Tree of Life Version
Isaiah 59:20
20“But a Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those in Jacob who turn from transgression.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
Isaiah 59:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)“The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their sins,” declares the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"And a Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression," declares the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“The Redeemer will come to Zion, And to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,” Says the Lord.
Context of Isaiah 59:20
18According to their deeds, so He will repay: wrath to His adversaries, retribution to His enemies. To the islands He will repay as due. 19So from the west they will fear the Name of Adonai, and His glory from the rising of the sun. For He will come like a rushing stream driven along by the Ruach Adonai. “But a Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those in Jacob who turn from transgression.” It is a declaration of Adonai. 21“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says Adonai: “My Ruach who is on you, and My words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, or from the mouth of your offspring, or from the mouth of your children’s offspring,” says Adonai, “from now on and forever.”
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וּבָ֤א לְצִיּוֹן֙ גּוֹאֵ֔ל וּלְשָׁבֵ֥י פֶ֖שַׁע בְּיַֽעֲקֹ֑ב נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the Redeemerגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: redeemH1350
- shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
- and unto them that turnשׁוּבshûb · to return: repentH7725
- from transgressionפֶּ֫שַׁעpesha‛ · transgressionH6588
- in Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
- saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for Isaiah 59:20
- Obadiah 1:17But on Mount Zion there will be deliverance, and it will be holy. Then house of Jacob will dispossess those who dispossessed them.
- Romans 11:26and in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, “The Deliverer shall come out of Zion. He shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.
- Deuteronomy 30:1“Now when all these things come upon you—the blessing and the curse that I have set before you—and you take them to heart in all the nations where Adonai your God has banished you,
- Ezekiel 18:30“Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, each one according to his ways.” It is a declaration of Adonai. “Return, and turn away from all your transgressions, so they would not be a stumbling block of iniquity for you.
- Daniel 9:13As it is written in the Torah of Moses, all this calamity came on us, yet we have not sought the favor of Adonai Eloheinu by turning away from our iniquities and paying attention to Your truth.
- Acts 2:36“Therefore let the whole house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him—this Yeshua whom you had crucified—both Lord and Messiah!”
- Acts 3:19Repent, therefore, and return—so your sins might be blotted out,
- Acts 26:20Rather, I kept declaring—first to those in Damascus, and then Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also the Gentiles—that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds consistent with that repentance.
- Hebrews 12:14Pursue shalom with everyone, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
Commentaries on Isaiah 59:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob "And shall turn away iniquity from Jacob" - So the Septuagint and St. Paul, Romans 11:26, reading instead of לשבי leshabey and ביעקב beyaacob, והשיב veheshib and מיעקב meyaacob . The Syriac likewise reads והשיב veheshib ; and the Chaldee, to the same sense, ולהשיב ulehashib . Our translators have expressed the sense of the present reading of the Hebrew text: "And unto them that turn from transgression in…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20And the Redeemer shall come - On the meaning of the word rendered here Redeemer,‘ see the notes at Isaiah 43:1. This passage is applied by the apostle Paul to the Messiah Romans 11:26; and Aben Ezra and Kimchi, among the Jews, and Christians generally, suppose that it refers to him. To Zion - On the word Zion,‘ see the notes at Isaiah 1:8. The Septuagint renders this, ̓́ ̀ Heneken Siōn - On account of Zion.‘ The apostle Paul Romans 11:26, renders this…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-21Verses 16-21 This passage is connected with the following chapters. It is generally thought to describe the coming of the Messiah, as the Avenger and Deliverer of his church. There was none to intercede with God to turn away his wrath; none to interpose for the support of justice and truth. Yet He engaged his own strength and righteousness for his people. God will make his justice upon the enemies of his church and people plainly appear. When the enemy…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20The Lord alone will bring salvation. Like a warrior, he will enter the world to defeat his enemies and protect his holy people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. to Zion--Ro 11:26 quotes it, "out of Zion." Thus Paul, by inspiration, supplements the sense from Psa 14:7: He was, and is come to Zion, first with redemption, being sprung as man out of Zion. The Septuagint translates "for the sake of Zion." Paul applies this verse to the coming restoration of Israel spiritually. them that turn from--(Ro 11:26). "shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob"; so the Septuagint, Paul herein gives the full sense under…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 59
- 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
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