Isaiah 49:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

That you may say to the prisoners, Go forth; to those who are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.

Additional Resources

Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    To say to the captives, 'Come out,' and to those in darkness, 'Show yourselves.' They will feed along the roads and find pasture on every barren hill.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    saying to them that are bound, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    That thou mayest saye to ye presoners: go forth, & to them that are in darknesse: come in to the light, that they maye fede in the hie wayes, & get their lyuynge in all places.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    That thou maiest say to the prisoners, Goe foorth: and to them that are in darkenesse, Shewe your selues: they shall feede in the waies, and their pastures shall bee in all the toppes of the hilles.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    That thou mayest say vnto the prisoners, go foorth, and to them that are in darknesse, come into the lyght: they shall feede thee in the hye wayes, and get their pasture in all hye places.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that [are] in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures [shall be] in all high places.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    saying to those who are bound, Go forth; to those who are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    To say to the bound, Go out, To those in darkness, Be uncovered. On the ways they feed, And in all high places is their pasture.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    saying to them that are bound, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    saying to them that are bound, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Saying to those who are in chains, Go free; to those who are in the dark, Come out into the light. They will get food by the way wherever they go, and have grass-lands on all the dry mountain-tops.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    saying to those who are bound, 'Come out!'; to those who are in darkness, 'Show yourselves!' "They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    You will say to the prisoners,‘Come out,’ and to those who are in dark dungeons,‘Emerge.’ They will graze beside the roads; on all the slopes they will find pasture.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 42:7 : 7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison house.
  • Isa 42:16 : 16 And I will bring the blind by a way they do not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
  • Isa 61:1 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
  • Isa 41:18 : 18 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
  • Luke 4:18 : 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
  • John 6:53-58 : 53 Then Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, has eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56 He who eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, dwells in me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father has sent me, and I live by the Father: so he who eats me, even he shall live by me. 58 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers ate manna, and are dead: he who eats of this bread shall live forever.
  • John 8:12 : 12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, I am the light of the world: he who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
  • John 10:9 : 9 I am the door; if anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will go in and out, and find pasture.
  • Acts 26:18 : 18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith that is in me.
  • 2 Cor 4:4-6 : 4 In whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • Eph 5:8 : 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
  • Eph 5:14 : 14 Therefore he says, Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.
  • Col 1:13 : 13 Who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has transferred us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
  • 1 Thess 5:5-6 : 5 You are all children of light, and children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as others do; but let us watch and be sober.
  • 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
  • Isa 55:1-2 : 1 Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 2 Why do you spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in abundance.
  • Isa 60:1-2 : 1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. 2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the people; but the LORD shall arise upon you, and His glory shall be seen upon you.
  • Isa 65:13 : 13 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, 'Behold, my servants shall eat, but you shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but you shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but you shall be ashamed;
  • Ezek 34:13-15 : 13 And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country. 14 I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a rich pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. 15 I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord GOD.
  • Ezek 34:23 : 23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
  • Ezek 34:29 : 29 And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall no more be consumed with hunger in the land, nor bear the shame of the nations any more.
  • Joel 3:18 : 18 And it shall come to pass in that day that the mountains shall drip with new wine, the hills shall flow with milk, and all the brooks of Judah shall flow with water, and a fountain shall come forth from the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
  • Zech 9:11-12 : 11 As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant I have sent forth your prisoners out of the pit where there is no water. 12 Return to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope: even today I declare that I will restore double to you;
  • Luke 1:79 : 79 To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
  • Deut 32:13 : 13 He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;
  • Ps 22:26 : 26 The humble shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD shall praise Him; your heart shall live forever.
  • Ps 23:1-2 : 1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not lack. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside the still waters.
  • Ps 69:33 : 33 For the LORD hears the poor and does not despise his prisoners.
  • Ps 102:20 : 20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner, to release those appointed to death,
  • Ps 107:10-16 : 10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; 11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and despised the counsel of the Most High: 12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; they fell down, and there was none to help. 13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands apart. 15 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 16 For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut the bars of iron apart.
  • Ps 146:7 : 7 Who executes judgment for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners:
  • Isa 5:17 : 17 Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
  • Isa 9:2 : 2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them has the light shined.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Isa 49:10-11
    2 verses
    79%

    10They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun strike them: for he who has mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water he shall guide them.

    11And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be raised up.

  • Isa 42:6-7
    2 verses
    79%

    6I the LORD have called you in righteousness, and will hold your hand, and will keep you, and give you for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

    7To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison house.

  • Isa 49:8
    74%

    8Thus 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;

  • Isa 9:2
    73%

    2The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them has the light shined.

