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Romans 15:12

“And again Isaiah says: There will be the root of Jesse, and the one who rises to rule the nations; in him the nations will hope.”

Romans 15:12 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Isaiah 11:10

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Where the Hebrew says “a banner for the peoples; the nations will seek him,” Romans says “the one who rises to rule the nations; in him the nations will hope.”

Formula: καὶ πάλιν Ἠσαΐας λέγει “and again Isaiah says” (Romans 15:12)

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Greek of the New Testament: καὶ πάλιν Ἠσαΐας λέγει Ἔσται ἡ ῥίζα τοῦ Ἰεσσαί καὶ ὁ ἀνιστάμενος ἄρχειν ἐθνῶν ἐπ’ αὐτῷ ἔθνη ἐλπιοῦσιν

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וְהָיָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא שֹׁרֶשׁ יִשַׁי אֲשֶׁר עֹמֵד לְנֵס עַמִּים אֵלָיו גּוֹיִם יִדְרֹשׁוּ וְהָיְתָה מְנֻחָתוֹ כָּבוֹד

Septuagint (Isaiah 11:10 in the Septuagint numbering): καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ἦ ῥίζα τοῦ Ἰεσσαὶ καὶ ὁ ἀνιστάμενος ἄρχειν ἐθνῶν, ἐπ’ αὐτῷ ἔθνη ἐλπιοῦσιν. καὶ ἔσται ἡ ἀνάπαυσις αὐτοῦ τιμή.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 13 consecutive words: “ἡ ῥίζα τοῦ Ἰεσσαί καὶ ὁ ἀνιστάμενος ἄρχειν ἐθνῶν ἐπ’ αὐτῷ ἔθνη ἐλπιοῦσιν.”

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

Romans 15:12, word by word

againπάλινpalin

again

Once more, repeating what came before.

Where else “palin” appears
IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaias

Isaiah

Isaiah, the prophet of Judah whose book announces the Messiah and God's salvation.

Where else “Ēsaias” appears
saysλέγειlegei

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legei” appears
There will beἜσταιEstai

there is

Something exists somewhere, or happens.

Where else “Estai” appears
the rootῥίζαrhiza

descendant

A descendant: "the Root of David".

Where else “rhiza” appears
of JesseἸεσσαίIessai

Jesse

Jesse: the father of King David, of Bethlehem.

Where else “Iessai” appears
the one who risesἀνιστάμενοςanistamenos

raise up

To bring someone forward: God sends a prophet.

Where else “anistamenos” appears
to ruleἄρχεινarchein

rule

To govern, be over others.

Where else “archein” appears
the nationsἐθνῶνethnōn

Gentile

The peoples who are not Israel.

Where else “ethnōn” appears
will hopeἐλπιοῦσινelpiousin

hope

Hope, put one's hope in something or someone.

Where else “elpiousin” appears

Translation note

Isaiah 11:10, according to the Greek. Jesse was the father of David.

Parallel passages

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Quotation · Isaiah 11:10

Where the Hebrew says “a banner for the peoples; the nations will seek him,” Romans says “the one who rises to rule the nations; in him the nations will hope.”

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Romans 15:12

12And again Isaiah says: There will be the root of Jesse, and the one who rises to rule the nations; in him the nations will hope.

Isaiah 11:10

10And it will happen on that day that the root of Jesse, who stands as a banner for the peoples, the nations will seek him, and his resting place will be glory.

The context

11And again: Praise the Lord, all the nations, and let all the peoples praise him.

12 · This verse (above)

13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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  1. 1. What it says

    What does Paul ask in v. 7, and what example does he give?

  2. 2. What it means

    Why does Paul say the Scriptures were written to give us hope? (v. 4)

  3. 3. How I live it

    "Welcome one another" (v. 7). Whom could you welcome this week who feels out of place?

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