Isaiah 59 · Verse 20

Isaiah 59:20

And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the Lord.
Isaiah 59:20, King James Version

Isaiah 59:20 in other translations

BSB“The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the LORD.
WEB“A Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from disobedience in Jacob,” says the LORD.
ASVAnd a Redeemer will come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith Jehovah.
YLTAnd come to Zion hath a redeemer, Even to captives of transgression in Jacob, An affirmation of Jehovah.
DARBYAnd the Redeemer will come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith Jehovah.
BBEAnd as a saviour he will come to Zion, turning away sin from Jacob, says the Lord.
WebsterAnd the Redeemer will come to Zion, and to them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.

What does Isaiah 59:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
20. to Zion--Ro 11:26 quotes it, "out of Zion." Thus Paul, by inspiration, supplements the sense from Psa 14:7: He was, and is come to Zion, first with redemption, being sprung as man out of Zion. The Septuagint translates "for the sake of Zion." Paul applies this verse to the coming restoration of Israel spiritually. them that turn from--(Ro 11:26). "shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob"; so the Septuagint, Paul herein gives the full sense under inspiration. They turn from transgression, because He first turns them from it, and it from them (Psa 130:4; La 5:21).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 Unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob "And shall turn away iniquity from Jacob" - So the Septuagint and St. Paul, Rom 11:26, reading instead of לשבי leshabey and ביעקב beyaacob, והשיב veheshib and מיעקב meyaacob. The Syriac likewise reads והשיב veheshib; and the Chaldee, to the same sense, ולהשיב ulehashib. Our translators have expressed the sense of the present reading of the Hebrew text: "And unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob."

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 59:16-21

This passage is connected with the following chapters. It is generally thought to describe the coming of the Messiah, as the Avenger and Deliverer of his church. There was none to intercede with God to turn away his wrath; none to interpose for the support of justice and truth. Yet He engaged his own strength and righteousness for his people. God will make his justice upon the enemies of his church and people…

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Isaiah 59:20 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.

וּבָ֤אu.Va'and he will comeH935
לְצִיּוֹן֙le.tzi.yOnto ZionH6726
גּוֹאֵ֔לgo.'Ela redeemerH1350
וּלְשָׁבֵ֥יu.le.sha.Veiand to [those who] repent ofH7725
פֶ֖שַׁעFe.sha'transgressionH6588
בְּיַֽעֲקֹ֑בbe.ya.'a.Koin JacobH3290
נְאֻ֖םne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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

Cross references for Isaiah 59:20

  • Romans 11:26-27

    And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.

  • 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 18:30-31

    Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

  • Acts 3:19

    Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

  • Hebrews 12:14

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

  • Joel 2:32

    And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.

  • Obadiah 1:17-21

    But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the Lord hath spoken it. And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead. And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south. …

  • Acts 26:20

    But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

  • Daniel 9:13

    As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the Lord our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.

  • Isaiah 40:9

    O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

  • Acts 3:26

    Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

  • Deuteronomy 30:1-10

    And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee, And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; That then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee. If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee: …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Redeemer.
Ob 1:17-21; Ro 11:26,27
unto.
De 30:1-10; Eze 18:30,31; Da 9:13; Ac 2:36-39; 3:19,26; 26:20
Tit 2:11-14; Heb 12:14

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Context

  • Isaiah 59:19

    So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.

  • Isaiah 59:20

    And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the Lord.

  • Isaiah 59:21

    As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.

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Isaiah 59:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y vendrá el Redentor á Sión, y á los que se volvieren de la iniquidad en Jacob, dice Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le rédempteur viendra à Sion et vers ceux qui, en Jacob, reviennent de leur rébellion, dit l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ein Erlöser wird kommen für Zion und für die, welche in Jakob von der Übertretung umkehren, spricht Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et venerit Sion redemptor, et eis qui redeunt ab iniquitate in Jacob, dicit Dominus.