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href="/bsb/isaiah/31.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/31.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Return, you Israelites, to the One you have so greatly revolted against.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/31.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Though you are such wicked rebels, my people, come and return to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Turn to him from whom people have deeply revolted, O children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Return to the One against whom you have so blatantly rebelled, O children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Turn ye unto <i>him from</i> whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Return <i>to Him</i> against whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Return to Him against whom you have been profoundly obstinate, you sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Return to Him from whom you have deeply defected, O sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Return to Him from whom you have deeply defected, O sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Return to Him against whom you have deeply rebelled, O sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Return to Him from whom you have so deeply defected, O sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Return to the one the Israelites have greatly rebelled against.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Return to the One the Israelites have greatly rebelled against.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Turn ye unto him from whom ye have deeply revolted, O children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />People of Israel, come back! You have completely turned from the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Turn ye unto him from whom ye have deeply revolted, O children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You people of Israel, return to the one whom you have so violently rebelled against.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God said, "People of Israel, you have sinned against me and opposed me. But now, come back to me! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Turn back to him, yes to him whom your people have so greatly betrayed, you people of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Return to the One against whom you have so blatantly rebelled, O children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You Israelites! Return to the one against whom you have so blatantly rebelled!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Return to him from whom you have deeply revolted, children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Turn ye to him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Return to him from whom you have deeply revolted, children of Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Turn back to Him from whom sons of Israel "" Have deepened apostasy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Turn back to Him from whom sons of Israel Have deepened apostasy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Turn ye back to him against whom the sons of Israel made a deep turning away.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Return as you had deeply revolted, O children of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Be converted to the same depth that you have drawn away, O sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Return, O Israelites, to him whom you have utterly deserted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Turn back to him whom you have deeply betrayed, O people of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Repent, O children of Israel, for you have made your punishment severe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Return, children of Israel, for you have made the discipline severe!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Turn ye unto Him Against whom ye have deeply rebelled, O children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Turn, ye children of Israel, who devise a deep and sinful counsel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/31-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=6616" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/31.htm">Woe to Those Who Rely on Egypt</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.” <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: šū·ḇū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">Return</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: la·’ă·šer (Prep-l:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">to the One</a> <a href="/hebrew/6009.htm" title="6009: he‘·mî·qū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To be deep. A primitive root; to be deep.">against whom you have so blatantly</a> <a href="/hebrew/5627.htm" title="5627: sā·rāh (N-fs) -- Turning aside, defection, apostasy, withdrawal. From cuwr; apostasy, crime; figuratively, remission.">rebelled,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">O children</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>For on that day, every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold that your own hands have sinfully made.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">Hosea 14:1</a></span><br />Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-12.htm">Jeremiah 3:12-14</a></span><br />Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever. / Only acknowledge your guilt, that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every green tree and have not obeyed My voice,’” declares the LORD. / “Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a></span><br />Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a></span><br />“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-3.htm">Zechariah 1:3</a></span><br />So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-7.htm">Malachi 3:7</a></span><br />Yet from the days of your fathers, you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of Hosts. “But you ask, ‘How can we return?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-6.htm">2 Chronicles 30:6-9</a></span><br />At the command of the king, the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria. / Do not be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that He made them an object of horror, as you can see. / Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-30.htm">Deuteronomy 4:30-31</a></span><br />When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice. / For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Nehemiah 1:9</a></span><br />but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-34.htm">Psalm 78:34</a></span><br />When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a></span><br />Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-2.htm">Matthew 3:2</a></span><br />and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-7.htm">Luke 15:7</a></span><br />I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a></span><br />Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-20.htm">2 Corinthians 5:20</a></span><br />Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Turn you to him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.</p><p class="hdg">turn</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a></b></br> Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Jeremiah 3:10,14,22</a></b></br> And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Jeremiah 31:18-20</a></b></br> I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself <i>thus</i>; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed <i>to the yoke</i>: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou <i>art</i> the LORD my God… </p><p class="hdg">deeply</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a></b></br> Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Isaiah 29:15</a></b></br> Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm">Isaiah 48:8</a></b></br> Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time <i>that</i> thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Apostacy</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Children</a> <a href="/psalms/65-10.htm">Deepened</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Deeply</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-9.htm">Defected</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-20.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-12.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-20.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Revolted</a> <a href="/psalms/106-6.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-21.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/28-16.htm">Apostacy</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-3.htm">Children</a> <a href="/psalms/65-10.htm">Deepened</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-11.htm">Deeply</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-19.htm">Defected</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-2.