And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.
Parallel translations
- WEB “A Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from disobedience in Jacob,” says Yahweh.
- BSB “The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the LORD.
- NKJV “TheRedeemer will come to Zion, And to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,” Says the Lord.
- NASB “A Redeemer will come to Zion, And to those in Jacob who turn from wrongdoing,” declares the Lord.
- NLT “The Redeemer will come to Jerusalem to buy back those in Israel who have turned from their sins,” says the Lord.
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Quick answer
A Redeemer will come to Zion and to those in Jacob who turn from sin. God promises a deliverer for the repentant.
Overview
The Lord promises that a Redeemer will come to Zion for those who turn from transgression. Paul quotes this in Romans 11:26 in connection with the salvation of Israel, applying it to Christ. The verse is a clear messianic promise, pointing to Jesus the Redeemer who delivers His repentant people from sin and brings them to God.
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- Rom 11:26–27And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
- Titus 2:11–14For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
- Acts 3:19Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
- Ezek 18:30–31Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
- Heb 12:14Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
- Joel 2:32And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
- Obad 1:17–21But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
- Acts 26:20But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
- Isa 40:9O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
- Dan 9:13As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.
- Deut 30:1–10And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,
- Acts 3:26Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
- Acts 2:36–39Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
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