Isaiah 59:20

59:19 So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him. lift: or, put him to flight

And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.

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“A Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from disobedience in Jacob,” says Yahweh.

And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the Lord.

And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and to them that turn from transgression in Jacob, says the LORD.

59:21 As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.

What does Isaiah 59:20 mean?

Isaiah 59:20 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גָּאַל (gâʼal), בּוֹא (bôwʼ), צִיּוֹן (Tsîyôwn).

Hebrew interlinear

And

the

Redeemerגָּאַלgâʼal/gaw-al'/H1350to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)

shall

comeבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

Zion,צִיּוֹןTsîyôwn/tsee-yone'/H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem

and

unto

them

that

turnשׁוּבshûwb/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

from

transgressionפֶּשַׁעpeshaʻ/peh'-shah/H6588a revolt (national, moral or religious)

Jacob,יַעֲקֹבYaʻăqôb/yah-ak-obe'/H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch

saithנְאֻםnᵉʼum/neh-oom'/H5002an oracle

the

LORD.יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 59:20.

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 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 7:1

And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Genesis 7:16

And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.

Genesis 8:9

But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. pulled: Heb. caused her to come

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 59:20 say?

Isaiah 59:20 (King James Version) reads: "And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD."

Is Isaiah 59:20 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 59:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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