Isaiah 35 · Verse 8

Isaiah 35:8

And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
Isaiah 35:8, King James Version

Isaiah 35:8 in other translations

BSBAnd there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it— only those who walk in the Way— and fools will not stray onto it.
WEBA highway will be there, a road, and it will be called “The Holy Way”. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it will be for those who walk in the Way. Wicked fools shall not go there.
ASVAnd a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for the redeemed: the wayfaring men, yea fools, shall not err therein.
YLTAnd a highway hath been there, and a way, And the ‘way of holiness' is called to it, Not pass over it doth the unclean, And He Himself is by them, Whoso is going in the way--even fools err not.
DARBYAnd a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness: the unclean shall not pass through it; but it shall be for these. Those that go this way — even fools, — shall not err therein.
BBEAnd a highway will be there; its name will be, The Holy Way; the unclean and the sinner may not go over it, and those who go on it will not be turned out of the way by the foolish.
WebsterAnd a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the way-faring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

What does Isaiah 35:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. highway--such a causeway (raised way, from a Hebrew root, "to cast up") as was used for the march of armies; valleys being filled up, hills and other obstructions removed (Is 62:10; compare Is 40:3, 4). way of holiness--Hebraism for "the holy way." Horsley translates, "the way of the Holy One;" but the words that follow, and Is 35:10, show it is the way leading the redeemed back to Jerusalem, both the literal and the heavenly (Is 52:1; Joe 3:17; Re 21:27); still Christ at His coming again shall be the Leader on the way, for which reason it is called, "The way of the Lord" (Is 40:3; Mal 3:1). it shall be for those: the wayfaring men--rather, "He (the Holy One) shall be with them, walking in the way" [Horsley]. though fools--rather, "And (even) fools," that is, the simple shall not go astray, namely, because "He shall be with them" (Mt 11:25; 1Co 1:26-28).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 And a highway - The word ודרך vederech is by mistake added to the first member of the sentence from the beginning of the following member. Sixteen MSS. of Dr. Kennicott's, seven ancient, and two of De Rossi's have it but once; so likewise the Syriac, Septuagint, and Arabic. Err therein - A MS. of Dr. Kennicott's adds בו bo, in it, which seems necessary to the sense, and so the Vulgate, per eam, "by it. "One of De Rossi's has שם sham, there. But it shall be for those "But he himself shall be with them, walking in the way" - That is, God; see Isa 35:4. "Who shall dwell among them, and set them an example that they should follow his steps." Our old English Version translated the place to this purpose, our last translators were misled by the authority of the Jews, who have absurdly made a division of the verses in the midst of the sentence, thereby destroying the construction and the sense.

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 35:8 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.

וְהָיָה\־ve.ha.yah-and it will beH1961
שָׁ֞םshamthereH8033
מַסְל֣וּלmas.Lula highwayH4547
וָדֶ֗רֶךְva.De.rekhand a wayH1870
וְדֶ֤רֶךְve.De.rekhand [the] way ofH1870
הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.desh<the> holinessH6944
יִקָּ֣רֵאyi.Ka.re'it will be calledH7121
לָ֔הּLahto it
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יַעַבְרֶ֥נּוּya.'av.Re.nuhe will pass along itH5674
טָמֵ֖אta.Me'[the] uncleanH2931
וְהוּא\־ve.hu'-and itH1931
לָ֑מוֹla.mo[will belong] to them
הֹלֵ֥ךְho.Lekh[one who] walksH1980
דֶּ֛רֶךְDe.rekha wayH1870
וֶאֱוִילִ֖יםve.'e.vi.Limand foolsH191
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
יִתְעֽוּ\׃yit.'Uthey will wander aboutH8582

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Cross references for Isaiah 35:8

  • Matthew 7:13-14

    Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

  • Isaiah 42:16

    And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that 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.

  • John 14:6

    Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

  • Revelation 21:27

    And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

  • 1 Peter 1:14-15

    As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

  • Hebrews 10:20-23

    By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; And having an high priest over the house of God; Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

  • 1 Peter 2:9-10

    But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

  • 2 Timothy 1:9

    Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

  • Hebrews 12:14

    Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

  • Jeremiah 31:21

    Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.

  • Titus 2:11-14

    For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

  • Ezekiel 44:9

    Thus saith the Lord God; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
an highway.
11:16; 19:23; 40:3,4; 42:16; 49:11,12; 57:14; 62:10; Jer 31:21
Joh 14:6; Heb 10:20-23
The way.
Eph 2:10; 1Th 4:7; 2Ti 1:9; Tit 2:11-14; Heb 12:14; 1Pe 1:14,15
1Pe 2:9,10
the unclean.
52:1,11; 60:21; Eze 43:12; 44:9; Joe 3:17; Zec 14:20,21; 2Pe 3:13
Re 21:27
but it shall be for those. or, for he shall be with them.
49:10; Ps 23:4; Mt 1:23; Re 7:15-17
the wayfaring.
30:21; Ps 19:7; 25:8,9; 119:130; Pr 4:18; 8:20; Jer 32:39,40
Jer 50:4,5; Joh 7:17; 1Jo 2:20,27

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Context

  • Isaiah 35:7

    And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

  • Isaiah 35:8

    And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

  • 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:

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Isaiah 35:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y habrá allí calzada y camino, y será llamado Camino de Santidad; no pasará por él inmundo; y habrá para ellos en él quien los acompañe, de tal manera que los insensatos no yerren.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il y aura là une grande route et un chemin, et il sera appelé le chemin de la sainteté: l’impur n’y passera pas, mais il sera pour ceux-là. Ceux qui vont ce chemin, même les insensés, ne s’égareront pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und daselbst wird eine Straße sein und ein Weg, und er wird der heilige Weg genannt werden; kein Unreiner wird darüber hinziehen, sondern er wird für sie sein. Wer auf dem Wege wandelt-selbst Einfältige werden nicht irregehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et erit ibi semita et via, et via sancta vocabitur: non transibit per eam pollutus, et hæc erit vobis directa via, ita ut stulti non errent per eam.