Isaiah 49:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

This is what the Lord says: 'In the time of favor, I answered you, and in the day of salvation, I helped you. I will preserve you and make you a covenant to the people to restore the land and to distribute its desolate inheritances.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה בְּעֵ֤ת רָצוֹן֙ עֲנִיתִ֔יךָ וּבְי֥וֹם יְשׁוּעָ֖ה עֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָ וְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ וְאֶתֶּנְךָ֙ לִבְרִ֣ית עָ֔ם לְהָקִ֣ים אֶ֔רֶץ לְהַנְחִ֖יל נְחָל֥וֹת שֹׁמֵמֽוֹת׃

Transliteration

Thus ʾāmar YHWH: in-ʿēṯ rāṣôn ʿănîṯîḵā, and-in-yôm yəšûʿâ ʿăzartîḵā; wə-ʾeṣṣārḵā wə-ʾettenḵā for-bərîṯ ʿām, to-hāqîm ʾereṣ, to-hanəḥîl nəḥālôṯ šōmēmôṯ.

Grammar Details

• *ʾāmar*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *ʿēṯ*: noun, feminine singular construct - time of
• *rāṣôn*: noun, masculine singular - favor/acceptance/will
• *ʿănîṯîḵā*: verb, qal perfect, 1st singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - I answered you
• *yôm*: noun, masculine singular construct - day of
• *yəšûʿâ*: noun, feminine singular - salvation/deliverance
• *ʿăzartîḵā*: verb, qal perfect, 1st singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - I helped you
• *wə-ʾeṣṣārḵā*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 1st singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and I will keep/protect you
• *wə-ʾettenḵā*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 1st singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and I will give/make you
• *bərîṯ*: noun, feminine singular construct - covenant of
• *ʿām*: noun, masculine singular - people
• *hāqîm*: verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to raise up/establish
• *ʾereṣ*: noun, feminine singular - land/earth
• *hanəḥîl*: verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to cause to inherit
• *nəḥālôṯ*: noun, feminine plural construct - inheritances/possessions of
• *šōmēmôṯ*: verb, qal participle, feminine plural - desolate places

Word Meanings

• *rāṣôn*: favor/goodwill/acceptance/pleasure
• *ʿănîṯîḵā*: I answered you/I responded to you
• *yəšûʿâ*: salvation/deliverance/help/victory
• *ʿăzartîḵā*: I helped you/I assisted you/I supported you
• *ʾeṣṣārḵā*: I will keep you/I will protect you/I will preserve you
• *bərîṯ*: covenant/agreement/treaty
• *hāqîm*: to raise up/to establish/to restore
• *hanəḥîl*: to cause to inherit/to give possession/to distribute as inheritance
• *šōmēmôṯ*: desolate places/ruined places/devastated areas

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Thus says the LORD, In an acceptable time I have heard you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you: and I will preserve you, and give you for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} In an acceptable{H7522} time{H6256} have I answered{H6030} thee, and in a day{H3117} of salvation{H3444} have I helped{H5826} thee; and I will preserve{H5341} thee, and give{H5414} thee for a covenant{H1285} of the people,{H5971} to raise{H6965} up the land,{H776} to make them inherit{H5157} the desolate{H8074} heritages:{H5159}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, In an acceptable{H7522} time{H6256} have I heard{H6030}{(H8804)} thee, and in a day{H3117} of salvation{H3444} have I helped{H5826}{(H8804)} thee: and I will preserve{H5341}{(H8799)} thee, and give{H5414}{(H8799)} thee for a covenant{H1285} of the people{H5971}, to establish{H6965}{(H8687)} the earth{H776}, to cause to inherit{H5157}{(H8687)} the desolate{H8074}{(H8802)} heritages{H5159};

