Isaiah 43:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and gather you from the west.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַל־תִּירָ֖א כִּ֣י אִתְּךָ־אָ֑נִי מִמִּזְרָח֙ אָבִ֣יא זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֖ב אֲקַבְּצֶֽךָּ׃

Transliteration

Not tîrāʾ for with-you-I; from mizrāḥ I will ʾābîʾ your zeraʿ, and from maʿărāb I will ʾăqabbẹ̄ṣekkā.

Grammar Details

• *tîrāʾ*: imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with negative particle - (do not) fear
• *mizrāḥ*: noun, masculine singular with prepositional prefix - from east
• *ʾābîʾ*: imperfect, 1st person singular, Hiphil - I will bring
• *zeraʿ*: noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your seed/offspring
• *maʿărāb*: noun, masculine singular with prepositional prefix - from west
• *ʾăqabbẹ̄ṣekkā*: imperfect, 1st person singular, Piel with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I will gather you

Word Meanings

• *tîrāʾ*: fear/be afraid/be in awe
• *mizrāḥ*: east/sunrise/eastern region
• *ʾābîʾ*: bring/lead/carry
• *zeraʿ*: seed/offspring/descendants
• *maʿărāb*: west/sunset/western region
• *ʾăqabbẹ̄ṣekkā*: gather you/collect you/assemble you

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Fear not, for I am with you: I will bring your descendants from the east, and gather you from the west;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Fear{H3372} not; for I am with thee: I will bring{H935} thy seed{H2233} from the east,{H4217} and gather{H6908} thee from the west;{H4628}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Fear{H3372}{(H8799)} not: for I am with thee: I will bring{H935}{(H8686)} thy seed{H2233} from the east{H4217}, and gather{H6908}{(H8762)} thee from the west{H4628};

