New English Translation
Isaiah 43:6
6I will say to the north, ‘Hand them over!’ and to the south, ‘Don’t hold any back!’ Bring my sons from distant lands, and my daughters from the remote regions of the earth,
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—
- English Standard Version (ESV)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,
- 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—
Context of Isaiah 43:6
4Since you are precious and special in my sight, and I love you, I will hand over people in place of you, nations in place of your life. 5Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. From the east I will bring your descendants; from the west I will gather you. I will say to the north, ‘Hand them over!’ and to the south, ‘Don’t hold any back!’ Bring my sons from distant lands, and my daughters from the remote regions of the earth, 7everyone who belongs to me, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed – yes, whom I made! 8Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, those who are deaf, even though they have ears!
Read all of Isaiah 43Isaiah 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 who commands armies, by a people that are tall and smooth-skinned, a people that are feared far and wide, a nation strong and victorious, whose land rivers divide. The tribute will be brought to the place where the Lord who commands armies has chosen to reside, on Mount Zion.
- Jeremiah 3:14“Come back to me, my wayward sons,” says the Lord, “for I am your true master. If you do, I will take one of you from each town and two of you from each family group, and I will bring you back to Zion.
- Hosea 1:10(2:1) However, in the future the number of the people of Israel will be like the sand of the sea which can be neither measured nor numbered. Although it was said to them, “You are not my people,” it will be said to them, “You are children of the living God!”
- Romans 9:7nor are all the children Abraham’s true descendants; rather “through Isaac will your descendants be counted.”
- 2 Corinthians 6:17Therefore “come out from their midst, and be separate,” says the Lord, “and touch no unclean thing, and 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
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