Isaiah 29:22
in Isaiah 29Therefore the LORD who redeemed Abraham says of the house of Jacob: “No longer will Jacob be ashamed and no more will his face grow pale.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Therefore thus saith Jehovah, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.
KJV
Therefore thus saith the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.
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This verse in Isaiah 29
Commentary
9 notes on this verseWho redeemed Abraham - As God redeemed Abraham from among idolaters and workers of iniquity, so will he redeem those who hear the words of the Book, and are humbled before him, Isa 29:18, Isa 29:19. Concerning the house of Jacob “The God of the house of Jacob” - I read אל El as a noun, not a preposition: the parallel line favors this sense; and there is no address to the house of Jacob to justify the other.
This site's exposition
No longer will Jacob be ashamed
on Isaiah 29:22-24
The LORD "who redeemed Abraham" speaks of the house of Jacob, and the shame is lifted: "No longer will Jacob be ashamed". When Jacob sees "his children around him", they will "sanctify the Holy One of Jacob". Then "the wayward in spirit will come to understanding".
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verses 22-23) Therefore, the Lord says to the house of Jacob, who redeemed Abraham: Jacob will not only be ashamed, but his face will also turn red. But when he sees his children, the works of my hands, in their midst sanctifying my name, they will sanctify the Holy Jacob, and they will proclaim the God of Israel.
The Medieval Church1 voice
665. Third, he sets out the conversion of the Jews at the end of the world, when he says: therefore thus says the Lord that redeemed Abraham, Genesis 11; Jacob shall not now, that is, at this time, be confounded, by a good confounding: there …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Redeemed - From manifold dangers, and especially from idolatry. Jacob - The Israelites or posterity of Jacob, who had great cause to be ashamed, for their continued infidelity, shall at last be brought back to the God of their fathers, and to their Messiah.
He that redeemed Abraham out of his snares and troubles will redeem all that are by faith his genuine seed out of theirs. He that began his care of his church in the redemption of Abraham, when it and its Redeemer were in his loins, will not now cast off the care of it.
This is opposed to his being ashamed and waxing pale; when he is delivered from his contempts and dangers he shall not magnify himself, but sanctify the Holy One of Jacob. If God make our condition easy, we must endeavour to make his name glorious. Parents and children are ornaments and comforts indeed to each other when they join in sanctifying the name of God.
2 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Therefore thus saith the Lord, who redeemed Abraham,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Therefore - In consequence of the happy change which shall take place in the nation when the oppressor shall be removed Isa 29:20-21, and when the poor and the meek shall rejoice Isa 29:19, and the ignorant shall be instructed Isa 29:18, Jacob shall not be ashamed of his descendants as he was before, nor have cause to blush in regard to his posterity. Who redeemed Abraham - That is, who brought him out of a land of idolaters, and rescued him from the abominations of idolatry. The word ‘redeem,’ here (פדה pâdâh), properly denotes “to ransom, that is, to redeem a captive, or a prisoner with a price paid Exo 13:13; Exo 34:20. But it is also used as meaning to deliver in general, without reference to a price, to free in any manner, to recover 2Sa 4:9; 1Ki 1:29; Job 5:20; Psa 71:23. It is used in this general sense here; and means that Yahweh had rescued Abraham from the evils of idolatry, and made him his friend. The connection, also, would seem to imply that there was a reference to the promise which was made to Abraham that he should have a numerous posterity (see Isa 29:23). Jacob shall not now be ashamed - This is a poetical introduction of Jacob as the ancestor of the Jewish people, as if the venerable patriarch were looking upon his children. Their deportment had been such as would suffuse a father’s cheeks with shame; henceforward in the reformation that would occur he would “not” be ashamed of them, but would look on them with approbation. Neither shall his face wax pale - The face usually becomes pale with fear: but this may also occur from any strong emotion. Disappointment may produce paleness as well as fear; and perhaps the idea may be that the face of Jacob should no more become pallid as “if” he had been disappointed in regard to the hopes which he had cherished of his sons.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לָכֵ֗ן | lakhen | <to> therefore | H3651 → | 771 times |
| כֹּֽה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֤ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב | yaako | Jacob | H3290 → | 350 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| פָּדָ֖ה | padah | he redeemed | H6299 → | 59 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אַבְרָהָ֑ם | ʾavraham | Abraham | H85 → | 175 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| עַתָּ֤ה | ʾatah | now | H6258 → | 433 times |
| יֵבוֹשׁ֙ | yevoosh | it will be ashamed | H954 → | 127 times |
| יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב | yaako | Jacob | H3290 → | 350 times |
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| עַתָּ֖ה | ʾatah | now | H6258 → | 433 times |
| פָּנָ֥יו | panav | face its | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| יֶחֱוָֽרוּ׃ | yechevaru | they will grow pale | H2357 → |
לָכֵ֗ן<to> therefore
lakhenH3651 →771 times
כֹּֽה־thus
koh-H3541 →577 times
אָמַ֤רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יַֽעֲקֹ֔בJacob
yaakoH3290 →350 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
פָּדָ֖הhe redeemed
padahH6299 →59 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אַבְרָהָ֑םAbraham
ʾavrahamH85 →175 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
עַתָּ֤הnow
ʾatahH6258 →433 times
יֵבוֹשׁ֙it will be ashamed
yevooshH954 →127 times
יַֽעֲקֹ֔בJacob
yaakoH3290 →350 times
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
עַתָּ֖הnow
ʾatahH6258 →433 times
פָּנָ֥יוface its
panavH6440 →2123 times
יֶחֱוָֽרוּ׃they will grow pale
yechevaruH2357 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 45:17But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 2:6
For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Romans 10:11
It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Psalms 25:3
Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.
- Isaiah 54:4
Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember…
- Joel 2:26–27
You will have plenty to eat, until you are satisfied. You will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you. My people will never again be put to…
- 1 Peter 2:6
Through
Isaiah 54:4Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember…
it leads to
- Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Jeremiah 31:19
After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
- Isaiah 41:10
Through
Joel 2:27Then you will know that I am present in Israel and that I am the LORD your God, and there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 37:26–28
And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever.
- Ezekiel 37:26–28
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.