Isaiah 35 · Verse 10

Isaiah 35:10

And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Isaiah 35:10, King James Version

Isaiah 35:10 in other translations

BSBSo the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
WEBThen the LORD’s ransomed ones will return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.”
ASVand the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
YLTAnd the ransomed of Jehovah return, And have entered Zion with singing. And joy age-during on their head, Joy and gladness they attain, And fled away have sorrow and sighing!
DARBYAnd the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come to Zion with singing; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
BBEEven those whom he has made free, will come back again; they will come with songs to Zion; on their heads will be eternal joy; delight and joy will be theirs, and sorrow and sounds of grief will be gone for ever.
WebsterAnd the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

What does Isaiah 35:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. Language: literally, applying to the return from Babylon; figuratively and more fully to the completed redemption of both literal and spiritual Israel. joy upon ... heads--(Psa 126:2). Joy manifested in their countenances. Some fancy an allusion to the custom of pouring oil "upon the head," or wearing chaplets in times of public festivity (Ec 9:8).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 The ransomed - פדויי peduyey, from פדה padah, "to redeem by paying a price." Those for whom a price was paid down to redeem them from bondage and death. Sighing shall flee away - אנחה anachah. Never was a sorrowful accent better expressed than in this strong guttural word, an-ach-ah; nearly the same with the Irish in their funeral wailings, och-och-on. The whole nation express all their mournful accents by these three monosyllables. This chapter contains the following parts: - 1. We have here blessed promises of the latter-day glory. 2. The prophet may be considered as addressing the teachers of the Gospel, to show them that it was their business to encourage and direct the people in their expectation of redemption. 3. A promise of the manifestation of God among men is given. 4. The miracles which Christ should work are explicitly mentioned. 5. The privileges of Christianity are specified; there shall be, 1. Thorough teaching; 2. Holy walking. 6. Perfect safety. 7. Complete happiness. And - 8. Final glory. The chapter shows also that no impurity should be tolerated in the Church of God; for as that is the mystical body of Christ, it should be like himself, without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 35:5-10

When Christ shall come to set up his kingdom in the world, then wonders, great wonders, shall be wrought on men's souls. By the word and Spirit of Christ, the spiritually blind were enlightened; and those deaf to the calls of God were made to hear them readily. Those unable to do any thing good, by Divine grace were made active therein. Those that knew not how to speak of God or to God, had their lips opened to show…

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Isaiah 35:10 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.

וּפְדוּיֵ֨יu.fe.du.Yeiand [the] [people] ransomed ofH6299
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068
יְשֻׁב֗וּןye.shu.Vunthey will return !H7725
וּבָ֤אוּu.Va.'uand they will comeH935
צִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnZionH6726
בְּרִנָּ֔הbe.ri.Nahwith a shout of joyH7440
וְשִׂמְחַ֥תve.sim.Chatand gladness ofH8057
עוֹלָ֖םo.LamperpetuityH5769
עַל\־'al-[will be] onH5921
רֹאשָׁ֑םro.Shamhead theirH7218
שָׂשׂ֤וֹןsa.SonjoyH8342
וְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.Chahand gladnessH8057
יַשִּׂ֔יגוּya.Si.guthey will overtake [them]H5381
וְנָ֖סוּve.Na.suand they will fleeH5127
יָג֥וֹןya.GonsorrowH3015
וַאֲנָחָֽה\׃\ \פva.'a.na.Chahand sighingH585

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

Cross references for Isaiah 35:10

  • Revelation 21:4

    And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

  • Isaiah 30:19

    For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.

  • Isaiah 25:8

    He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.

  • Isaiah 51:10-11

    Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over? Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

  • Isaiah 65:19

    And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

  • Jude 1:21

    Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

  • Revelation 14:1-4

    And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.

  • Jeremiah 33:11

    The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the Lord.

  • John 16:22

    And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

  • Revelation 19:1-7

    And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. …

  • 1 Timothy 2:6

    Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

  • Jeremiah 31:11-14

    For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he. Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all. Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the ransomed.
51:10,11; Mt 20:28; 1Ti 2:6
and come.
Ps 84:7; Jer 31:11-14; 33:11; Joh 16:22; Jude 1:21; Re 14:1-4
Re 15:2-4; 18:20; 19:1-7
and sorrow.
25:8; 30:19; 60:20; 65:19; Re 7:9-17; 21:4

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Context

  • Isaiah 35:9

    No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:

  • Isaiah 35:10

    And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

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Isaiah 35:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y los redimidos de Jehová volverán, y vendrán á Sión con alegría; y gozo perpetuo será sobre sus cabezas: y retendrán el gozo y alegría, y huirá la tristeza y el gemido.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ceux que l’ Éternel a délivrés retourneront et viendront à Sion avec des chants de triomphe; et une joie éternelle sera sur leur tête; ils obtiendront l’allégresse et la joie, et le chagrin et le gémissement s’enfuiront.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Befreiten Jehovas werden zurückkehren und nach Zion kommen mit Jubel, und ewige Freude wird über ihrem Haupte sein; sie werden Wonne und Freude erlangen, und Kummer und Seufzen werden entfliehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et redempti a Domino convertentur, et venient in Sion cum laude, et lætitia sempiterna super caput eorum: gaudium et lætitiam obtinebunt, et fugiet dolor et gemitus.