  • Isa 42:16
    73%

    16And I will bring the blind by a way they do not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

  • Isa 51:14
    73%

    14The captive exile hastens to be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.

  • Isa 55:12
    73%

    12For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

  • Zech 9:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant I have sent forth your prisoners out of the pit where there is no water.

    12Return to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope: even today I declare that I will restore double to you;

  • Isa 58:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and that you bring the poor that are cast out to your house? When you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you do not hide yourself from your own flesh?

    8Then shall your light break forth like the morning, and your health shall spring forth speedily: and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.

  • Isa 42:22
    72%

    22But this is a people robbed and plundered; they are all of them trapped in holes, and they are hidden in prison houses: they are for a prey, and no one delivers; for a plunder, and no one says, 'Restore.'

  • Isa 62:10
    72%

    10Pass through, pass through the gates; prepare the way for the people; build up, build up the highway; remove the stones; lift up a banner for the people.

  • Isa 29:18
    72%

    18And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.

  • Isa 40:9
    72%

    9O Zion, you who bring good news, go up onto the high mountain; O Jerusalem, you who bring good news, lift up your voice with strength; lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

  • Isa 58:10
    72%

    10And if you extend your soul to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall your light rise in obscurity, and your darkness be as the noonday:

  • Isa 49:6
    71%

    6And he said, It is a light thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give you as a light to the Gentiles, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.

  • Mic 7:14
    71%

    14Feed your people with your rod, the flock of your heritage, who dwell solitarily in the woodland, in the midst of Carmel; let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

  • Isa 61:1
    71%

    1The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

  • Isa 49:24
    71%

    24Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

  • Jer 50:19
    71%

    19And I will bring Israel again to his dwelling place, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied on Mount Ephraim and Gilead.

  • Ezek 34:12-14
    3 verses
    71%

    12As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

    13And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.

    14I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a rich pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

  • Isa 49:13
    71%

    13Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD has comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

  • Isa 48:20
    70%

    20Go out from Babylon, flee from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare, tell this, proclaim it even to the end of the earth; say, 'The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob.'

  • Amos 9:4
    70%

    4And though they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword, and it shall slay them; and I will set my eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

  • Luke 1:79
    70%

    79To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

  • Zeph 3:19
    70%

    19Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict you: and I will save her who is lame, and gather her who was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.

  • Isa 52:7
    70%

    7How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace; who brings good news of good, who proclaims salvation; who says to Zion, Your God reigns!

  • Jer 31:10
    70%

    10Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, and declare it in the distant isles, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd does his flock.

  • Isa 45:13
    69%

    13I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build My city, and he shall let go My captives, not for price nor reward, says the LORD of hosts.

  • Isa 52:9
    69%

    9Break forth into joy, sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem.

  • Isa 57:14
    69%

    14And shall say, Cast up, cast up, prepare the way, take the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.

  • Ps 102:20
    69%

    20To hear the groaning of the prisoner, to release those appointed to death,

  • Isa 56:9
    69%

    9All you beasts of the field, come to devour, yes, all you beasts in the forest.

  • Isa 58:14
    69%

    14Then you shall delight yourself in the LORD; and I will cause you to ride on the high places of the earth, and feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father: for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it.

  • Zech 11:4
    69%

    4Thus says the LORD my God: Feed the flock of the slaughter.

  • Isa 14:2
    69%

    2And the people will take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel will possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and maidservants: and they will take them captive, whose captives they were; and they will rule over their oppressors.

  • Isa 61:5
    69%

    5And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of foreigners shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

  • Jer 50:8
    69%

    8Move out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be like he-goats before the flocks.

  • Jer 13:20
    69%

    20Lift up your eyes, and behold those who come from the north: where is the flock that was given to you, your beautiful flock?

  • Isa 45:3
    69%

    3And I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that I, the LORD, who calls you by your name, am the God of Israel.

  • Jer 15:2
    69%

    2And it shall come to pass, if they say to you, Where shall we go forth? then you shall tell them, Thus says the LORD; Those for death, to death; and those for the sword, to the sword; and those for the famine, to the famine; and those for the captivity, to the captivity.

  • Isa 49:19
    69%

    19For your waste and your desolate places, and the land of your destruction, shall now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up shall be far away.

  • Ps 107:14
    69%

    14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands apart.

  • Isa 7:19
    69%

    19And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.

  • Isa 30:23
    69%

    23Then shall he give the rain for your seed, that you shall sow the ground with; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be rich and plentiful: in that day your cattle shall feed in large pastures.