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They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures <i>shall be</i> in all high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/49.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />That You may say to the prisoners, ‘Go forth,’ To those who <i>are</i> in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ “They shall feed along the roads, And their pastures <i>shall be</i> on all desolate heights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Saying to those who are bound, ‘Go free,’ To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the roads, And their pasture <i>will be</i> on all bare heights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/49.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Saying to those who are bound, &#8216Go forth,&#8217 To those who are in darkness, &#8216Show yourselves.&#8217 Along the roads they will feed, And their pasture will be on all bare heights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Saying to those who are bound, ‘Go forth,’ To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ Along the roads they will feed, And their pasture will be on all bare heights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/49.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Saying to those who are bound, ‘Go forth,’ To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ Along the roads they will feed, And their pasture <i>will be</i> on all bare heights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Saying to those who are bound <i>and</i> captured, ‘Go forth,’ And to those who are in [spiritual] darkness, ‘Show yourselves [come into the light of the Savior].’ They will feed along the roads [on which they travel], And their pastures will be on all the bare heights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />saying to the prisoners, “Come out,” and to those who are in darkness, “Show yourselves.” They will feed along the pathways, and their pastures will be on all the barren heights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />saying to the prisoners: Come out, and to those who are in darkness: Show yourselves. They will feed along the pathways, and their pastures will be on all the barren heights. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/49.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />saying to them that are bound, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will set prisoners free from dark dungeons to see the light of day. On their way home, they will find plenty to eat, even on barren hills. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/49.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />saying to them that are bound, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will say to the prisoners, "Come out," and to those who are in darkness, "Show yourselves." They will graze along every path, and they will find pastures on every bare hill.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/49.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will say to the prisoners, 'Go free!' and to those who are in darkness, 'Come out to the light!' They will be like sheep that graze on the hills; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/49.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />saying to captives, 'Come out!' and to those who are in darkness, 'Be free!' "They will feed on all the mountains, and their pasture will be on all the barren hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/49.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />to say to the prisoners, ?Come out,? and to those in darkness, ?Show yourselves.? They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/49.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You will say to the prisoners, 'Come out,' and to those who are in dark dungeons, 'Emerge.' They will graze beside the roads; on all the slopes they will find pasture. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />saying to those who are bound, 'Come out.'; to those who are in darkness, 'Show yourselves.' "They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/49.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />saying to those who are bound, ‘Come out!’; to those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves!’ “They shall feed along the paths, and their pasture shall be on all treeless heights. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />To say to the bound, Go out, "" To those in darkness, Be uncovered. They feed on the ways, "" And their pasture is in all high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To say to the bound, Go out, To those in darkness, Be uncovered. On the ways they feed, And in all high places is their pasture.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To say to the bound, Go forth; to those in darkness, Uncover yourselves. They shall feed upon the ways, and in all naked hills their pastures.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That thou mightest say to them that are bound: Come forth: and to them that are in darkness: Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in every plain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />so that you would say to those who are bound, “Go forth!” and to those who are in darkness, “Be released!” They will pasture along the roads, and their pastures will be in every open place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/49.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />To say to the prisoners: Come out! To those in darkness: Show yourselves! Along the roadways they shall find pasture, on every barren height shall their pastures be. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/49.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />saying to the prisoners, “Come out,” to those who are in darkness, “Show yourselves.” They shall feed along the ways, on all the bare heights shall be their pasture;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />That you may say to the prisoners, Go forth; to those who are shut up, Show yourselves. Come out. They shall feed in the paths and their pastures shall be in all highways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall say to the prisoners: "Go out!”, and to those shut in, “Be revealed!" They shall feed on the roads and their flocks in all the streets<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Saying to the prisoners: 'Go forth'; To them that are in darkness: 'Show yourselves'; They shall feed in the ways, And in all high hills shall be their pasture;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />saying to them that are in bonds, Go forth; and <i>bidding</i> them that are in darkness shew themselves. They shall be fed in all the ways, and in all the paths <i>shall be</i> their pasture.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/49-9.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=11020" 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/49.htm">You are My Servant</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances, <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">to say</a> <a href="/hebrew/631.htm" title="631: la·’ă·sū·rîm (Prep-l:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To tie, bind, imprison. A primitive root; to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle.">to the prisoners,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: ṣê·’ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">‘Come out,’</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.">and to those</a> <a href="/hebrew/2822.htm" title="2822: ba·ḥō·šeḵ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- From chashak; the dark; hence darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.">in darkness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: hig·gā·lū (V-Nifal-Imp-mp) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">‘Show yourselves.