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And thus saieth the LORDE: In the tyme apoynted wil I be present with the. And in the houre of health wil I helpe the, & delyuer the. I wil make the a pledge for ye people, so yt thou shalt helpe vp the earth agayne, and chalenge agayne the scatred heretages:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thus sayeth the Lorde, In an acceptable time haue I heard thee, and in a day of saluation haue I helped thee: and I will preserue thee, & wil giue thee for a couenant of ye people, that thou maiest raise vp the earth, and obtaine the inheritance of the desolate heritages:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thus saith the Lorde: In the tyme accepted haue I hearde thee, and in the day of saluation haue I helped thee: I wyll preserue thee, and make thee to be the attonement of the people, that thou mayest helpe vp the earth againe, and possesse againe the desolate heritages.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Thus says Yahweh, In an acceptable time have I answered you, and in a day of salvation have I helped you; and I will preserve you, and give you for a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritage:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Thus said Jehovah: `In a time of good pleasure I answered thee, And in a day of salvation I helped thee, And I keep thee, and give thee, For a covenant of the people, To establish the earth, To cause to inherit desolate inheritances.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thus saith Jehovah, In an acceptable time have I answered 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 raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritages:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thus saith Jehovah, In an acceptable time have I answered 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 raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritages:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  This is the word of the Lord: I have given ear to you at a good time, and I have been your helper in a day of salvation: and I will keep you safe, and will make you a glory for the people, putting the land in order, and giving them the heritages which now are waste;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Thus says Yahweh, "In an acceptable time have I answered you, and in a day of salvation have I helped you; and I will preserve you, and give you for a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritage:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  This is what the LORD says:“At the time I decide to show my favor, I will respond to you; in the day of deliverance I will help you; I will protect you and make you a covenant mediator for people, to rebuild the land and to reassign the desolate property.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Cor 6:2 : 2 For He says: “In the favorable time I listened to you, and on the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
• Isa 42:6 : 6 I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations.
• Ps 69:13 : 13 Those who sit at the gate talk about me, and drunkards make up songs about me.
• Isa 61:4 : 4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins, restore the places long devastated, and renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.
• Matt 26:28 : 28 This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
• John 11:41-42 : 41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked upward and said, 'Father, I thank you that you have heard me.' 42 'I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.'
• Acts 2:24-32 : 24 But 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. 25 David said about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me, because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.’ 26 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; moreover, my body also will rest in hope, 27 because You will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. 28 You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence. 29 “Fellow Israelites, I can confidently say to you that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. 30 Being therefore a prophet and knowing that God had sworn an oath to him that He would set one of his descendants on his throne, 31 he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay. 32 This Jesus God has raised up, and we are all witnesses of it.
• Ps 75:3 : 3 When I choose the appointed time, I will judge with fairness.
• Isa 26:3 : 3 You will keep in perfect peace the mind that is steadfast, because it trusts in You.
• Isa 42:1 : 1 Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen one, in whom my soul delights. I have put my Spirit upon him, and he will bring forth justice to the nations.
• Isa 44:26 : 26 I confirm the word of my servant and carry out the plan of my messengers. I say to Jerusalem, 'You will be inhabited,' and to the cities of Judah, 'You will be rebuilt,' and I will restore their ruins.
• Isa 49:19 : 19 Your ruins, desolate places, and devastated land will now be too small for your inhabitants, and those who devoured you will be far away.
• Isa 50:7-9 : 7 Because the Sovereign LORD helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore, I have set my face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame. 8 He who vindicates me is near. Who will bring charges against me? Let us face each other. Who is my accuser? Let him confront me. 9 Behold, the Sovereign LORD helps me. Who will condemn me? Look, all of them will wear out like a garment; the moth will devour them.
• Isa 51:3 : 3 For the Lord comforts Zion; He comforts all her ruins. He will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.
• Isa 51:16 : 16 I have put My words in your mouth and covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to lay the foundations of the earth, and to say to Zion, 'You are My people.'
• Isa 54:3 : 3 For you will spread out to the right and to the left, and your descendants will inherit nations and resettle desolate cities.
• Isa 58:12 : 12 Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and raise up the foundations of past generations. You will be called the Repairer of Broken Walls, the Restorer of Streets to Live In.
• Eph 1:6 : 6 to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved.
• Eph 2:12-19 : 12 were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus, you who were once far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has broken down in His flesh the dividing wall of hostility. 15 He has abolished the law with its commandments and regulations, so that He might create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and might reconcile both to God in one body through the cross, by which He put their hostility to death. 17 He came and proclaimed peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18 For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. 19 So then, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God's household,
• Heb 5:7 : 7 During His earthly life, He offered prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverent submission.
• Heb 8:6 : 6 But now Jesus has obtained a more excellent ministry, as he is the mediator of a better covenant, which has been established on better promises.
• Heb 12:24 : 24 to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
• Ps 2:8 : 8 Ask of Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance and the ends of the earth Your possession.