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Isaiah 62:8

62:7 And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. rest: Heb. silence
The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: Surely: Heb. If I give, etc

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Yahweh has sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, “Surely I will no more give your grain to be food for your enemies; and foreigners will not drink your new wine, for which you have labored;

The Lord hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:

The LORD has sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give your corn to be meat for your enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink your wine, for the which you have labored:

62:9 But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness.

What does Isaiah 62:8 mean?

Isaiah 62:8 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), שָׁבַע (shâbaʻ), יָמִין (yâmîyn).

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The
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
hath
swornשָׁבַעshâbaʻ/shaw-bah'/H7650to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
by
his
right
hand,יָמִיןyâmîyn/yaw-meen'/H3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
and
by
the
armזְרוֹעַzᵉrôwaʻ/zer-o'-ah/H2220the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
of
his
strength,עֹזʻôz/oze/H5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
Surely
I
willאִםʼim/eem/H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
no
more
giveנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
thy
cornדָּגָןdâgân/daw-gawn'/H1715properly, increase, i.e. grain
to
be
meatמַאֲכָלmaʼăkâl/mah-ak-awl'/H3978an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)
for
thine
enemies;אֹיֵבʼôyêb/o-yabe'/H341hating; an adversary
and
the
sonsבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
of
the
strangerנֵכָרnêkâr/nay-kawr'/H5236foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
shall
not
drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh/shaw-thaw'/H8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
thy
wine,תִּירוֹשׁtîyrôwsh/tee-roshe'/H8492must or fresh grape-juice (as just squeezed out); by implication (rarely) fermented wine
for
the
which
thou
hast
laboured:יָגַעyâgaʻ/yaw-gah'/H3021properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil
Surely:
Heb.
If
I
give,
etc

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 62:8.

Genesis 24:7

The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.

Job 26:2

How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?

Numbers 14:23

Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: Surely: Heb. If they see the land

Numbers 32:11

Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me: wholly: Heb. fulfilled after me

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What does Isaiah 62:8 say?

Isaiah 62:8 (King James Version) reads: "The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: Surely: Heb. If I give, etc"

Is Isaiah 62:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 62:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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