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: yir·‘ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">They will feed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">along</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: də·rā·ḵîm (N-cp) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">the pathways,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4830.htm" title="4830: mar·‘î·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A pasturing, shepherding, pasturage. From ra'ah in the sense of feeding; pasturage; concretely, a flock.">and find pasture</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·ḇə·ḵāl (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">on every</a> <a href="/hebrew/8205.htm" title="8205: šə·p̄ā·yîm (N-mp) -- Bareness, a smooth or bare height. From shaphah; bareness; concretely, a bare hill or plain.">barren hill.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.…<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="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a></span><br />to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5</a></span><br />The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a></span><br />Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/26-18.htm">Acts 26:18</a></span><br />to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-6.htm">2 Corinthians 4:6</a></span><br />For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Psalm 107:14</a></span><br />He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-11.htm">Zechariah 9:11-12</a></span><br />As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit. / Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-46.htm">John 12:46</a></span><br />I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-13.htm">Colossians 1:13</a></span><br />He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Isaiah 35:10</a></span><br />So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a></span><br />‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-8.htm">Jeremiah 31:8-9</a></span><br />Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly! / They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Isaiah 60:1</a></span><br />Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">That you may say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.</p><p class="hdg">to the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a></b></br> To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, <i>and</i> them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></b></br> The Spirit of the Lord GOD <i>is</i> upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to <i>them that are</i> bound;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-33.htm">Psalm 69:33</a></b></br> For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.</p><p class="hdg">to them</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-2.htm">Isaiah 9:2</a></b></br> The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Isaiah 42:16</a></b></br> And I will bring the blind by a way <i>that</i> they knew not; I will lead them in paths <i>that</i> they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Isaiah 60:1,2</a></b></br> Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee… </p><p class="hdg">they shall feed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-17.htm">Isaiah 5:17</a></b></br> Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1,2</a></b></br> Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-13.htm">Isaiah 65:13</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:</p><p class="hdg">high</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13</a></b></br> He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; 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Historically, it can be linked to the Israelites' release from Babylonian captivity, a pivotal event in Jewish history. Spiritually, it foreshadows the deliverance from sin through Christ, who proclaimed freedom for the captives (<a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a>). The imagery of prisoners being set free also resonates with the Exodus narrative, where God led His people out of bondage in Egypt.<p><b>and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’</b><br>Darkness often symbolizes ignorance, sin, or despair in biblical literature. This call to "show yourselves" suggests a transition from obscurity to revelation, akin to the transformative power of Christ, who is the Light of the World (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>). The phrase invites individuals to step into the light of God's truth and grace, reminiscent of the prophetic vision in <a href="/isaiah/9-2.htm">Isaiah 9:2</a>, where people walking in darkness see a great light.<p><b>They will feed along the pathways,</b><br>This imagery of feeding along pathways suggests provision and sustenance in unexpected places. It reflects God's promise to care for His people, even in their journeys or exiles. The pathways can symbolize life's journey, where God provides spiritual nourishment. This is echoed in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>, where God leads His people to green pastures and still waters, ensuring their needs are met.<p><b>and find pasture on every barren hill.</b><br>Finding pasture on barren hills signifies miraculous provision and transformation. Hills, often barren and desolate, become places of sustenance, symbolizing God's ability to bring life and abundance where there was none. This can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual renewal and blessing, aligning with the promise of restoration in <a href="/isaiah/35.htm">Isaiah 35:1-2</a>, where the desert rejoices and blossoms. It also points to the messianic age, where Christ, the Good Shepherd, leads His flock to eternal pastures (<a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_servant_of_the_lord.htm">The Servant of the Lord</a></b><br>In <a href="/bsb/isaiah/49.htm">Isaiah 49</a>, the Servant is a central figure, often understood as a prophetic reference to the Messiah, Jesus Christ, who brings deliverance and salvation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/prisoners.htm">Prisoners</a></b><br>Symbolically represents those who are captive to sin, oppression, or spiritual darkness, needing liberation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/those_in_darkness.htm">Those in Darkness</a></b><br>Refers to individuals living without the light of God's truth, often in spiritual ignorance or despair.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/pathways_and_barren_hills.htm">Pathways and Barren Hills</a></b><br>Metaphorical locations indicating places where sustenance and guidance are provided by God, even in seemingly desolate circumstances.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_israel.htm">The People of Israel</a></b><br>The immediate audience of Isaiah's prophecy, representing God's chosen people who are promised restoration and redemption.