Isaiah 59:20

““And a Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,” declares YHWH.”

Isaiah 59:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Quotation · Romans 11:26-27

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Where the Hebrew says “a redeemer will come to Zion, and to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” Romans says “The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will turn away ungodliness from Jacob.”

Formula: γέγραπται “it is written” (Romans 11:26)

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Greek of the New Testament: καὶ οὕτως πᾶς Ἰσραὴλ σωθήσεται καθὼς γέγραπται Ἥξει ἐκ Σιὼν ὁ ῥυόμενος ἀποστρέψει ἀσεβείας ἀπὸ Ἰακώβ καὶ αὕτη αὐτοῖς ἡ παρ’ ἐμοῦ διαθήκη ὅταν ἀφέλωμαι τὰς ἁμαρτίας αὐτῶν

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וּבָא לְצִיּוֹן גּוֹאֵל וּלְשָׁבֵי פֶשַׁע בְּיַעֲקֹב נְאֻם יְהוָה וַאֲנִי זֹאת בְּרִיתִי אוֹתָם אָמַר יְהוָה רוּחִי אֲשֶׁר עָלֶיךָ וּדְבָרַי אֲשֶׁר שַׂמְתִּי בְּפִיךָ לֹא יָמוּשׁוּ מִפִּיךָ וּמִפִּי זַרְעֲךָ וּמִפִּי זֶרַע זַרְעֲךָ אָמַר יְהוָה מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם

Septuagint (Isaiah 59:20-21 in the Septuagint numbering): καὶ ἥξει ἕνεκεν Σιὼν ὁ ῥυόμενος, καὶ ἀποστρέψει ἀσεβείας ἀπὸ Ἰακώβ. καὶ αὕτη αὐτοῖς ἡ παρ᾿ ἐμοῦ διαθήκη, εἶπεν Κύριος· τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἐμὸν ὅ ἐστιν ἐπὶ σοί, καὶ τὰ ῥήματα ἅ ἔδωκα εἷς τὸ στόμα σου, οὐ μὴ ἐκλίπῃ ἐκ τοῦ στόματός σου καὶ ἐκ τοῦ στόματος τοῦ σπέρματός σου· εἶπεν Κύριος ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν καὶ εἷς τὸν αἰῶνα.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 11 consecutive words: “ἀποστρέψει ἀσεβείας ἀπὸ Ἰακώβ καὶ αὕτη αὐτοῖς ἡ παρ’ ἐμοῦ διαθήκη.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Isaiah 59:20, word by word

“And a Redeemerגּוֹאֵלgoel

Redeemer

YHWH, who rescues his people.

Where else “goel” appears
will comeבָאva

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “va” appears
and to those who turnשָׁבֵיshave

return

To go back to a place.

Where else “shave” appears
from transgressionפֶשַׁעfesha

transgression

A serious wrong against someone: rebellion, transgression.

Where else “fesha” appears
in Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov

Jacob

Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.

Where else “yaakov” appears
declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

Where else “neum” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears

Translation note

Paul quotes 59:20-21 in Romans 11:26-27 in these words: “The Deliverer will come from Zion.”

Parallel passages

Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.

Quotation · Romans 11:26-27

Where the Hebrew says “a redeemer will come to Zion, and to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” Romans says “The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will turn away ungodliness from Jacob.”

See them side by side

Isaiah 59:20

20“And a Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,” declares YHWH.

Romans 11:26-27

26and so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;

Places in this verse

Zion
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Zion

    Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem

    A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.

    David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).

    2 Samuel 5:7Psalms 48:2Hebrews 12:22Romans 9:33

The context

19And they will fear from the west the name of YHWH, and from the rising of the sun his glory; for he will come like a narrow river that the breath of YHWH drives along.

20 · This verse (above)

21“As for me, this is my covenant with them, says YHWH: my spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouth of your offspring, or from the mouth of the offspring of your offspring, says YHWH, from now and forever.”

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