Isaiah 61:9 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 61:9

Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.

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ASV

And their seed shall be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples; all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which Jehovah hath blessed.

KJV

And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.

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Commentary

4 voices

Thomas Aquinas

Commentary on Isaiah (1274)

1084. Third, the divulging of their glory: and they shall know their seed among the Gentiles. This refers either to the Jews who were known for their religious worship, or to the spiritual seed of the apostles: and their children for their sakes remain for …

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The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah (420)

(Vers. 8, 9.) And I will give their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. And their seed will be known among the nations, and their offspring in the midst of the peoples. All who see them will recognize them, that they are the offspring whom the Lord has blessed. LXX: And I will give their labor to the righteous, and I will establish an eternal covenant with them. And their seed will be known among the nations, and their descendants in the midst of the peoples.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Some make this the song of joy and praise to be sung by the prophet in the name of Jerusalem, congratulating her on the happy change of her circumstances in the accomplishment of the foregoing promises; others make it to be spoken by Christ in the name of the New-Testament church triumphing in gospel grace.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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

And their seed - The figure here is taken from the feelings of a parent who desires his children to be esteemed, and who regards it as an honor that they become so distinguished that their fame extends to distant lands. Shall be known - Shall be distinguished or honored. For this use of the word ‘known,’ see Psa 67:2; Psa 76:1; Psa 79:10. And their offspring - (See the notes at Isa 48:19). The Chaldee and the Syriac render this, ‘Their children’s children.’ The sense is, that the true friends of the church shall be everywhere honored.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְנוֹדַ֤ע	ve.no.Da'	and it will be known	H3045 →
בַּגּוֹיִם֙	ba.go.Yim	among the nations	H1471 →
זַרְעָ֔ם	zar.'Am	offspring their	H2233 →
וְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֖ם	ve.tze.'e.tza.'ei.Hem	and descendants their	H6631 →
בְּת֣וֹךְ	be.Tokh	in among	H8432 →
הָעַמִּ֑ים	ha.'a.Mim	the peoples	H5971 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
רֹֽאֵיהֶם֙	ro.'ei.Hem	[those who] see them	H7200 →
יַכִּיר֔וּם	ya.ki.Rum	they will recognize them	H5234 →
כִּ֛י	ki	that	H3588 →
הֵ֥ם	hem	they	H1992 →
זֶ֖רַע	Ze.ra'	[are] offspring	H2233 →
בֵּרַ֥ךְ	be.Rakh	[whom] he has blessed	H1288 →
יְהוָֽה׃ ס	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

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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
Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
leads to
- Joel 2:28
  And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
- Acts 2:17
  ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
- Isaiah 59:21
  “As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your…
- John 7:37–39
  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.
- Proverbs 1:23
  If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.
Through
Genesis 22:18
And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
leads to
- Acts 3:25
  And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Galatians 3:16
  The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
Through
Psalms 115:14
May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.
leads to
- Acts 2:39
  This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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