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  that thou shuldest not feare, for I was with the. I wil bringe thy sede from the east, and gather the together from the west.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Feare not, for I am with thee: I will bring thy seede from the East, and gather thee from the West.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Feare not, for I am with thee, I will bryng thy seede from the east, and gather thee together from the west.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Fear not: for I [am] with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Don't be afraid; for I am with you: I will bring your seed from the east, and gather you from the west;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Be not afraid, for I `am' with thee, From the east I bring in thy seed, And from the west I gather thee.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Have no fear, for I am with you: I will take your seed from the east, and get you together from the west;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Don't be afraid; for I am with you. I will bring your seed from the east, and gather you from the west.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. From the east I will bring your descendants; from the west I will gather you.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 43:2 : 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you cross the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not consume you.
• Isa 49:12 : 12 Look, these will come from far away, and look, these from the north and the west, and others from the land of Sinim.
• Isa 44:2 : 2 This is what the LORD says—your Maker and the One who formed you from the womb, who helps you: 'Do not fear, my servant Jacob, and Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.'
• Jer 30:10-11 : 10 So do not fear, Jacob, my servant, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, Israel. For behold, I will save you from afar and your descendants from the land of their captivity. Jacob will return and have quiet and ease, and no one will make him afraid. 11 For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I completely destroy all the nations where I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you with justice but will not leave you entirely unpunished.
• Deut 30:3 : 3 then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you. He will gather you again from all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you.
• Ps 106:47 : 47 Save us, LORD our God, and gather us from among the nations, so that we may give thanks to Your holy name and glory in Your praise.
• Ps 107:3 : 3 He gathered them from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
• Isa 27:12-13 : 12 On that day, the LORD will thresh from the flowing stream of the Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, Israelites, will be gathered one by one. 13 On that day, a great trumpet will be blown, and those who were lost in the land of Assyria and those who were scattered in the land of Egypt will come and worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.
• Isa 41:8 : 8 But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend,
• Isa 41:10 : 10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; indeed, I will help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
• Isa 41:14 : 14 Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob, little Israel. I myself will help you, declares the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
• Ezek 36:24-27 : 24 I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the lands, and I will bring you back into your own land. 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you. I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to follow my statutes and carefully observe my ordinances.
• Zech 8:7 : 7 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: Behold, I will rescue my people from the land of the east and the land of the west.
• Acts 18:9-9 : 9 One night the Lord said to Paul in a vision, 'Do not be afraid, but keep on speaking and do not be silent.' 10 'For I am with you, and no one will attack or harm you, because I have many people in this city.'
• Luke 13:29 : 29 People will come from the east, west, north, and south, and they will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.
• John 10:16 : 16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheepfold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
• Ezek 37:21-28 : 21 Then say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Behold, I will take the Israelites from among the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land.' 22 I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over them all. They will no longer be two nations or divided into two kingdoms. 23 They will no longer defile themselves with their idols, their vile images, or any of their transgressions. I will save them from all the places where they have sinned, and I will purify them. They will be My people, and I will be their God. 24 My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My laws and carefully obey My decrees. 25 They will live in the land I gave to My servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived. They and their children and their descendants will dwell there forever, and My servant David will be their prince forever. 26 I will make a covenant of peace with them, an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and increase their numbers, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever. 27 My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people. 28 Then the nations will know that I, the Lord, make Israel holy, when My sanctuary is among them forever.
• Ezek 39:25-29 : 25 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be zealous for my holy name. 26 They will forget their shame and all the unfaithfulness they committed against me when they live securely in their land with no one to make them afraid. 27 When I bring them back from the nations and gather them from the lands of their enemies, I will show my holiness through them in the sight of many nations. 28 Then they will know that I am the LORD their God when I send them into exile among the nations and gather them back into their land, leaving none behind. 29 And I will no longer hide my face from them, for I have poured out my Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Sovereign LORD.
• Mic 2:12 : 12 I will surely gather all of you, Jacob; I will surely bring together the remnant of Israel. I will place them together like sheep in a fold, like a flock in its pasture—a noisy throng of people.
• Isa 11:11-12 : 11 In that day, the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the remnant of his people who are left from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the islands of the sea. 12 He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the outcasts of Israel. He will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
• 1 Kgs 8:46-51 : 46 When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and give them over to their enemies, who take them captive to a land far away or near, 47 and if they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, 'We have sinned, we have done wrong, we have acted wickedly'; 48 and if they turn back to You with all their heart and soul in the land of their enemies who took them captive, and pray to You in the direction of the land You gave to their ancestors, the city You have chosen, and the temple I have built for Your name, 49 then hear their prayer and their plea from heaven, Your dwelling place, and uphold their cause. 50 Forgive Your people who have sinned against You; forgive all the offenses they have committed against You, and cause their captors to show them mercy, 51 for they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You brought out of Egypt, out of the iron-smelting furnace.
• Ps 22:27-31 : 27 The humble will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise him. May your hearts live forever! 28 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before you, 29 for the kingdom belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations. 30 All the rich of the earth will feast and bow down; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him—those who cannot keep themselves alive. 31 Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord.
• Jer 30:18-19 : 18 This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings; the city will be rebuilt on its ruins, and the palace will stand in its proper place. 19 Out of them will come songs of thanksgiving and the sound of rejoicing. I will increase their numbers, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be despised.
• Jer 31:8-9 : 8 Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth. Among them will be the blind and the lame, the pregnant woman and she who is giving birth—all together. They will return as a great company. 9 They will come with weeping, and with pleas for mercy, I will lead them. I will guide them to streams of water on a straight path where they will not stumble, for I have become a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
• Isa 60:1-9 : 1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. 2 For behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the nations, but the Lord will arise upon you, and His glory will be seen upon you. 3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. 4 Lift up your eyes and look around: they all gather together; they come to you. Your sons will come from far away, and your daughters will be carried on the hip. 5 Then you will see and be radiant, your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the wealth of the sea will be brought to you, and the riches of the nations will come to you. 6 A multitude of camels will cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense and will proclaim the praises of the Lord. 7 All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you; they will go up with acceptance on my altar, and I will glorify the house of my splendor. 8 Who are these flying like a cloud, and like doves to their windows? 9 Surely the coastlands will wait for me; the ships of Tarshish will come first, bringing your sons from afar, their silver and gold with them, for the name of the Lord your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because He has glorified you. 10 Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you; for though I struck you in my wrath, I will show you compassion in my favor. 11 Your gates will always be open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought to you, and their kings led in procession.
• Isa 66:19-20 : 19 I will set a sign among them, and I will send some of the survivors to the nations: to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud (those who draw the bow), to Tubal and Javan, and to the distant coastlands that have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. And they will proclaim My glory among the nations. 20 They will bring all your fellow Israelites from all the nations as an offering to the Lord—on horses, in chariots and wagons, on mules and camels—to My holy mountain, Jerusalem, says the Lord, just as the Israelites bring their grain offering in clean vessels to the house of the Lord.
• Jer 46:27-28 : 27 But as for you, my servant Jacob, do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed, Israel. For I will save you from far away and your descendants from their captivity. Jacob will return and will be at peace and secure, with no one to make him afraid. 28 Do not be afraid, my servant Jacob, declares the Lord, for I am with you. Though I will completely destroy all the nations where I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you justly, but I will not leave you entirely unpunished.