Bible Strands
Isaiah 63:8
For He said, “They are surely My people, sons who will not be disloyal.” So He became their Savior.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to Israel, declaring His covenant ownership of them as loyal sons at the precise moment He transitions from declaration to action as their Savior.
The words — The Hebrew אַךְ (akh) means "surely," and יְשַׁקֵּרוּ (yashaqkeru) means "they will deal falsely," establishing the baseline of their promised faithfulness that precedes His redemptive response.
The thread — The formula "My people" and divine ownership appears in Genesis 17:7 and Exodus 6:7, while Isaiah 12:2 later confirms the same God as the object of trust and salvation.
Why it lands — The text states that God’s role as Savior is triggered by His own covenant declaration and the people's loyalty, requiring the reader to acknowledge that deliverance originates from divine commitment rather than human merit.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.
Cross-references
- Genesis 17:7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
- Exodus 6:7 I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.
- Isaiah 12:2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
- Exodus 3:7 The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
- Exodus 4:22 Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,
- Exodus 19:5 Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
- Exodus 24:7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”
- Deuteronomy 33:29 Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
- Psalms 78:36 But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.
- Psalms 106:21 They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,