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

6He says, “It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the protected ones of Israel; I will also make You a light of the nations So that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” 7This is what the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and its Holy One, Says to the despised One, To the One abhorred by the nation, To the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see and arise, Princes will also bow down, Because of the Lord who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.” This is what the Lord says: “At a favorable time I answered You, And on a day of salvation I helped You; And I will watch over You and make You a covenant of the people, To restore the land, to give as inheritances the deserted hereditary lands; 9Saying to those who are bound, ‘Go free,’ To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the roads, And their pasture will be on all bare heights. 10They will not hunger or thirst, Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down; For He who has compassion on them will lead them, And He will guide them to 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

• Thisכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• favorableרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
• timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• I answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• And on a dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
• I helpedעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
• watchנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341
• makeנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• You a covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• restoreקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• to giveנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
• the desertedשָׁמֵםshâmêm · be desolate: destroyedH8074
• hereditaryנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159

Cross-references for Isaiah 49:8

• Psalms 69:13But as for me, my prayer is to You, Lord, at an acceptable time; God, in the greatness of Your mercy, Answer me with Your saving truth.
• John 11:41So they removed the stone. And Jesus raised His eyes, and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
• 2 Corinthians 6:2for He says, “At a favorable time I listened to you, And on a day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is “a favorable time,” behold, now is “a day of salvation”--
• Ephesians 1:6to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He favored us in the Beloved.
• Hebrews 5:7In the days of His humanity, He offered up both prayers and pleas with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His devout behavior.
• Isaiah 42:1“Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations.
• Isaiah 50:7For the Lord God helps Me, Therefore, I am not disgraced; Therefore, I have made My face like flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.
• Acts 2:24But God raised Him from the dead, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.
• Isaiah 42:6“I am the Lord, I have called You in righteousness, I will also hold You by the hand and watch over You, And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the nations,
• Matthew 26:28for this is My blood of the covenant, which is being poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.
• Hebrews 8:6But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, to the extent that He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises.
• Hebrews 12:24and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks better than the blood of Abel.
• Isaiah 51:16And I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”
• Psalms 75:3The earth and all who inhabit it are unsteady; It is I who have firmly set its pillars. Selah
• Isaiah 49:19For your ruins and deserted places and your destroyed land-- Now you will certainly be too cramped for the inhabitants, And those who swallowed you will be far away.
• Isaiah 51:3Indeed, the Lord will comfort Zion; He will comfort all her ruins. And He will make her wilderness like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, Thanksgiving and the sound of a melody.

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
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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