Isaiah 1 · Verse 19

Isaiah 1:19

If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
Isaiah 1:19, King James Version

Isaiah 1:19 in other translations

BSBIf you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.
WEBIf you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land;
ASVIf ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
YLTIf ye are willing, and have hearkened, The good of the land ye consume,
DARBYIf ye be willing and hearken, ye shall eat the good of the land;
BBEIf you will give ear to my word and do it, the good things of the land will be yours;
WebsterIf ye are willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

What does Isaiah 1:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 1:19-20
19-20. Temporal blessings in "the land of their possession" were prominent in the Old Testament promises, as suited to the childhood of the Church (Ex 3:17). New Testament spiritual promises derive their imagery from the former (Mt 5:5).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 Ye shall eat the good of the land - Referring to Isa 1:7 : it shall not be "devoured by strangers."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 1:16-20

Not only feel sorrow for the sin committed, but break off the practice. We must be doing, not stand idle. We must be doing the good the Lord our God requires. It is plain that the sacrifices of the law could not atone, even for outward national crimes. But, blessed be God, there is a Fountain opened, in which sinners of every age and rank may be cleansed. Though our sins have been as scarlet and crimson, a deep dye…

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Isaiah 1:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אִם\־'im-ifH518
תֹּאב֖וּto.Vuyou will be willingH14
וּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םu.she.ma'.Temand you will obeyH8085
ט֥וּבtuv[the] good thing[s] ofH2898
הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
תֹּאכֵֽלוּ\׃to.Khe.luyou will eatH398

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 1:19

  • Deuteronomy 30:15-16

    See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

  • Isaiah 3:10

    Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

  • Joel 2:26

    And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.

  • Hebrews 5:9

    And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

  • Isaiah 55:6-7

    Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

  • Matthew 21:28-32

    But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. …

  • Isaiah 55:1-3

    Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

  • Jeremiah 31:18-20

    I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God. Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 3:12-14

    Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever. Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the Lord. Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:

  • Hosea 14:1-4

    O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips. Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
3:10; 55:1-3,6,7; Jer 3:12-14; 31:18-20; Ho 14:1-4; Joe 2:26
Mt 21:28-32; Heb 5:9

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Context

  • Isaiah 1:18

    Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

  • Isaiah 1:19

    If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

  • Isaiah 1:20

    But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

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Isaiah 1:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Si quisiereis y oyereis, comeréis el bien de la tierra:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Si vous êtes de bonne volonté et que vous écoutiez, vous mangerez des biens du pays;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wenn ihr willig seid und höret, so sollt ihr das Gute des Landes essen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Si volueritis, et audieritis me, bona terræ comeditis.