Isaiah 63:8

63:7 I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.

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For he said, “Surely, they are my people, children who will not deal falsely;” so he became their Savior.

For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.

For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Savior.

63:9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

What does Isaiah 63:8 mean?

Isaiah 63:8 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַר (ʼâmar), עַם (ʻam), בֵּן (bên).

Hebrew interlinear

For

said,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

Surely

they

are

people,עַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

childrenבֵּןbên/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.)

that

will

not

lie:שָׁקַרshâqar/shaw-kar'/H8266to cheat, i.e. be untrue (usually in words)

was

their

Saviour.יָשַׁעyâshaʻ/yaw-shah'/H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 63:8.

Deuteronomy 5:28

And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 63:8 say?

Isaiah 63:8 (King James Version) reads: "For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour."

Is Isaiah 63:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 63:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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