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_liberation.htm">Spiritual Liberation</a></b><br>Jesus Christ is the ultimate fulfillment of the promise to free prisoners and bring those in darkness into the light. Believers are called to embrace this freedom and live in the light of His truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_in_desolation.htm">God's Provision in Desolation</a></b><br>Even in the most barren and challenging circumstances, God provides sustenance and guidance. Trust in His provision and seek His presence in every situation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_evangelism.htm">Call to Evangelism</a></b><br>As recipients of God's light and freedom, Christians are called to share this message with others, inviting them to "come out" of darkness and experience the life-changing power of the Gospel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_and_restoration.htm">Hope and Restoration</a></b><br>The promise of restoration is not just for the future but is available now through faith in Christ. Embrace the hope and renewal He offers daily.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_49.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 49</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'our_sufficiency_is_of_god'_mean.htm">How can we proclaim liberty to the captives?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_god_allow_killing_innocents.htm">Exodus 12:29 - How can a just and loving God sanction the killing of innocent firstborn children?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_9_1-2's_'great_light'_fit_history.htm">How does Isaiah 9:1-2's mention of a 'great light' align with historical records, which offer no clear evidence of a miraculous event in Galilee at that time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_a_loving_god_send_people_to_hell.htm">If God is loving, why does He send people to Hell?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/49.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">That thou mayest say to the prisoners . . .</span>--Comp. <a href="/context/isaiah/42-6.htm" title="I the LORD have called you in righteousness, and will hold your hand, and will keep you, and give you for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;">Isaiah 42:6-7</a>. Here, perhaps, the thought of the deliverance of Israel is more exclusively prominent; but the words have obviously a yet wider and higher application.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/49.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth</span>, "The prisoners" here are not the captives in Babylon, but the servants of sin throughout the world. Christ would say to them, "Go forth." He would summon them by his messengers to repent and be converted, and quit the service of sin, and "go forths" from the kingdom of darkness, and "<span class="accented">show</span> themselves" as lights of the world (<a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Matthew 5:14</a>; <a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Philippians 2:15</a>), walking "<span class="accented">as</span> children of the light" (<a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Ephesians 5:8</a>). It is a narrow exegesis which confines the prophet's forecast to the mere return of the exiles to Palestine, and their re-settlement on their ancestral estates. They shall feed in the ways, etc. The returning "prisoners" are now represented as a flock of sheep (comp. <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a>), whom the good Shepherd will "lead" and "guide" by ways in which they will find sufficient pasture, which shall not fail them even when they pass over bare "hill-tops" (see <a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11-16</a>; <a href="/john/21-15.htm">John 21:15-17</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/49-9.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">to say</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאמֹ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(lê·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the prisoners,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽאֲסוּרִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(la·’ă·sū·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_631.htm">Strong's 631: </a> </span><span class="str2">To yoke, hitch, to fasten, to join battle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Come out,’</span><br /><span class="heb">צֵ֔אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṣê·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and to those</span><br /><span class="heb">לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר</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">in darkness,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥō·šeḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2822.htm">Strong's 2822: </a> </span><span class="str2">The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Show yourselves.’</span><br /><span class="heb">הִגָּל֑וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hig·gā·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> </span><span class="str2">To denude, to exile, to reveal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They will feed</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְע֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yir·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">along</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the pathways,</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּרָכִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(də·rā·ḵîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and find pasture</span><br /><span class="heb">מַרְעִיתָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mar·‘î·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4830.htm">Strong's 4830: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasturing, shepherding, pasturage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on every</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">barren hill.</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁפָיִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(šə·p̄ā·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8205.htm">Strong's 8205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bareness, a smooth or bare height</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/49-9.htm">Isaiah 49:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/49-9.htm">Isaiah 49:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/49-9.htm">Isaiah 49:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/49-9.htm">Isaiah 49:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/49-9.htm">Isaiah 49:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/49-9.htm">Isaiah 49:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/49-9.htm">Isaiah 49:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/49-9.htm">Isaiah 49:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/49-9.htm">Isaiah 49:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/49-9.htm">Isaiah 49:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 49:9 Saying to those who are bound Go (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/49-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 49:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 49:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 49:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 49:10" /></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>