Isaiah 35 · Verse 9

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 35:9, King James Version

Isaiah 35:9 in other translations

BSBNo lion will be there, and no vicious beast will go up on it. Such will not be found there, but the redeemed will walk upon it.
WEBNo lion will be there, nor will any ravenous animal go up on it. They will not be found there; but the redeemed will walk there.
ASVNo lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast go up thereon; they shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
YLTNo lion is there, yea, a destructive beast Ascendeth it not, it is not found there, And walked have the redeemed,
DARBYNo lion shall be there, nor shall ravenous beast go up thereon, nor be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there.
BBENo lion will be there, or any cruel beast; they will not be seen there; but those for whom the Lord has given a price,
WebsterNo lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:

What does Isaiah 35:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. No lion--such as might be feared on the way through the wilderness which abounded in wild beasts, back to Judea. Every danger shall be warded off the returning people (Is 11:6-9; Eze 34:25; Ho 2:18). Compare spiritually, Pr 3:17.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 It shall not be found there "Neither shall he be found there" - Three MSS. read ולא velo, adding the conjunction; and so likewise the Septuagint and Vulgate. And four MSS., one ancient, read ימצא yimmatsa, the verb, as it certainly ought to be, in the masculine form. The redeemed shall walk there - גאולים geulim. Those whose forfeited inheritances are brought back by the kinsman, גואל goel, the nearest of kin to the family. This has been considered by all orthodox divines as referring to the incarnation of our Lord, and his sacrificial offering. After גאולים geulim, one of De Rossi's MSS. adds עד עולם ad olam, for ever, "The redeemed shall walk there for ever."

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 35:9 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.

לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יִהְיֶ֨הyih.Yehit will beH1961
שָׁ֜םshamthereH8033
אַרְיֵ֗ה'ar.Yeha lionH738
וּפְרִ֤יץu.fe.Ritzand a violent one ofH6530
חַיּוֹת֙chai.yOtliving creaturesH2416
בַּֽל\־bal-notH1077
יַעֲלֶ֔נָּהya.'a.Le.nahit will go up on itH5927
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
תִמָּצֵ֖אti.ma.Tze'it will be foundH4672
שָׁ֑םShamthereH8033
וְהָלְכ֖וּve.ha.le.Khuand they will walkH1980
גְּאוּלִֽים\׃ge.'u.Limredeemed [people]H1350

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

Cross references for Isaiah 35:9

  • Isaiah 62:12

    And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.

  • Ezekiel 34:25

    And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.

  • Exodus 15:13

    Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.

  • Hosea 2:18

    And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.

  • Isaiah 30:6

    The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.

  • Psalms 107:2

    Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

  • Isaiah 65:25

    The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord.

  • Leviticus 26:6

    And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.

  • Isaiah 63:4

    For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.

  • Isaiah 11:6-9

    The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

  • 1 Peter 1:18

    Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

  • Revelation 20:1-3

    And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
No lion.
11:6-9; 65:25; Le 26:6; Eze 34:25; Ho 2:18; Re 20:1-3
but.
62:12; Ex 15:13; Ps 107:2; Ga 3:13; Tit 2:14; 1Pe 1:18; Re 5:9

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Context

  • 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:

  • 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 35:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
No habrá allí león, ni bestia fiera subirá por él, ni allí se hallará, para que caminen los redimidos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Il n’y aura pas là de lion, et une bête qui déchire n’y montera pas et n’y sera pas trouvée; mais les rachetés y marcheront.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Daselbst wird kein Löwe sein, und kein reißendes Tier wird ihn ersteigen noch daselbst gefunden werden; und die Erlösten werden darauf wandeln.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Non erit ibi leo, et mala bestia non ascendet per eam, nec invenietur ibi; et ambulabunt qui liberati fuerint.