Isaiah 49 · Verse 8

Isaiah 49:8

Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
Isaiah 49:8, King James Version

Isaiah 49:8 in other translations

BSBThis is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances,
WEBThe LORD says, “I have answered you in an acceptable time. I have helped you in a day of salvation. I will preserve you and give you for a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritage,
ASVThus saith Jehovah, In an acceptable time have I answered thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee; and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritages;
YLTThus said Jehovah: ‘In a time of good pleasure I answered thee, And in a day of salvation I helped thee, And I keep thee, and give thee, For a covenant of the people, To establish the earth, To cause to inherit desolate inheritances.
DARBYThus saith Jehovah: In a time of acceptance have I answered thee, and in the day of salvation have I helped thee; and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the land, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
BBEThis is the word of the Lord: I have given ear to you at a good time, and I have been your helper in a day of salvation: and I will keep you safe, and will make you a glory for the people, putting the land in order, and giving them the heritages which now are waste;
WebsterThus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages:

What does Isaiah 49:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. Messiah is represented as having asked for the grace of God in behalf of sinners; this verse contains God the Father's favorable answer. an acceptable time--"In a time of grace" [Hengstenberg]. A limited time (Is 61:2; 2Co 6:2). The time judged by God to be the best fitted for effecting the purposes of His grace by Messiah. heard thee--(Psa 2:8; He 5:7). day of salvation--when "the fulness of time" (Ga 4:4) shall have come. The day of salvation is "to-day" (He 4:7). helped--given Thee the help needed to enable Thee, as man, to accomplish man's salvation. preserve--from the assaults and efforts of Satan, to divert Thee from Thy voluntary death to save man. covenant of the people--(See on Is 42:6). "The people," in the singular, is always applied exclusively to Israel. establish the earth--rather, "to restore the land," namely, Canaan to Israel. Spiritually, the restoration of the Church (the spiritual Israel) to the heavenly land forfeited by man's sin is also included. cause to inherit ... desolate heritages--image from the desolate state of Judea during the Babylonish captivity. Spiritually, the Gentile world, a moral waste, shall become a garden of the Lord. Literally, Judea lying desolate for ages shall be possessed again by Israel (compare Is 61:7, "in their land"). Jesus, the antitype of, and bearing the same name as Joshua (He 4:8), shall, like him, divide the land among its true heirs (Is 54:3; 61:4).

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 49:7-12

The Father is the Lord, the Redeemer, and Holy One of Israel, as sending the Son to be the Redeemer. Man, whom he came to save, put contempt upon him. To this he submitted for our salvation. He is a pledge for all the blessings of the covenant; in him God was reconciling the world to himself. Pardoning mercy is a release from the curse of the law; renewing grace is a release from the dominion of sin: both are from…

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Isaiah 49:8 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.

כֹּ֣ה\׀kohthusH3541
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בְּעֵ֤תbe.'Etin a time ofH6256
רָצוֹן֙ra.tzOnfavorH7522
עֲנִיתִ֔יךָ'a.ni.Ti.khaI will answer youH6030
וּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.Yomand on a day ofH3117
יְשׁוּעָ֖הye.shu.'AhsalvationH3444
עֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaI will help youH5826
וְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.Khaand I will watch over youH5341
וְאֶתֶּנְךָ֙ve.'e.ten.Khaand I will make youH5414
לִבְרִ֣יתliv.Rit<into> a covenant ofH1285
עָ֔ם'Am[the] peopleH5971
לְהָקִ֣יםle.ha.Kimto raise upH6965
אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retz[the] landH776
לְהַנְחִ֖ילle.han.Chilto give as inheritanceH5157
נְחָל֥וֹתne.cha.LotinheritancesH5159
שֹׁמֵמֽוֹת\׃sho.me.MotdesolateH8074

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Cross references for Isaiah 49:8

  • 2 Corinthians 6:2

    (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

  • Isaiah 42:6

    I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

  • Psalms 69:13

    But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

  • Hebrews 12:24

    And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

  • Isaiah 61:4

    And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

  • Isaiah 58:12

    And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

  • Isaiah 44:26

    That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:

  • Isaiah 51:16

    And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.

  • Ephesians 2:12-19

    That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; …

  • Hebrews 5:7

    Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

  • Ephesians 1:6

    To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

  • John 11:41-42

    Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
In an.
Ps 69:13; Joh 11:41,42; 2Co 6:2; Eph 1:6; Heb 5:7
have I helped.
42:1; 50:7-9; Ac 2:24-32
give thee.
42:6; Mt 26:28; Heb 8:6; 12:24
establish. or, raise up.
51:16; Ps 75:3
to cause.
19; 51:3; 54:3; 58:12; 61:4; Ps 2:8; Eph 2:12-19

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Context

  • Isaiah 49:7

    Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.

  • Isaiah 49:8

    Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;

  • Isaiah 49:9

    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.

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Isaiah 49:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Así dijo Jehová: En hora de contentamiento te oí, y en el día de salud te ayudé: y guardarte he, y te daré por alianza del pueblo, para que levantes la tierra, para que heredes asoladas heredades;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ainsi dit l’ Éternel: En un temps agréé je t’ai répondu, et au jour du salut je t’ai secouru; et je te garderai, et je te donnerai pour être une alliance du peuple, pour rétablir le pays, pour faire hériter les héritages dévastés,
German
Elberfelder 1871
So spricht Jehova: Zur Zeit der Annehmung habe ich dich erhört, und am Tage des Heils habe ich dir geholfen. Und ich werde dich behüten und dich setzen zum Bunde des Volkes, um das Land aufzurichten, um die verwüsteten Erbteile auszuteilen,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Hæc dicit Dominus: In tempore placito exaudivi te, et in die salutis auxiliatus sum tui: et servavi te, et dedi te in fœdus populi, ut suscitares terram, et possideres hæreditates dissipatas;