Isaiah 49:9

You will say to the prisoners, 'Come out;' to those in dark dungeons, 'Show yourselves.' 1 They will graze along the roads, and on all the bare slopes will be their pasture. 1

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That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.

In Context

8This is what Yahweh says, 1 “At a time I decide to show my favor I will answer you, and in a day of salvation I will help you; 1 I will protect you, and give you as a covenant for the people, 1 to rebuild the land, to reassign the desolate inheritance. 1

10They will not be hungry or thirsty; nor will the heat or sun beat on them, 1 for he who has mercy on them will lead them; he will guide them to springs of water. 1

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:54If he is not redeemed by these means, then he must serve until the year of Jubilee, he and his children with him.

Psalms 22:26The oppressed will eat and be satisfied; 1 those who seek Yahweh will praise him. 1 May your hearts live forever. 1

Psalms 69:33For Yahweh hears the needy 1 and does not despise his prisoners. 1

Psalms 107:10Some sat in darkness and in gloom, 1 prisoners in affliction and chains. 1

Isaiah 5:17Then the sheep will feed as in their own pasture, and in the ruins, lambs will graze as foreigners. + 5:17 Some modern versions have and in the ruins of the rich, lambs will graze . 1

Isaiah 41:18I will make streams to flow down the slopes, and springs in the middle of the valleys; 1 I will make the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into springs of water. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 49:8-13

Encouragement to the Gentiles. ( b. c. 706.) 7 Thus saith the Lord , the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee. 8 Thus saith the Lord , In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the… Read the whole commentary →

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