Isaiah 63:14

As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
beast	כַּבְּהֵמָה֙ ka.be.he.Mah	H929	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
down	תֵרֵ֔ד te.Red	H3381	to descend (literally · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
valley	בַּבִּקְעָ֣ה ba.bik.'Ah	H1237	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Spirit	ר֥וּחַ Ru.ach	H7307	wind · noun, common feminine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
rest	תְּנִיחֶ֑נּוּ te.ni.Che.nu	H5117	to rest · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
lead	נִהַ֣גְתָּ ni.Hag.ta	H5090	to drive forth (a person · verb, piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
people	עַמְּךָ֔ 'a.me.Kha	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
make	לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת la.'a.Sot	H6213	to do or make · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
glorious	תִּפְאָֽרֶת tif.'A.ret	H8597	ornament (abstractly or concretely · noun, common feminine singular absolute
name	שֵׁ֥ם shem	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct

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Cross-references

Joshua 23:1 And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and…
Isaiah 63:12 That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
Hebrews 4:8-11 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
Numbers 14:21 But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.
Joshua 22:4 And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and…
2 Samuel 7:23 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a na…
1 Chronicles 29:13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
Nehemiah 9:5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD you…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 63:7-14

The prophet is here, in the name of the church, taking a review, and making a thankful recognition, of God's dealings with his church all along, ever since he founded it, before he comes, in the latter end of this chapter and in the next, as a watchman upon the walls, earnestly to pray to God for his compassion towards her in her present deplorable state; and it was usual for God's people, in their prayers, thus to look back. I. Here is a general acknowledgment of God's goodness to them all along, Isa 63:7. It was said, in general, of God's prophets and people (Isa 62:6) that they made mention of the Lord; now here we are told what it is in God that they do especially delight to make mention…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 63:14

As a beast . . . rest--image from a herd led "down" from the hills to a fertile and well-watered "valley" (Psa 23:2); so God's Spirit "caused Israel to rest" in the promised land after their weary wanderings. to make . . . name--(So Isa 63:12; Sa2 7:23).

Adam Clarke on Isaiah 63:14

The Spirit of the Lord caused him to rest "The Spirit of Jehovah conducted them" - For תניחנו tenichennu, caused him to rest, the Septuagint have ὡδηγησεν αυτους, conducted them; they read תנחם tanchem. The Syriac, Chaldee, and Vulgate read תנחנו tanchennu, conducted him. Two MSS. have the word without the י yod in the middle.

John Gill on Isaiah 63:14

As a beast goeth down into the valley,.... Softly and gently, especially when laden; which may have some respect to the descent of the Israelites into the sea, into which they entered without any fear and dread, and without any hurry and precipitation, though Pharaoh's host was behind them; or rather, "as a beast goes along a valley", or "plain" (c); with ease, and without any interruption, so passed the Israelites through the sea. Thus the Targum renders it, "as a beast goes, or is led, in a plain;'' so the word is used in Isaiah 38:8, and elsewhere: the Spirit of the Lord caused him to rest; or gently led him, that is, Israel; he walked on through the sea, with as much facility, and as…

The Church Fathers

"Like cattle that go down into the valley, the Spirit of the Lord gave them rest. So you did lead your people." Through all these words that the prophet speaks about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, he leads the mind back to the wonders that God performed by means of his servant Moses, whom he called the shepherd of his flock, and through whose right hand, which moved the staff, he divided the sea. The staff, therefore, prefigured the cross of Christ, who is the hidden arm of the glory of the Father.
— Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 63:14

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Dictionary and topics

Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Under God’s guidance — Under God’s guidance
Holy Spirit · 31:3;35:31; — 31:3;35:31;
Providence Of God, The · All things are ordered by: For his glory — All things are ordered by: For his glory

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 63:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 63:7-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 63:14

Adam Clarke on Isaiah 63:14

John Gill on Isaiah 63:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 63:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 63:7-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 63:14

Adam Clarke on Isaiah 63:14

John Gill on Isaiah 63:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Isaiah 63:14

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 63:11-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 63:14

Rashi on Isaiah 63:14