Isaiah 29:19
in Isaiah 29The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
The meek also shall increase their joy in Jehovah, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
KJV
The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
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This verse in Isaiah 29
Commentary
9 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The meek - The word ‘meek’ usually refers to those who are patient in the reception of injuries, but the Hebrew word used here (ענוים ‛ănâviym) means properly the oppressed, the afflicted, the unhappy Psa 9:13; Psa 10:12, Psa 10:17; Pro 3:34; Isa 11:4. It involves usually the idea of humility or “virtuous suffering” (compare Psa 25:9; Psa 37:11; Psa 69:33). Here it may denote the pious of the land who were oppressed, and subjected to trials. Shall increase - Margin, as in Hebrew, ‘Add.’ It means, that they should greatly rejoice in the Lord.
This site's exposition
will not Lebanon become an orchard
on Isaiah 29:17-19
In a very short time the order of things is reversed, and "Lebanon become an orchard". Then "the deaf will hear the words of the scroll", the scroll sealed in verse 11, and "the eyes of the blind will see". "The humble will increase their joy in the LORD".
This site's exposition
The humble will increase their joy
The humble renders the Hebrew anavim, which Albert Barnes takes as the oppressed and afflicted who bore their trials with faith. Increase is literally add in Hebrew. Their joy in the LORD, kept through distress, grows when the Holy One of Israel acts.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 19). The meek will obtain fresh joy in the Lord, and the neediest people will exult in the Holy One of Israel.
The Medieval Church1 voice
To spiritual joy: and the meek shall increase their joy: I will be glad, and rejoice in you: I will sing to your name, O you Most High (Ps 9:3[2]).
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Meek - The humble and meek believers. Poor - Mean and despicable people, such as the Gentiles were in the opinion of the Jews, and such as the greatest part of the first Christians were.
This intimates that even in their distress they kept up their joy in the Lord, but now they increased it. Note, Those who, when they are in trouble, can truly rejoice in God, shall soon have cause given them greatly to rejoice in him. When joy in the world is decreasing and fading joy in God is increasing and getting round.
The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord,....
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
meek--rather, the afflicted godly: the idea is, virtuous suffering (Isa 61:1; 37:11) [BARNES]. poor among men--that is, the poorest of men, namely, the pious poor. rejoice--when they see their oppressors punished (Isa 29:20, 21), and Jehovah exhibited as their protector and rewarder (Isa 29:22-24;
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The words behind it
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיָסְפ֧וּ | veyasefu | and they will add | H3254 → | 212 times |
| עֲנָוִ֛ים | ʾanavim | humble [people] | H6035 → | 22 times |
| בַּֽיהוָ֖ה | bayahweh | in Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| שִׂמְחָ֑ה | simchah | joy | H8057 → | 94 times |
| וְאֶבְיוֹנֵ֣י | veevyonei | and needy [people] of | H34 → | 61 times |
| אָדָ֔ם | ʾadam | humankind | H120 → | 551 times |
| בִּקְד֥וֹשׁ | bikdoosh | in [the] holy [one] of | H6918 → | 116 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| יָגִֽילוּ׃ | yagilu | they will be glad | H1523 → | 45 times |
וְיָסְפ֧וּand they will add
veyasefuH3254 →212 times
עֲנָוִ֛יםhumble [people]
ʾanavimH6035 →22 times
בַּֽיהוָ֖הin Yahweh
bayahwehH3068 →6520 times
שִׂמְחָ֑הjoy
simchahH8057 →94 times
וְאֶבְיוֹנֵ֣יand needy [people] of
veevyoneiH34 →61 times
אָדָ֔םhumankind
ʾadamH120 →551 times
בִּקְד֥וֹשׁin [the] holy [one] of
bikdooshH6918 →116 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
יָגִֽילוּ׃they will be glad
yagiluH1523 →45 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
Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty…
it leads to
- Luke 4:18–19
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight…
- Luke 7:22
So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and…
- Isaiah 42:7
to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.
- Matthew 11:5
The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
- Psalms 147:3
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
- Luke 4:18–19
Through
Matthew 5:5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
it leads to
- Psalms 37:11
But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
- James 3:13
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
- Psalms 37:11
Through
Matthew 11:5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
it leads to
- Isaiah 35:4–6
Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
- Isaiah 35:4–6
Where this verse is studied
About Isaiah
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); George Adam Smith, The Book of Isaiah, Expositor's Bible; 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.