Bible/Isaiah/51

Isaiah 51:11

51:10 Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?
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.

KJV

Save image

Those ransomed by Yahweh will return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy shall be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy. Sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

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.

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

51:12 I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;

What does Isaiah 51:11 mean?

Isaiah 51:11 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פָּדָה (pâdâh), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), שׁוּב (shûwb).

Hebrew interlinear

Full chapter interlinear →
Therefore
the
redeemedפָּדָהpâdâh/paw-daw'/H6299to sever, i.e. ransom; gener. to release, preserve
of
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
shall
return,שׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
and
comeבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
with
singingרִנָּהrinnâh/rin-naw'/H7440properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief)
unto
Zion;צִיּוֹןTsîyôwn/tsee-yone'/H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
and
everlastingעוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
joyשִׂמְחָהsimchâh/sim-khaw'/H8057blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
shall
be
upon
their
head:רֹאשׁrôʼsh/roshe/H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
they
shall
obtainנָשַׂגnâsag/naw-sag'/H5381to reach (literally or figuratively)
gladnessשָׂשׂוֹןsâsôwn/saw-sone'/H8342cheerfulness; specifically, welcome
and
joy;שִׂמְחָהsimchâh/sim-khaw'/H8057blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
and
sorrowיָגוֹןyâgôwn/yaw-gohn'/H3015affliction
and
mourningאֲנָחָהʼănâchâh/an-aw-khaw'/H585sighing
shall
flee
away.נוּסnûwç/noos/H5127to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)

Topics

Afflictions and AdversitiesRedemptionTitles and Names of SaintsZion

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 51:11.

Genesis 14:7

And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:22

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. made: Heb. builded

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 4:3

And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. in process: Heb. at the end of days

Genesis 4:4

And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: flock: Heb. sheep, or, goats

Genesis 6:3

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Genesis 6:4

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 51:11 say?

Isaiah 51:11 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Isaiah 51:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 51:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

Reflect

As you read Isaiah 51:11, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

Plan a sermon or study on Isaiah 51:11
51:10Read all of Isaiah 5151:12