Isaiah 29:23
in Isaiah 29For when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But when he seeth his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name; yea, they shall sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall stand in awe of the God of Israel.
KJV
But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.
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This verse in Isaiah 29
Commentary
10 notes on this verseHis children, the Apostles. 666. Or this may be otherwise explained as concerning the prosperity that was promised to them when Sennacherib or Nabuchodonosor were destroyed: he shall see his children . . . sanctifying my name (Isa 29:23), the three children in the furnace …
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".
This site's exposition
the work of My hands
Albert Barnes reads the work of My hands as the renewal of the nation by the agency of God alone, and he compares Ephesians 2:10. Jacob will see his children honor the name of the LORD. His shame ends in awe of the God of Israel.
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 Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
He seeth - When the believing seed of Jacob shall see those children, whom they have begotten to God, by the gospel, even the Gentiles. The work - The children, not of the flesh, but of the promise, whom I, by my almighty grace, have regenerated.
(1.) He shall see his children, multitudes of believers and praying people, the spiritual seed of faithful Abraham and wrestling Jacob. Having his quiver full of these arrows, he shall not be ashamed (
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But when he seeth his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
But when he seeth his children - The sense is, ‘he shall not be ashamed of his sons, for he shall see them henceforward walking in the ways of piety and virtue.’ The work of my hands - That is, this change Isa 29:17-19 by which the nation will be reformed, will be produced by the agency of God himself. The sentiment is in accordance with the doctrines of the Scriptures everywhere, that people are recovered from sin by the agency of God alone (compare Isa 60:21; Eph 2:10).
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
By Jehovah's agency Israel shall be cleansed of its corruptions, and shall consist wholly of pious men (Isa 54:13, 14; 60:21). midst of him--that is, his land. Or else "His children" are the Gentiles adopted among the Israelites, his lineal descendants (Ro 9:26;
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But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands “For when his children shall see the work of my hands” - For בראותו birotho I read בראות biroth, with the Septuagint and Syriac.
The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| בִ֠רְאֹתוֹ | viroto | when sees it | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| יְלָדָ֞יו | yeladav | children its | H3206 → | 89 times |
| מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה | maaseh | [the] work of | H4639 → | 236 times |
| יָדַ֛י | yadai | hands my | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| בְּקִרְבּ֖וֹ | bekirbo | in midst its | H7130 → | 227 times |
| יַקְדִּ֣ישֽׁוּ | yakdishu | they will regard as holy | H6942 → | 171 times |
| שְׁמִ֑י | shemi | name my | H8034 → | 864 times |
| וְהִקְדִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ | vehikdishu | and they will regard as holy | H6942 → | 171 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| קְד֣וֹשׁ | kedoosh | [the] holy [one] of | H6918 → | 116 times |
| יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב | yaako | Jacob | H3290 → | 350 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| יַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃ | yaaritzu | they will regard with awe | H6206 → | 15 times |
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
בִ֠רְאֹתוֹwhen sees it
virotoH7200 →1300 times
יְלָדָ֞יוchildren its
yeladavH3206 →89 times
מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה[the] work of
maasehH4639 →236 times
יָדַ֛יhands my
yadaiH3027 →1618 times
בְּקִרְבּ֖וֹin midst its
bekirboH7130 →227 times
יַקְדִּ֣ישֽׁוּthey will regard as holy
yakdishuH6942 →171 times
שְׁמִ֑יname my
shemiH8034 →864 times
וְהִקְדִּ֙ישׁוּ֙and they will regard as holy
vehikdishuH6942 →171 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
קְד֣וֹשׁ[the] holy [one] of
kedooshH6918 →116 times
יַֽעֲקֹ֔בJacob
yaakoH3290 →350 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אֱלֹהֵ֥י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
יַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃they will regard with awe
yaaritzuH6206 →15 times
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
Ephesians 2:10For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
it leads to
- Philippians 2:13
For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
- Colossians 1:10
so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
- Hebrews 13:21
equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
- 2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
- Philippians 2:13
Through
Isaiah 5:16But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.
it leads to
- Psalms 46:10
“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
- Isaiah 12:4
and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.
- Psalms 46:10
Through
Isaiah 8:13The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.
it leads to
- Luke 12:5
But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
- Luke 12:5
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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; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; 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.