Isaiah 51:11 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 51:11

So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

BSB

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ASV

And the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

KJV

Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

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Commentary

6 voices

Thomas Aquinas

Commentary on Isaiah (1274)

931. Second, he announces to his people that the Lord has heard his petition: and now, as it was when they came forth from Egypt, they that are redeemed, from captivity in Babylon: for the Lord will lead them back (Bar 4:23).

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return,.... Or "and", or "so" (q). In like manner, and as sure as the Israelites had a way made for them through the sea to pass over, so sure shall all those that are redeemed by the blood of Christ from sin, Satan, the law, death, and hell, be gathered out of the nations of the world, and from the antichristian states, and shall be converted and turn to the Lord.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Therefore - This verse contains an answer to the prophet's prayer. I did these great things, and I will do the like again. Joy - Like a crown of glory.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

10 , where we find this promise, that the redeemed of the Lord, when they are released out of their captivity in Babylon, shall come with singing unto Zion. Sinners, when they are brought out of the slavery of sin into the glorious liberty of God's children, may come singing, as a bird got loose out of the cage.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Therefore the redeemed of the Lord - This is probably the language of Yahweh assuring them, in answer to their prayer, that his ransomed people should again return to Zion. And everlasting joy shall be upon their head - This entire verse occurs also in Isa 35:10. See it explained in the note on that verse. The custom of singing alluded to here on a journey is now very common in the East.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

There shall be a second exodus (Isa 11:11-16; 27:12, 13). singing--image from the custom of singing on a journey when a caravan is passing along the extended plains in the East. everlasting joy-- (Jude 24). sorrow . . . flee away-- (Re 21:4).

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּפְדוּיֵ֨י	u.fe.du.Yei	and [the] [people] ransomed of	H6299 →
יְהוָ֜ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
יְשׁוּב֗וּן	ye.shu.Vun	they will return !	H7725 →
וּבָ֤אוּ	u.Va.'u	and they will come	H935 →
צִיּוֹן֙	tzi.yOn	Zion	H6726 →
בְּרִנָּ֔ה	be.ri.Nah	with a shout of joy	H7440 →
וְשִׂמְחַ֥ת	ve.sim.Chat	and gladness of	H8057 →
עוֹלָ֖ם	o.Lam	perpetuity	H5769 →
עַל־	'al-	[will be] on	H5921 →
רֹאשָׁ֑ם	ro.Sham	head their	H7218 →
שָׂשׂ֤וֹן	sa.Son	joy	H8342 →
וְשִׂמְחָה֙	ve.sim.Chah	and gladness	H8057 →
יַשִּׂיג֔וּן	ya.si.Gun	they will overtake [them] !	H5381 →
נָ֖סוּ	Na.su	they will flee	H5127 →
יָג֥וֹן	ya.Gon	sorrow	H3015 →
וַאֲנָחָֽה׃ ס	va.'a.na.Chah	and sighing	H585 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Revelation 21:4
‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
leads to
- Isaiah 25:8
  He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 7:17
  For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 15:26
  The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 35:10
  So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
- Isaiah 60:20
  Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.
Through
Isaiah 25:8
He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
leads to
- Revelation 21:4
  ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Revelation 7:17
For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
leads to
- John 7:37–38
  On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
- Psalms 36:8–9
  They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.

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