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-16.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-5.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-5.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-5.htm">Revolted</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-24.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-9.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">The prophet shows the folly and danger of trusting Egypt, and forsaking God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/31-6.htm">He exhorts to conversion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/31-8.htm">He shows the fall of Assyria</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/31.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/31.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Return to the One</b><br>This phrase calls for repentance, a central theme in the prophetic books. The "One" refers to God, emphasizing His singularity and sovereignty. The call to return is a recurring motif in the Old Testament, seen in passages like <a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Joel 2:13</a> and <a href="/hosea/14.htm">Hosea 14:1</a>, urging the Israelites to turn back to God after straying. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God remains faithful despite Israel's unfaithfulness.<p><b>against whom you have so blatantly rebelled</b><br>The rebellion of Israel is a significant theme throughout the prophetic literature. This rebellion is not just a passive drifting away but an active defiance against God's commandments and covenant. Historical context shows that Israel often turned to idolatry and alliances with foreign nations, such as Egypt, instead of relying on God (<a href="/isaiah/30.htm">Isaiah 30:1-2</a>). This rebellion is highlighted in the narrative of the golden calf (Exodus 32) and the worship of Baal (1 Kings 18). The prophets frequently condemned these actions, calling them spiritual adultery.<p><b>O children of Israel</b><br>The term "children of Israel" is a reminder of the nation's identity and heritage as descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel. It underscores their chosen status and the responsibilities that come with it. This phrase connects to the Abrahamic covenant (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a>) and the Mosaic covenant (<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a>), where Israel is called to be a holy nation. The use of "children" also implies a familial relationship with God, who is portrayed as a father figure throughout scripture (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-6.htm">Deuteronomy 32:6</a>, <a href="/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16</a>). This familial bond is meant to evoke a sense of belonging and accountability.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/c/children_of_israel.htm">Children of Israel</a></b><br>The descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel, who are the chosen people of God. In this context, they are being called to repentance for their rebellion against God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, urging them to return to God and warning them of the consequences of their disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebellion.htm">Rebellion</a></b><br>The act of defying or resisting authority, in this case, the authority of God. The Israelites are accused of blatant rebellion, indicating a deliberate and open defiance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/return.htm">Return</a></b><br>The Hebrew word used here is (shuv), which means to turn back or return. It implies repentance and a change of heart and direction.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The One true God, Yahweh, who is calling His people back to Himself despite their rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were called to return to God, we are also called to examine our lives and turn away from any rebellion against God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy.htm">God's Mercy</a></b><br>Despite our blatant rebellion, God is merciful and desires our return. His arms are open wide to receive us back.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_rebellion.htm">The Danger of Rebellion</a></b><br>Rebellion against God leads to spiritual decay and separation from Him. Recognizing and confessing our rebellion is the first step toward restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Obedience to God is a sign of our love and commitment to Him. It is essential for maintaining a healthy relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_renewal.htm">Restoration and Renewal</a></b><br>Returning to God brings about spiritual renewal and restoration. It is a fresh start and an opportunity to realign our lives with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god's_love_persist_despite_israel.htm">How does God's love endure despite Israel's unfaithfulness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_god's_promise_with_israel's_exiles.htm">How do we reconcile God's promise never to forsake Israel (Deut. 31:6) with the nation's repeated historical exiles and oppressions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_45_9_relate_to_free_will.htm">How does Isaiah 45:9's analogy of the clay questioning the potter align with human free will and responsibility for evil?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_god's_land_promises_fit_scripture.htm">How do God's promises of land and everlasting covenant here fit with apparent inconsistencies elsewhere in Scripture (Genesis 17:7-8)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Turn ye unto him.</span>--Then, as ever, this was the sum and substance of the prophet's teaching, conversion; with that, all was hope; without it, all was fear. (Comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/30-6.htm" title="So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, You children of Israel, turn again to the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.">2Chronicles 30:6</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Turn ye unto him</span>. Then, at any rate, if not before, turn to him who will have delivered you from so great a peril. "Turn to him, O children of Israel, from whom men have so deeply revolted." The third person is used instead of the second, out of tenderness, not to hurt their feelings by mingling with promise an open rebuke. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/31-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Return</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁ֗וּבוּ</span> <span class="translit">(šū·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Him</span><br /><span class="heb">לַאֲשֶׁ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(la·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against whom you have so blatantly</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶעְמִ֥יקוּ</span> <span class="translit">(he‘·mî·qū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6009.htm">Strong's 6009: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, deep</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rebelled,</span><br /><span class="heb">סָרָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(sā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5627.htm">Strong's 5627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Turning aside, defection, apostasy, withdrawal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O children</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/31-6.htm">Isaiah 31:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/31-6.htm">Isaiah 31:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/31-6.htm">Isaiah 31:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/31-6.htm">Isaiah 31:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/31-6.htm">Isaiah 31:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/31-6.htm">Isaiah 31:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/31-6.htm">Isaiah 31:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/31-6.htm">Isaiah 31:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/31-6.htm">Isaiah 31:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/31-6.htm">Isaiah 31:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/31-6.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 31:6 Return to him from whom you have (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/31-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 31:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 31:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/31-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 31:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 31:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>