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Isaiah 63:8
8He said, “They are my very own people. Surely they will not betray me again.” And he became their Savior.
Isaiah 63:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.
- New International Version (NIV)He said, “Surely they are my people, children who will be true to me”; and so he became their Savior.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For he said, "Surely they are my people, children who will not deal falsely." And he became their Savior.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For He said, “Surely they are My people, Children who will not lie.” So He became their Savior.
Context of Isaiah 63:8
6I crushed the nations in my anger and made them stagger and fall to the ground, spilling their blood upon the earth.” 7I will tell of the Lord’s unfailing love. I will praise the Lord for all he has done. I will rejoice in his great goodness to Israel, which he has granted according to his mercy and love. He said, “They are my very own people. Surely they will not betray me again.” And he became their Savior. 9In all their suffering he also suffered, and he personally rescued them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them. He lifted them up and carried them through all the years. 10But they rebelled against him and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he became their enemy and fought against them.
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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אַךְ־עַמִּ֣י הֵ֔מָּה בָּנִ֖ים לֹ֣א יְשַׁקֵּ֑רוּ וַיְהִ֥י לָהֶ֖ם לְמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 63:8
- Isaiah 41:8“But as for you, Israel my servant, Jacob my chosen one, descended from Abraham my friend,
- Genesis 17:7“I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
- Exodus 3:7Then the Lord told him, “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering.
- Exodus 4:22Then you will tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son.
- Exodus 6:7I will claim you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God who has freed you from your oppression in Egypt.
- Exodus 19:5Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me.
- Romans 11:1I ask, then, has God rejected his own people, the nation of Israel? Of course not! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham and a member of the tribe of Benjamin.
- Isaiah 57:11“Are you afraid of these idols? Do they terrify you? Is that why you have lied to me and forgotten me and my words? Is it because of my long silence that you no longer fear me?
- Exodus 24:7Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it aloud to the people. Again they all responded, “We will do everything the Lord has commanded. We will obey.”
- Psalms 78:36But all they gave him was lip service; they lied to him with their tongues.
- Zephaniah 3:7I thought, ‘Surely they will have reverence for me now! Surely they will listen to my warnings. Then I won’t need to strike again, destroying their homes.’ But no, they get up early to continue their evil deeds.
- John 1:47As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.”
- Ephesians 4:25So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body.
- Colossians 3:9Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds.
- Isaiah 12:2See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.”
- Isaiah 43:3For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I gave Egypt as a ransom for your freedom; I gave Ethiopia and Seba in your place.
Commentaries on Isaiah 63:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8So he was their Savior. In all their affliction "And he became their Savior in all their distress" - I have followed the translation of the Septuagint in the latter part of the eighth, and the former part of the ninth verse; which agrees with the present text, a little differently divided as to thee members of the sentence. They read מכל miccol, out of all, instead of בכל bechol, in all, which makes no difference in the sense; and צר tsar they understand…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8For he said - Yahweh had said. That is, he said this when he chose them as his unique people, and entered into solemn covenant with them. Surely they are my people - The reference here is to the fact that he entered into covenant with them to be their God. Children that will not lie - That will not prove false to me - indicating the reasonable expectation which Yahweh might have, when he chose them, that they would be faithful to him. So he was their…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 The latter part of this chapter, and the whole of the next, seem to express the prayers of the Jews on their conversation. They acknowledge God's great mercies and favours to their nation. They confess their wickedness and hardness of heart; they entreat his forgiveness, and deplore the miserable condition under which they have so long suffered. The only-begotten Son of the Father became the Angel or Messenger of his love; thus he redeemed and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8They are surely My people: God's ownership and commitment to his people were central to the agreement (see Isaiah 43:1). who will not be disloyal: The Lord expected his people to honor their relationship with him, unlike other nations, whose history is full of betrayal (Genesis 3–11). But Israel also betrayed their God (Isaiah 63:10). their Savior: God saved and protected his people (see Isaiah 43:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. he--Jehovah "said," that is, thought, in choosing them as His covenant-people; so "said" (Psa 95:10). Not that God was ignorant that the Jews would not keep faith with Him; but God is here said, according to human modes of thought to say within Himself what He might naturally have expected, as the result of His goodness to the Jews; thus the enormity of their unnatural perversity is the more vividly set forth. lie--prove false to Me (compare Psa…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 63
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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