Isaiah 49:8 — This is what the Lord says:
I will answer your prayers
because I have set a tim… — CEV | maBible
Read Isaiah 49:8 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Isaiah 49.8, Isaiah 49v8, Es. 49:8. This is what the Lord says:
I will answer your prayers
because I have set a time
when I will help
by coming to save you.
I have chosen you
to take my promise of…
Other reference formats: Isaiah 49.8, Isaiah 49v8, Es. 49:8.
8 This is what the Lord says:
I will answer your prayers
because I have set a time
when I will help
by coming to save you.
I have chosen you
to take my promise of hope
to other nations.
You will rebuild the country
from its ruins,
then people will come
and settle there.
Passage themes
Le moment favorable — Au moment favorable je t'ai répondu
Je t'ai secouru — le jour du salut je t'ai secouru
Faire alliance — pour faire alliance avec le peuple
Relever le pays — pour relever le pays
Distribuer les héritages — distribuer les héritages aujourd'hui dévastés
Notes and references
49.8 2 Co 6.2.
my … nations: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.