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Isaiah 29:22
Therefore the LORD who redeemed Abraham says of the house of Jacob: “No longer will Jacob be ashamed and no more will his face grow pale.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses the house of Jacob, declaring an end to their past disgrace. This pronouncement follows Isaiah 29:21’s condemnation of corrupt judges and precedes Isaiah 29:23’s vision of Jacob’s descendants honoring God.
The words — The Hebrew לָ/כֵ֗ן (la./Khen) and כֹּֽה־ (koh-) combine to mean "therefore" and "thus," grounding the statement in God’s prior act of redemption. אָמַ֤ר ('a.Mar) translates as "he says," marking a direct divine declaration to the house of Jacob.
The thread — The unshamed restoration theme runs to Isaiah 45:17, where Israel receives everlasting salvation without humiliation, and Isaiah 51:2, which points to Abraham as the origin of that redemption. Jeremiah 30:10 parallels this by commanding Jacob not to be dismayed as God promises deliverance.
Why it lands — The text states that Jacob’s shame and pallor cease because Yahweh redeemed Abraham, not because of Jacob’s own merit. It requires the reader to accept that divine redemption alone terminates disgrace and establishes future standing.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Therefore thus saith the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 45:17 But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.
- Isaiah 51:2 Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.
- Jeremiah 30:10 As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
- Isaiah 54:4 Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
- Joel 2:27 Then you will know that I am present in Israel and that I am the LORD your God, and there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame.
- 1 Peter 1:18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
- Luke 1:68 “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
- Genesis 48:16 the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
- Joshua 24:2 And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.
- Nehemiah 9:7 You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.