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And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and heirs from Judah; My elect will possess My mountains, and My servants will dwell there.
Isaiah 65:9 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB I will bring offspring out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains. My chosen will inherit it, and my servants will dwell there.
  • KJV And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
  • NKJV I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, And from Judah an heir of My mountains; My elect shall inherit it, And My servants shall dwell there.
  • NASB “I will bring forth offspring from Jacob, And an heir of My mountains from Judah; My chosen ones shall inherit it, And My servants will live there.
  • NLT I will preserve a remnant of the people of Israel and of Judah to possess my land. Those I choose will inherit it, and my servants will live there.

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Quick answer

God will bring forth offspring from Jacob and Judah to inherit His mountains, and His chosen servants will dwell there. It matters because God secures an inheritance for His chosen people.

Overview

The promise of a surviving and inheriting offspring assures that God's covenant purposes will continue through a remnant. His 'chosen' and 'servants' will possess the land of blessing. This anticipates the inheritance promised to all God's chosen people in Christ, who receive an everlasting kingdom (Matthew 25:34; 1 Peter 1:4).

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 20

  • Amos 9:11–15“In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,
  • Isa 27:6In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.
  • Rom 11:5–7In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
  • Isa 10:20–22On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
  • Isa 32:18Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.
  • Ezek 36:8–15But you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and bear fruit for My people Israel, for they will soon come home.
  • Ezek 36:24For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land.
  • Jer 33:17–26For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,
  • Isa 65:22No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.
  • Zech 10:6–12I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.
  • Ezek 37:21–28you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the Israelites out of the nations to which they have gone, and I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land.
  • Isa 65:15You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.
  • Jer 31:36–40“Only if this fixed order departed from My presence, declares the LORD, would Israel’s descendants ever cease to be a nation before Me.”
  • Ezek 39:25–29Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore Jacob from captivity and will have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for My holy name.
  • Rom 11:28Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.
  • Obad 1:17–21But on Mount Zion there will be deliverance, and it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will reclaim their possession.
  • Isa 11:11–16On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
  • Isa 45:19I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.
  • Matt 24:22If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
  • Zeph 3:20At that time I will bring you in; yes, at that time I will gather you. For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your captives before your very eyes,” says the LORD.

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Christ at the center

Isaiah sees him most clearly: the virgin's son Immanuel, the child on David's throne, the shoot from Jesse, the light to the nations, and above all the Suffering Servant pierced for our transgressions (ch. 53).

How Isaiah 65:9 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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