Isaiah 59:21

As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
covenant	בְּרִיתִ֤י be.ri.Ti	H1285	a compact (because made by passing between pieces of fl… · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
saith	אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
spirit	רוּחִי֙ ru.Chi	H7307	wind · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 1st person feminine singular
words	וּדְבָרַ֖י u.de.va.Rai	H1697	a word · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
put	שַׂ֣מְתִּי Sam.ti	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 31:31-34 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Hebrews 10:16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds w…
Ezekiel 36:25-27 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
Jeremiah 32:38-41 And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:
Hebrews 8:6-13 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon bet…
2 Corinthians 3:17-18 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
Isaiah 51:16 And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundati…
Isaiah 44:3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon th…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 59:16–end

How sin abounded we have read, to our great amazement, in the former part of the chapter; how grace does much more abound we read in these verses. And, as sin took occasion from the commandment to become more exceedingly sinful, so grace took occasion from the transgression of the commandment to appear more exceedingly gracious. Observe, I. Why God wrought salvation for this provoking people, notwithstanding their provocations. It was purely for his own name's sake; because there was nothing in them either to bring it about, or to induce him to bring it about for them, no merit to deserve it, no might to effect it, he would do it himself, would be exalted in his own strength, for his own glo…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 59:21

covenant with them . . . thee--The covenant is with Christ, and with them only as united to Him (Heb 2:13). Jehovah addresses Messiah the representative and ideal Israel. The literal and spiritual Israel are His seed, to whom the promise is to be fulfilled (Psa 22:30). spirit . . . not depart . . . for ever-- (Jer 31:31-37; Mat 28:20). An ode of congratulation to Zion on her restoration at the Lord's second advent to her true position as the mother church from which the Gospel is to be diffused to the whole Gentile world; the first promulgation of the Gospel among the Gentiles, beginning at Jerusalem [Luk 24:47], is an earnest of this. The language is too glorious to apply to anything tha…

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Adam Clarke on Isaiah 59:21

This is my covenant with them "This is the covenant which I make with them" - For אותם otham, them, twenty-four MSS., (four ancient), and nine editions have אתם ittam, with them. My Spirit that is upon thee - This seems to be an address to the Messiah; Kimchi says it is to the prophet, informing him that the spirit of prophecy should be given to all Israelites in the days of the Messiah, as it was then given to him, i.e., to the prophet. And my words which I have put in thy mouth - Whatsoever Jesus spoke was the word and mind of God himself; and must, as such, be implicitly received. Nor out of the mouth of thy seed - The same doctrines which Jesus preached, all his faithful ministers preach…

The Church Fathers

He calls "mouth" that of the apostles, and "seed" of the apostles those who learn from their teaching. Thus he promises grace of the Spirit to those who believe in him.… Thus, we who also enjoy this grace, let us sing praises to the fount of grace to whom glory is due for the ages of ages. Amen.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 18:59.21

And he promises to them, saying: This is my covenant with them, whether the agreement, as all others transferred, or the testament, as the Seventy have set forth. But what the covenant, agreement, and testament are, the following verse shows: My spirit, he says, who is in you, and my words that I have placed in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your seed, from now on and forever. What is said either to Isaiah, as it seems to me, or to the Lord, as most people think. Therefore, the order is connected to Isaiah in this way: This is the everlasting covenant of the Gospel, that my spirit which is in you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, by which you will foretell the future, may not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouths of your sons and grandsons, and your descendants, so that every generation may be shown: that is, that the grace of the Prophets may come in the Apostles, and through them, to those who will believe in Israel through the Apostles. But what He adds is in perfect harmony with this testimony: Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
— Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah

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Dictionary and topics

Covenant — A contract or agreement between two parties. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word berith is always thus translated. Berith is derived from a root which means “to cut,” and hence a covenant is a…
Covenant, The · Is unalterable — Is unalterable
Gift Of The Holy Spirit, The · Is permanent — Is permanent
Holy Spirit · 31:3;35:31; — 31:3;35:31;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 59:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 59:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 59:21

Adam Clarke on Isaiah 59:21

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 59:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 59:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 59:21

Adam Clarke on Isaiah 59:21

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Isaiah 59:21

John Calvin on Isaiah 59:21–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 59:21–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 59:21

Rashi on Isaiah 59:21