Isaiah 63 · Verse 9

Isaiah 63:9

In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
Isaiah 63:9, King James Version

Isaiah 63:9 in other translations

BSBIn all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
WEBIn all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and in his pity he redeemed them. He bore them, and carried them all the days of old.
ASVIn all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
YLTIn all their distress He is no adversary, And the messenger of His presence saved them, In His love and in His pity He redeemed them, And He doth lift them up, And beareth them all the days of old.
DARBYIn all their affliction he was afflicted, and the Angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them and carried them all the days of old.
BBEIt was no sent one or angel, but he himself who was their saviour: in his love and in his pity he took up their cause, and he took them in his arms, caring for them all through the years.
WebsterIn all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them, and carried them all the days of old.

What does Isaiah 63:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. he was afflicted--English Version reads the Hebrew as the Keri (Margin), does, "There was affliction to Him." But the Chetib (text) reads, "There was no affliction" (the change in Hebrew being only of one letter); that is, "In all their affliction there was no (utterly overwhelming) affliction" [Gesenius]; or, for "Hardly had an affliction befallen them, when the angel of His presence saved them" [Maurer]; or, as best suits the parallelism, "In all their straits there was no straitness in His goodness to them" [Houbigant], (Jud 10:16; Mi 2:7; 2Co 6:12). angel of his presence--literally, "of His face," that is, who stands before Him continually; Messiah (Ex 14:19; 23:20, 21; Pr 8:30), language applicable to no creature (Ex 32:34; 33:2, 14; Nu 20:16; Mal 3:1). bare them--(Is 46:3, 4; 40:11; Ex 19:4; De 32:11, 12).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 63:7-14

The latter part of this chapter, and the whole of the next, seem to express the prayers of the Jews on their conversation. They acknowledge God's great mercies and favours to their nation. They confess their wickedness and hardness of heart; they entreat his forgiveness, and deplore the miserable condition under which they have so long suffered. The only-begotten Son of the Father became the Angel or Messenger of…

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Isaiah 63:9 in the original Hebrew

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בְּֽכָל\־be.kholin allH3605
צָרָתָ֣ם\׀tza.ra.Tamdistress theirH6869
ל֣וֹlo[belonged] to him
צָ֗רTzardistressH6862
וּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'Akhand [the] angel ofH4397
פָּנָיו֙pa.Navpresence hisH6440
הֽוֹשִׁיעָ֔םho.shi.'Amit saved themH3467
בְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹbe.'a.ha.va.Toin love hisH160
וּבְחֶמְלָת֖וֹu.ve.chem.la.Toand in mercy hisH2551
ה֣וּאhu'heH1931
גְאָלָ֑םge.'a.Lamhe redeemed themH1350
וַֽיְנַטְּלֵ֥םvay.na.te.Lemand he lifted up themH5190
וַֽיְנַשְּׂאֵ֖םvay.na.se.'Emand he carried themH5375
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יְמֵ֥יye.Mei[the] days ofH3117
עוֹלָֽם\׃o.LamantiquityH5769

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

Cross references for Isaiah 63:9

  • Exodus 33:14

    And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.

  • Exodus 23:20-21

    Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.

  • Malachi 3:1

    Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Acts 12:11

    And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

  • Exodus 14:19

    And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:

  • Deuteronomy 7:7-8

    The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

  • Acts 7:34-35

    I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt. This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.

  • Deuteronomy 1:31

    And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the Lord thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.

  • Exodus 19:4

    Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.

  • Psalms 106:7-10

    Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea. Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known. He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

  • Judges 10:16

    And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

  • Psalms 78:38

    But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
all their.
Ex 3:7-9; Jud 10:16; Zec 2:8; Mt 25:40,45; Ac 9:4; Heb 2:18; 4:15
the angel.
Ge 22:11-17; 48:16; Ex 14:19; 23:20,21; 33:14; Ho 1:7; 12:3-5
Mal 3:1; Ac 7:30-32,34,35,38; 12:11; 1Co 10:9
in his.
De 7:7,8; Ps 78:38; 106:7-10; Tit 2:14; 1Jo 4:9,10; Re 1:5; 5:9
carried.
46:3,4; Ex 19:4; De 1:31; 32:11,12; Lu 15:5

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Context

  • Isaiah 63:8

    For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.

  • Isaiah 63:9

    In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

  • Isaiah 63:10

    But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

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Isaiah 63:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
En toda angustia de ellos él fué angustiado, y el ángel de su faz los salvó: en su amor y en su clemencia los redimió, y los trajo, y los levantó todos los días del siglo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Dans toutes leurs détresses, il a été en détresse, et l’Ange de sa face les a sauvés; dans son amour et dans sa miséricorde il les a rachetés, et il s’est chargé d’eux, et il les a portés tous les jours d’autrefois;
German
Elberfelder 1871
In all ihrer Bedrängnis war er bedrängt, und der Engel seines Angesichts hat sie gerettet. In seiner Liebe und in seiner Erbarmung hat er sie erlöst; und er hob sie empor und trug sie alle Tage vor alters.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
In omni tribulatione eorum non est tribulatus, et angelus faciei ejus salvavit eos: in dilectione sua et in indulgentia sua ipse redemit eos, et portavit eos, et elevavit eos cunctis diebus sæculi.