Isaiah 62:11

“Look, YHWH has made it heard to the end of the earth: “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Look, your salvation comes; look, his reward is with him, and his wages before him.’””
Isaiah 62:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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Look,הִנֵּהYHWHיְהוָהhas made it heardהִשְׁמִיעַtoאֶלthe endקְצֵהof the earth:הָאָרֶץ“Sayאִמְרוּto the daughterלְבַתof Zion,צִיּוֹן‘Look,הִנֵּהyour salvationיִשְׁעֵךְcomes;בָּאlook,הִנֵּהhis rewardשְׂכָרוֹis with him,אִתּוֹand his wagesוּפְעֻלָּתוֹbefore him.’”לְפָנָיו

Quotation · Matthew 21:5

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The quotation begins with words of Isaiah 62:11 (“Say to the daughter of Zion”) and continues with Zechariah 9:9.

Formula: ἵνα πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος “so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled” (Matthew 21:4)

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Greek of the New Testament: Εἴπατε τῇ θυγατρὶ Σιών Ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεταί σοι πραῢς καὶ ἐπιβεβηκὼς ἐπὶ ὄνον καὶ ἐπὶ πῶλον υἱὸν ὑποζυγίου

Hebrew (Masoretic text): הִנֵּה יְהוָה הִשְׁמִיעַ אֶל קְצֵה הָאָרֶץ אִמְרוּ לְבַת צִיּוֹן הִנֵּה יִשְׁעֵךְ בָּא הִנֵּה שְׂכָרוֹ אִתּוֹ וּפְעֻלָּתוֹ לְפָנָיו

Septuagint (Isaiah 62:11 in the Septuagint numbering): ἰδοὺ γὰρ Κύριος ἐποίησεν ἀκουστὸν ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς εἴπατε τῇ θυγατρὶ Σιών Ἰδού σοι ὅ σωτὴρ παραγίνεται ἔχων τὸν ἑαυτοῦ μισθόν, καὶ τὸ ἔργον πρὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 5 consecutive words: “Εἴπατε τῇ θυγατρὶ Σιών Ἰδοὺ.”

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

Isaiah 62:11, word by word

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.

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has made it heardהִשְׁמִיעַhishmia

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

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the endקְצֵהketse

end

The place where something ends: its edge or farthest point.

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of the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

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“Sayאִמְרוּimru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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to the daughterבַתvat

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

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of Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon

Zion

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your salvationיִשְׁעֵyishe

salvation, deliverance

Salvation, deliverance; the safety and well-being of one who has been rescued. From the same root as "save."

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comesבָּאba

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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his rewardשְׂכָרsechar

reward

What God gives in return for what is done: blessing or reward.

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and his wagesפְעֻלָּתfeulat

wages

What one receives for working.

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before him.’פָנָיfanay

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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Translation note

Matthew 21:5 joins “Say to the daughter of Zion” with Zechariah 9:9.

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Quotation · Matthew 21:5

The quotation begins with words of Isaiah 62:11 (“Say to the daughter of Zion”) and continues with Zechariah 9:9.

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Isaiah 62:11

¹¹Look, YHWH has made it heard to the end of the earth: “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Look, your salvation comes; look, his reward is with him, and his wages before him.’”

Matthew 21:5

⁵“Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Look, your king is coming to you, gentle and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’”

Places in this verse

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

The context

10Pass through, pass through the gates! Clear the way of the people! Build up, build up the highway! Remove the stones! Lift up a banner over the peoples!

11 · This verse (above)

12And they will call them “The Holy People, The Redeemed of YHWH”; and you will be called “Sought After, A City Not Forsaken.”

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