Isaiah 59:20

New Living Translation

"The Redeemer will come to Jerusalem to buy back those in Israel who have turned from their sins," says the Lord .

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Then a redeemer will come to Zion to save the people of Jacob who have turned away from sin.

Update Bible Version
And a Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those that turn from transgression in Jacob, says Yahweh.

New Century Version
"Then a Savior will come to Jerusalem and to the people of Jacob who have turned from sin," says the Lord .

New English Translation
"A protector comes to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their rebellious deeds," says the Lord .

Webster's Bible Translation
And the Redeemer will come to Zion, and to them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.

World English Bible
A Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from disobedience in Jacob, says Yahweh.

Amplified Bible
"A Redeemer (Messiah) will come to Zion, And to those in Jacob (Israel) who turn from transgression (sin)," declares the LORD.

English Standard Version
"And a Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression," declares the Lord .

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whan ayen biere schal come to Syon, and to hem that goen ayen fro wickidnesse in Jacob, seith the Lord.

English Revised Version
And a redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
"The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression," declares the LORD.

Contemporary English Version
The Lord has promised to rescue the city of Zion and Jacob's descendants who turn from sin.

American Standard Version
And a Redeemer will come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English
And as a saviour he will come to Zion, turning away sin from Jacob, says the Lord.

Complete Jewish Bible
"Then a Redeemer will come to Tziyon, to those in Ya‘akov who turn from rebellion." So says Adonai .

Darby Translation
And the Redeemer will come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith Jehovah.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And a redeemer will come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.

King James Version (1611)
And the redeemer shall come to Zion, and vnto them that turne from transgression in Iacob, saith the Lord.

New Life Bible
"The One Who saves from the punishment of sin will come to Zion, and He will come to those of Jacob who turn from their sinful ways," says the Lord.

New Revised Standard
And he will come to Zion as Redeemer, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression, says the Lord .

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Redeemer shall come vnto Zion, and vnto them that turne from iniquitie in Iaakob, saith the Lord.

George Lamsa Translation
And a Saviour shall come to Zion, and to those who turn from transgression in Jacob, says the LORD.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So shall come in for Zion, a Redeemer, Even for such as are turning from transgression in Jacob, - Declareth Yahweh.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And there shall come a redeemer to Sion, and to them that return from iniquity in Jacob, saith the Lord.

Revised Standard Version
"And he will come to Zion as Redeemer, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression, says the LORD.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But vnto Sion there shall come a redeemer, and vnto them in Iacob that turne from wickednesse, saith the Lord.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the deliverer shall come for Sion’s sake, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.

Good News Translation
The Lord says to his people, "I will come to Jerusalem to defend you and to save all of you that turn from your sins.

Christian Standard Bible®
“The Redeemer will come to Zion,and to those in Jacob who turn from transgression.”

Hebrew Names Version
A Redeemer will come to Tziyon, and to those who turn from disobedience in Ya`akov, says the LORD.

King James Version
And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the Lord .

Lexham English Bible
"And a redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn away from transgression," declares Yahweh.

Literal Translation
And the Redeemer comes to Zion, and to those in Jacob who turn back from their rebellion, declares Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation
And come to Zion hath a redeemer, Even to captives of transgression in Jacob, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But vnto Sion there shal come a redemer, and vnto them in Iacob that turne from wickednesse, saieth the LORDE.

THE MESSAGE
"I'll arrive in Zion as Redeemer, to those in Jacob who leave their sins." God 's Decree.

New American Standard Bible
"A Redeemer will come to Zion, And to those in Jacob who turn from wrongdoing," declares the LORD.

New King James Version
"The Redeemer will come to Zion, And to those who turn from transgression in Jacob," Says the LORD.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"A Redeemer will come to Zion, And to those who turn from transgression in Jacob," declares the LORD.

Legacy Standard Bible
"A Redeemer will come to Zion,And to those who turn from transgression in Jacob," declares Yahweh.

