Isaiah 49:7
in Isaiah 49Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
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ASV
Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of Jehovah that is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.
KJV
Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
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This verse in Isaiah 49
Commentary
13 notes on this verse(Version 7.) Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to the despised soul, to the abhorred nation, to the servant of rulers. Kings shall see and arise, princes, and they shall worship because of the Lord, for he is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you. LXX: Thus says the Lord, who delivers you, the God of Israel. Sanctify him who despises his own soul, who is an abomination to the nations, who is the servant of rulers.
This site's exposition
Kings will see You and rise
The LORD speaks “to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers”. The ground is the LORD’s own faithfulness. One sentence joins the deepest humiliation and the highest exaltation, the pattern the fourth Servant Song carries to full length in chapter 53.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers3 voices
The Son of God assumed human nature, and in it he endured all that belongs to the human condition. This is a remedy for humanity of a power beyond our imagining. Could any pride be cured, if the humility of God's Son does not cure it? Could any greed be cured, if the poverty of God's Son does not cure it? Or any anger, if the patience of God's Son does not cure it? Or any coldness, if the love of God's Son does not cure it? Lastly, what fearfulness can be cured, if it is not cured by the resurrection of the body of Christ the Lord? Let humanity raise its hopes and recognize its own nature: let it observe how high a place it has in the works of God. Do not despise yourselves, you men: the Son of God assumed manhood. Do not despise yourselves, you women: God's Son was born of a woman. But do not set your hearts on the satisfaction of the body, for in the Son of God we are "neither male nor female." Do not set your heart on temporal rewards: if it were good to do so, that human nature which God's Son assumed would have set its heart on this. Do not fear insults, crosses and death: for if they did harm humanity, the humanity that God's Son assumed would not have endured.
For any powers and rational beings and also human beings on the earth who are holy—only through participation in the holy One by nature and who alone is truly holy are they called holy … and he who is alone holy together with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit has given from his own fullness to those sharing the holiness with him.
For it is clear that Christ caused the salvation of the flesh for all those on the earth. Through his resurrection, death was destroyed and destruction was stamped out, and we are brought springing back to life, we who through Adam had been driven into opposition. So we do not say that the Savior prayed out of a sense of failure but rather on account of the plan [economy] that he carried out in order to inspire our following.… For he stands as an example for us in the way he showed courage before the cross.
The Medieval Church1 voice
900. Thus says the Lord the redeemer. Here he promises liberation. And concerning this he does two things: first, he promises liberation; second, he excludes their doubt: and Zion said (Isa 49:14). Concerning the first, he does three things. First, he sets out the things …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
This shall be the accomplishment of God's promise, and he will give him the heathen for his inheritance, and therefore it shall be done, because of the Lord who is faithful and true to his promise; and this shall be an evidence that Christ had a commission for what he did, and that God had chosen him, and would own the choice he had made.
6 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
But this is directed to the isles (that is, the Gentiles, for they are called the isles of the Gentiles, Gen. x. 5 ) and to the people from far, that were strangers to the commonwealth of Israel, and afar off.
Kings - Though for a time thou shalt be despised, yet after a while thou shalt be advanced to such glory, that kings shall look upon thee with reverence. Arise - From their seats to worship thee. Faithful - Because God shall make good his promises to thee.
Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One,....
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Thus saith the Lord - This verse contains a promise of the future honor that should await the Redeemer, and of the success which should crown his work. The sense is, that Yahweh had promised to him who was despised and rejected, that kings and princes should yet rise up and honor him. The Redeemer of Israel - (See the note at Isa 43:1). To him whom man despiseth - On the construction of the Hebrew here, see Gesenius, Vitringa, and Hengstenberg.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Php 2:10). princes also--rather, for the parallelism, supply the ellipsis, thus, "Princes shall see and shall worship." faithful--namely, to His promises. choose thee--as God's elect (Isa 42:1).
