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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Isaiah 35:8

6Then those who limp will leap like a deer, And the tongue of those who cannot speak will shout for joy. For waters will burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert. 7The scorched land will become a pool And the thirsty ground springs of water; In the haunt of jackals, its resting place, Grass becomes reeds and rushes. A highway will be there, a roadway, And it will be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, But it will be for the one who walks that way, And fools will not wander on it. 9No lion will be there, Nor will any vicious animal go up on it; They will not be found there. But the redeemed will walk there, 10And the redeemed of the Lord will return And come to Zion with joyful shouting, And everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing will 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

• A highwayמַסְלוּלmaslûl · highwayH4547
• will be thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• a roadwayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• And it will be calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• the Highwayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · WayH1870
• Holinessקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · (Way of) HolinessH6944
• The uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
• will not travelעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• be for the one who walksהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• foolsאֱוִיל'ĕvîyl · fool(ish)H191
• will not wanderתָּעָהtâ‛âh · to go astrayH8582

Cross-references for Isaiah 35:8

• Isaiah 11:16And there will be a highway from Assyria For the remnant of His people who will be left, Just as there was for Israel On the day that they came up out of the land of Egypt.
• Isaiah 19:23On that day there will be a road from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrians will come into Egypt and the Egyptians into Assyria; and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians.
• Isaiah 40:3The voice of one calling out, “Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness; Make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
• Isaiah 42:16I will lead those who are blind by a way they have not known, In paths they have not known I will guide them. I will turn darkness into light before them And uneven land into plains. These are the things I will do, And I will not leave them undone.”
• Isaiah 49:11I will make all My mountains a road, And My highways will be raised up.
• Isaiah 57:14And it will be said, “Build up, build up, prepare the way, Remove every obstacle from the way of My people.”
• Isaiah 62:10Go through, go through the gates, Clear a way for the people! Build up, build up the highway, Remove the stones, lift up a flag over the peoples.
• Jeremiah 31:21“Set up roadmarks for yourself, Place guideposts for yourself; Direct your mind to the highway, The way by which you went. Return, O virgin of 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 a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, through His flesh,
• Ephesians 2:10For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:7For God has not called us for impurity, but in sanctification.
• 2 Timothy 1:9who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was granted to us in Christ Jesus from all eternity,
• Hebrews 12:14Pursue peace with all people, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
• 1 Peter 1:14As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance,
• 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has 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

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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