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;
• 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;
• New Living Translation (NLT)This is what the Lord says: “At just the right time, I will respond to you. On the day of salvation I will help you. I will protect you and give you to the people as my covenant with them. Through you I will reestablish the land of Israel and assign it to its own people again.

Context of Isaiah 49:8

6he says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.” 7This is what the Lord says— the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel— to him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the servant of rulers: “Kings will see you and stand up, princes will see and bow down, because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.” 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, 9to say to the captives, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Be free!’ “They will feed beside the roads and find pasture on every barren hill. 10They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them. He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• In an acceptableרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
• timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• have I heardעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• thee, and in a dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
• have I helpedעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
• thee: and I will preserveנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341
• thee, and giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• thee for a covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• to establishקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• to cause to inheritנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
• the desolateשָׁמֵםshâmêm · be desolate: destroyedH8074
• heritagesנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159

Cross-references for Isaiah 49:8

• Psalms 69:13But I pray to you, Lord, in the time of your favor; in your great love, O God, answer me with your sure salvation.
• John 11:41So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me.
• 2 Corinthians 6:2For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.
• Ephesians 1:6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
• Hebrews 5:7During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.
• Isaiah 42:1“Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations.
• Isaiah 50:7Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame.
• Acts 2:24But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.
• Isaiah 42:6“I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles,
• Matthew 26:28This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
• Hebrews 8:6But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, since the new covenant is established on better promises.
• Hebrews 12:24to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
• Isaiah 51:16I have put my words in your mouth and covered you with the shadow of my hand— I who set the heavens in place, who laid the foundations of the earth, and who say to Zion, ‘You are my people.’ ”
• Psalms 75:3When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm.
• Isaiah 49:19“Though you were ruined and made desolate and your land laid waste, now you will be too small for your people, and those who devoured you will be far away.
• Isaiah 51:3The Lord will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.

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