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Isaiah 41:27

41:26 Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.
The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.

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I am the first to say to Zion, ‘Behold, look at them;’ and I will give one who brings good news to Jerusalem.

The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.

The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that brings good tidings.

41:28 For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word. answer: Heb. return

What does Isaiah 41:27 mean?

Isaiah 41:27 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רִאשׁוֹן (riʼshôwn), צִיּוֹן (Tsîyôwn), הִנֵּה (hinnêh).

Hebrew interlinear

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The
firstרִאשׁוֹןriʼshôwn/ree-shone'/H7223first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
shall
say
to
Zion,צִיּוֹןTsîyôwn/tsee-yone'/H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
Behold,הִנֵּהhinnêh/hin-nay'/H2009lo!
beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh/hin-nay'/H2009lo!
them:
and
I
will
giveנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
to
Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםYᵉrûwshâlaim/yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im/H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
one
that
bringeth
good
tidings.בָּשַׂרbâsar/baw-sar'/H1319properly, to be fresh, i.e. full (rosy, (figuratively) cheerful); to announce (glad news)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 41:27.

Genesis 1:29

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. bearing: Heb. seeding seed yielding: Heb. seeding seed

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What does Isaiah 41:27 say?

Isaiah 41:27 (King James Version) reads: "The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings."

Is Isaiah 41:27 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 41:27 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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