Isaiah 49:18

Isaiah 49:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.
• New International Version (NIV)Lift up your eyes and look around; all your children gather and come to you. As surely as I live,” declares the Lord, “you will wear them all as ornaments; you will put them on, like a bride.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Lift up your eyes around and see; they all gather, they come to you. As I live, declares the Lord, you shall put them all on as an ornament; you shall bind them on as a bride does.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Lift up your eyes, look around and see; All these gather together and come to you. As I live,” says the Lord, “You shall surely clothe yourselves with them all as an ornament, And bind them on you as a bride does.

Context of Isaiah 49:18

16See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands. Always in my mind is a picture of Jerusalem’s walls in ruins. 17Soon your descendants will come back, and all who are trying to destroy you will go away. Look around you and see, for all your children will come back to you. As surely as I live,” says the Lord, “they will be like jewels or bridal ornaments for you to display. 19“Even the most desolate parts of your abandoned land will soon be crowded with your people. Your enemies who enslaved you will be far away. 20The generations born in exile will return and say, ‘We need more room! It’s crowded here!’

Isaiah 49:18 word by word

שְׂאִֽי־סָבִ֤יב עֵינַ֙יִךְ֙ וּרְאִ֔י כֻּלָּ֖ם נִקְבְּצ֣וּ בָֽאוּ־לָ֑ךְ חַי־אָ֣נִי נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה כִּ֤י כֻלָּם֙ כָּעֲדִ֣י תִלְבָּ֔שִׁי וּֽתְקַשְּׁרִ֖ים כַּכַּלָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lift upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: lookH5375
• thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• and beholdרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• all these gather themselves togetherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• I liveחַיchay · aliveH2416
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thou shalt surely clotheלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
• thee with them all, as with an ornamentעֲדִי‛ădîy · ornamentH5716
• and bindקָשַׁרqâshar · to conspireH7194
• as a brideכַּלָּהkallâh · daughter-in-law: brideH3618

Cross-references for Isaiah 49:18

• Isaiah 60:4“Look and see, for everyone is coming home! Your sons are coming from distant lands; your little daughters will be carried home.
• Genesis 13:14After Lot had gone, the Lord said to Abram, “Look as far as you can see in every direction—north and south, east and west.
• Matthew 13:41The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will remove from his Kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.
• Revelation 22:15Outside the city are the dogs—the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie.
• Isaiah 49:12See, my people will return from far away, from lands to the north and west, and from as far south as Egypt.”
• Isaiah 43:5“Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will gather you and your children from east and west.
• Isaiah 54:1“Sing, O childless woman, you who have never given birth! Break into loud and joyful song, O Jerusalem, you who have never been in labor. For the desolate woman now has more children than the woman who lives with her husband,” says the Lord.
• Isaiah 60:5Your eyes will shine, and your heart will thrill with joy, for merchants from around the world will come to you. They will bring you the wealth of many lands.
• Isaiah 66:12This is what the Lord says: “I will give Jerusalem a river of peace and prosperity. The wealth of the nations will flow to her. Her children will be nursed at her breasts, carried in her arms, and held on her lap.
• Jeremiah 31:8For I will bring them from the north and from the distant corners of the earth. I will not forget the blind and lame, the expectant mothers and women in labor. A great company will return!
• Galatians 3:28There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.
• Isaiah 54:9“Just as I swore in the time of Noah that I would never again let a flood cover the earth, so now I swear that I will never again be angry and punish you.
• Genesis 22:16“This is what the Lord says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that
• Hebrews 6:13For example, there was God’s promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying:
• Isaiah 61:10I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding or a bride with her jewels.
• Proverbs 17:6Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged; parents are the pride of their children.

Commentaries on Isaiah 49:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Bind them on thee, as a bride doeth "Bind them about thee, as a bride her jewels" - The end of the sentence is manifestly imperfect. Does a bride bind her children, or her new subjects, about her? Sion clothes herself with her children, as a bride clothes herself, - with what? some other thing certainly. The Septuagint help us out in this difficulty, and supply the lost word: ̔ · as a bride her ornaments. כלה ככליה kichleyha callah, or כליה ככלה kecallah…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Lift up thine eyes round about - That is, see the multitudes that shall be converted to thee; see thy ruined city rise again in its former beauty; see the Gentiles come and yield themselves to the worship of the true God; see kings and princes approach and do thee homage. All these gather themselves - That is, from a far country, from the north, the west, and the south, Isaiah 49:12. As I live, saith the Lord - The customary form of an oath when Yahweh…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-23Verses 18-23 Zion is addressed as an afflicted widow, bereaved of her children. Numbers flock to her, and she is assured that they come to be a comfort to her. There are times when the church is desolate and few in number; yet its desolations shall not last for ever, and God will repair them. God can raise up friends for returning Israelites, even among Gentiles. They shall bring their children, and make them thy children. Let all deal tenderly and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18as jewelry and put them on like a bride: Just as a wedding is festive and public, God's restoration of Israel would be visible to everyone (see also Isaiah 61:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. As Zion is often compared to a bride (Is 54:5), so the accession of converts is like bridal ornaments ("jewels," Is 62:3; Mal 3:17). Her literal children are, however, more immediately meant, as the context refers to their restoration; and only secondarily to her spiritual children by conversion to Christ. Israel shall be the means of the final complete conversion of the nations (Mi 5:7; Ro 11:12, 15). as a bride--namely, binds on her ornaments.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 49:18

• Bride
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• Gentiles
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Marriage

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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