Isaiah 29:19

The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
meek	עֲנָוִ֛ים 'a.na.Vim	H6035	depressed (figuratively) · adjective, masculine plural absolute
increase	וְיָסְפ֧וּ ve.ya.se.Fu	H3254	to add or augment (often adverbial · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
joy	שִׂמְחָ֑ה sim.Chah	H8057	blithesomeness or glee · noun, common feminine singular absolute
LORD	בַּֽיהוָ֖ה ba.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
poor	וְאֶבְיוֹנֵ֣י ve.'ev.yo.Nei	H34	destitute · conjunction + adjective, masculine plural construct
men	אָדָ֔ם 'a.Dam	H120	ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species · noun, common masculine singular absolute
rejoice	יָגִֽילוּ ya.Gi.lu	H1523	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
One	בִּקְד֥וֹשׁ bik.Do.osh	H6918	sacred (ceremonially or morally) · preposition + adjective, masculine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

James 2:5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to t…
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up th…
Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Psalms 25:9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Matthew 11:5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the…
Psalms 37:11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Matthew 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 29:17–end

Those that thought to hide their counsels from the Lord were said to turn things upside down (Isa 29:16), and they intended to do it unknown to God; but God here tells them that he will turn things upside down his way; and let us see whose word shall stand, his or theirs. They disbelieve Providence: "Wait awhile," says God, "and you shall be convinced by ocular demonstration that there is a God who governs the world, and that he governs it and orders all the changes that are in it for the good of his church." The wonderful revolution here foretold may refer primarily to the happy settlement of the affairs of Judah and Jerusalem after the defeat of Sennacherib's attempt, and the repose which…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 29:19

meek--rather, the afflicted godly: the idea is, virtuous suffering (Isa 61:1; Psa 25:9; Psa 37:11) [BARNES]. poor among men--that is, the poorest of men, namely, the pious poor. rejoice--when they see their oppressors punished (Isa 29:20-21), and Jehovah exhibited as their protector and rewarder (Isa 29:22-24; Isa 41:17; Jam 2:5).

John Gill on Isaiah 29:19

The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord,.... The "meek", lowly, and humble, are such who are made sensible of sin, and become humble under a sense of it; who see the insufficiency of their own righteousness, and submit to the righteousness of Christ; who attribute all they have, and are, to the free grace of God, and quietly submit to every dispensation of Providence; who are not easily provoked by men, but bear much and long without reviling; who envy not those that are above them in gifts and grace, nor despise those that are below them, and think the worst of themselves, and the best of others; now these have joy in the Lord, in the Word of the Lord, as the Targum, in the Lord…

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John Calvin on Isaiah 29:19

Then shall the humble again take joy in Jehovah. Such is my translation of this passage, while others render it, "They shall add," or "continue to rejoice;" for the Prophet describes not a "joy" which is continued but rather a "joy" which is new. As if he had said, "Though they are now distressed and sorrowful, yet I will give them occasion of gladness, so that they shall again be filled with "joy." He speaks of the "humble;" and hence it ought to be observed that our afflictions prepare us for receiving the grace of God; for the Lord casts us down and afflicts us, that he may afterwards raise us up. Thus, when the Lord corrects his people, we ought not to lose heart, but should recall to re…

The Church Fathers

(Verse 19). The meek will obtain fresh joy in the Lord, and the neediest people will exult in the Holy One of Israel. But when the blind or those who are initiated into mystical matters have first beheld these things or have lifted up their eyes from blindness and darkness to see, so that true light may arise for those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, then the meek, of whom it is written: Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth (Matt. V, 4), whether they be the poor, of whom the leader says in the Psalms: This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him (Ps. XXXIII, 7); and he who judges the poor people and will save the children of the poor (Ps. XIII, 9), of whom it is said to the Jews: You have despised the counsel of the poor, they shall add joy in the Lord, so that he who glories, may glory in the Lord (II Cor. X); and poor men or those in despair and contempt by men, who did not have knowledge of the law before, will exult in the Holy One of Israel, who says: Be holy, for I am holy (Lev. XI, 44).
— Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah

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Dictionary and topics

Sennacherib — Sin (the god) sends many brothers, son of Sargon, whom he succeeded on the throne of Assyria (B.C. 705), in the 23rd year of Hezekiah. “Like the Persian Xerxes, he was weak and vainglorious, cowardly…
Character · .Meek — .Meek
Character Of Saints · Meek — Meek
Humility · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Joy · 2:11;4:7;5:11;9:2,14;13:5;14:7;16:5,6,8,9,11;17:15;19:8;20:5;21:1,6;28:7;30:5,11,12;32:1,2,11;33:21;35:9;36:8;40:16;42:4;43:4;45:15;46:4;51:8,12;53:6;63:5-7,11;64:10;68:3;69:32;70:4;71:23;85:6;89:15,16;97:11,12;100:1,2;104:34;105:3,43;119:1,2,14,16,55,111,162,165;126:5,6;132:16;138:5;149:2,5; — 2:11;4:7;5:11;9:2,14;13:5;14:7;16:5,6,8,9,11;17:15;19:8;20:5;21:1,6;28:7;30:5,11,12;32:1,2,11;33:21;35:9;36:8;40:16;42:4;43:4;45:15;46:4;51:8,12;53:6;63:5-7,11;64:10;68:3;69:32;70:4;71:23;85:6;89:15,16;97:11,12;100:1,2;104:34;105:3,43;119:1,2,14,16,55,111,162,165;126:5,6;132:16;138:5;149:2,5;
Meekness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Poor, The · Should: Rejoice in God — Should: Rejoice in God
Salvation · UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO

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Isaiah 29:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 29:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 29:19

John Gill on Isaiah 29:19

John Calvin on Isaiah 29:19

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 29:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 29:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 29:19

John Gill on Isaiah 29:19

John Calvin on Isaiah 29:19

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 29:17-21

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 29:18

Rashi on Isaiah 29:19