Contextual Overview

¹⁶ He was amazed to see that no one intervened to help the oppressed. So he himself stepped in to save them with his strong arm, and his justice sustained him. ¹⁷ He put on righteousness as his body armor and placed the helmet of salvation on his head. He clothed himself with a robe of vengeance and wrapped himself in a cloak of divine passion. ¹⁸ He will repay his enemies for their evil deeds. His fury will fall on his foes. He will pay them back even to the ends of the earth. ¹⁹ In the west, people will respect the name of the Lord ; in the east, they will glorify him. For he will come like a raging flood tide driven by the breath of the Lord . ²⁰ "The Redeemer will come to Jerusalem to buy back those in Israel who have turned from their sins," says the Lord . ²¹ "And this is my covenant with them," says the Lord . "My Spirit will not leave them, and neither will these words I have given you. They will be on your lips and on the lips of your children and your children's children forever. I, the Lord , have spoken!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Redeemer: Obadiah 1:17-21, Romans 11:26, Romans 11:27

unto: Deuteronomy 30:1-10, Ezekiel 18:30, Ezekiel 18:31, Daniel 9:13, Acts 2:36-39, Acts 3:19, Acts 3:26, Acts 26:20, Titus 2:11-14, Hebrews 12:14

Reciprocal: Numbers 11:17 - I will take 2 Samuel 5:7 - Zion 2 Chronicles 7:14 - turn from Job 19:25 - I know Psalms 87:3 - Glorious Psalms 102:28 - The children Isaiah 41:14 - saith Isaiah 44:6 - his redeemer Isaiah 44:22 - return Isaiah 44:24 - thy redeemer Ezekiel 37:26 - I will make Ezekiel 39:29 - for Joel 2:32 - for Matthew 3:11 - he shall Matthew 12:18 - I will Luke 7:19 - Art Luke 24:21 - General Luke 24:49 - I send Acts 1:2 - through Acts 13:47 - that thou Hebrews 9:11 - Christ Hebrews 12:22 - ye are come

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Redeemer shall come to Zion,.... Not Cyrus, as some; but the Messiah, as it is applied in the Talmud m and in other Jewish writers n, and as Aben Ezra rightly interprets it; and so Kimchi, who also understands by the enemy, in the preceding verse, Gog and Magog; and this must be understood not of the first coming of Christ to redeem his people by his blood from sin, Satan, and the law; but of his spiritual coming to Zion to the church of God in the latter day, at the time of the conversion of the Jews, as appears from the quotation, and application of it by the apostle, Romans 11:25 and with it compare Revelation 14:1:

and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the Lord; that is, to such among the Jews, the posterity of Jacob, who repent of their sins, and turn from them; and particularly their sin of the rejection of the Messiah, and the disbelief of him, and turn to him, and believe in him as their Saviour and King. The Targum is,

"and the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and to turn the transgressors of the house of Jacob to the law;''

but rather the turn will be to the Gospel of Christ.

m T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 98. l. & Yoma, fol. 86. 2. n Echa Rabbati, fol. 47. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the Redeemer shall come - On the meaning of the word rendered here ‘Redeemer,’ see the notes at Isaiah 43:1. This passage is applied by the apostle Paul to the Messiah Romans 11:26; and Aben Ezra and Kimchi, among the Jews, and Christians generally, suppose that it refers to him.

To Zion - On the word ‘Zion,’ see the notes at Isaiah 1:8. The Septuagint renders this, Ἔνεκεν Σιὼν Heneken Siōn - ‘On account of Zion.’ The apostle Paul Romans 11:26, renders this, ‘There shall come out of Zion (ἐκ Σιὼν ek Siōn) the Deliverer,’ meaning that he would arise among that people, or would not be a foreigner. The idea in Isaiah, though substantially the same, is rather that he would come as a deliverer from abroad; that is, he would come from heaven, or be commissioned by God. When it is said that he would come to Zion, it is not meant that he would come exclusively to the Jews, but that his mission would be primarily to them.

And unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob - There is much variety in the interpretation of this passage. Paul Romans 11:26 quotes it thus, ‘and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob;’ and in this he has literally followed the Septuagint. The Vulgate renders it as in our translation. The Chaldee, ‘And shall turn transgressors of the house of Jacob to the law.’ The Syriac, ‘To those who turn iniquity from Jacob.’ Lowth has adopted the rendering of the Septuagint, and supposes that an error has crept into the Hebrew text. But there is no good authority for this supposition. The Septuagint and the apostle Paul have retained substantially, as Vitringa has remarked, the sense of the text. The main idea of the prophet is, that the effect of the coming of the Messiah would be to turn people from their sins. He would enter into covenant only with those who forsook their transgressions, and the only benefit to be derived from his coming would be that many would be thus turned from their iniquities.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Isaiah 59:20. Unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob - "And shall turn away iniquity from Jacob"] So the Septuagint and St. Paul, Romans 11:26, reading instead of לשבי leshabey and ביעקב beyaacob, והשיב veheshib and מיעקב meyaacob. The Syriac likewise reads והשיב veheshib; and the Chaldee, to the same sense, ולהשיב ulehashib. Our translators have expressed the sense of the present reading of the Hebrew text: "And unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob."