew 24:22And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
• Romans 11:5So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by 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
• Jacob, Israel
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, 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