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The Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One “The Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One” - “Perhaps we should read לקדושו likdosho,” Secker: that is, to his Holy One. The preceding word ends with a ל lamed, which might occasion that letter’s being lost here. The Talmud of Babylon has וקדושו ukedosho, and his Holy One. To him whom man despiseth “To him whose person is despised” - “Perhaps we should read נבזה nibzeh,” Secker; or בזוי bazui, Le Clerc; that is, instead of the active, the passive form, which seems here to be required.
The words behind it
24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כֹּ֣ה | koh | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָֽמַר־ | ʾamar- | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָה֩ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| גֹּאֵ֨ל | goel | [the] redeemer of | H1350 → | 104 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| קְדוֹשׁ֗וֹ | kedosho | holy [one] its | H6918 → | 116 times |
| לִבְזֹה־ | livzoh- | to despise | H959 → | 44 times |
| נֶ֜פֶשׁ | nefesh | life | H5315 → | 754 times |
| לִמְתָ֤עֵֽב | limtaev | to [one who] abhors | H8581 → | |
| גּוֹי֙ | goy | <of> a nation | H1471 → | 561 times |
| לְעֶ֣בֶד | leeved | to a servant of | H5650 → | 799 times |
| מֹשְׁלִ֔ים | moshelim | rulers | H4910 → | 81 times |
| מְלָכִים֙ | melakhim | kings | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יִרְא֣וּ | yiru | they will see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| וָקָ֔מוּ | vakamu | and they will stand up | H6965 → | 628 times |
| שָׂרִ֖ים | sarim | princes | H8269 → | 421 times |
| וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּ | veyishtachavu | so they may bow down | H7812 → | 172 times |
| לְמַ֤עַן | lemaan | on account of | H4616 → | 272 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נֶאֱמָ֔ן | neeman | [is] faithful | H539 → | 106 times |
| קְדֹ֥שׁ | kedosh | [the] holy [one] of | H6918 → | 116 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וַיִּבְחָרֶֽךָּ׃ | vaiyivchareka | and he has chosen you | H977 → | 171 times |
כֹּ֣הthus
kohH3541 →577 times
אָֽמַר־he says
ʾamar-H559 →5305 times
יְהוָה֩Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
גֹּאֵ֨ל[the] redeemer of
goelH1350 →104 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
קְדוֹשׁ֗וֹholy [one] its
kedoshoH6918 →116 times
לִבְזֹה־to despise
livzoh-H959 →44 times
נֶ֜פֶשׁlife
nefeshH5315 →754 times
לִמְתָ֤עֵֽבto [one who] abhors
limtaevH8581 →
גּוֹי֙<of> a nation
goyH1471 →561 times
לְעֶ֣בֶדto a servant of
leevedH5650 →799 times
מֹשְׁלִ֔יםrulers
moshelimH4910 →81 times
מְלָכִים֙kings
melakhimH4428 →2525 times
יִרְא֣וּthey will see
yiruH7200 →1300 times
וָקָ֔מוּand they will stand up
vakamuH6965 →628 times
שָׂרִ֖יםprinces
sarimH8269 →421 times
וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּso they may bow down
veyishtachavuH7812 →172 times
לְמַ֤עַןon account of
lemaanH4616 →272 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נֶאֱמָ֔ן[is] faithful
neemanH539 →106 times
קְדֹ֥שׁ[the] holy [one] of
kedoshH6918 →116 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וַיִּבְחָרֶֽךָּ׃and he has chosen you
vaiyivcharekaH977 →171 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 48:17Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
it leads to
- Psalms 32:8
I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
- Psalms 25:12
Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.
- Job 22:21–22
Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
- Deuteronomy 8:17–18
You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”
- Isaiah 30:20
The Lord will give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, but your Teacher will no longer hide Himself—with your own eyes you will see Him.
- Psalms 32:8
Through
Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
it leads to
- John 1:10–11
He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
- Matthew 26:67
Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him
- Isaiah 53:10
Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days,…
- John 1:10–11
Where this verse is studied
About Isaiah
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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); Augustine of Hippo, CHRISTIAN COMBAT 11:12; Cyril of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 4:4.49:7; Cyril of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 4:4.49:8-12; 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.