Isaiah 63:8

For He said: Surely they are My people, 1 banim that will not be sheker (false); 1 so He became their Moshi'a (Savior). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7I will rehearse the chasadim (lovingkindnesses) of Hashem, 1 and the tehillot Hashem, 1 according to all that Hashem hath bestowed on us, 1 and the great goodness toward the Bais Yisroel, 1 which He hath bestowed on them according to His rachamim, 1 and according to the multitude of His chasadim. 1

9In all their tzoros He was afflicted, 1 and the malach of His presence saved them; 1 in His ahavah and in His mercy 1 He redeemed them; 1 and He lifted them up, 1 and carried them kol y'mei olam. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 3:7And Hashem said, I have surely seen the oni ami (affliction of My people) which are in Mitzrayim, and have heard their cry by reason of their nogesim (taskmasters); for I know their makhovim (sufferings);

Exodus 6:7And I will take you to Me for a people, and I will be to you Elohim; and ye shall know that I am Hashem Eloheichem, which bringeth you out from under the sivlot Mitzrayim.

Exodus 24:7Then he took the Sefer HaBrit, and read it aloud in the ears of HaAm, and they responded, All that Hashem hath said we will do, and be obedient.

Deuteronomy 33:29Happy art thou, O Yisroel; who is like unto thee, 1 O people saved by Hashem, 1 the mogen of thy ezer 1 and the cherev of thy majesty! 1 Thine enemies shall come fawning unto thee; 1 and thou shalt trample down their high places.

Psalms 78:36Nevertheless they did flatter Him with their mouth, 1 and they lied unto Him with their leshon. 1

Isaiah 12:2Hinei, El is my Yeshu'ah (Salvation); 1 I will trust, and not be afraid; 1 for Hashem G-d is my strength and my zemirah; 1 He also has become my Yeshu'ah (Salvation).

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 63:8-15

Acknowledgments of Divine Goodness. ( b. c. 706.) 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. 8 For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour. 9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence… Read the whole commentary →

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