Bible Strands
Isaiah 65:9
And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and heirs from Judah; My elect will possess My mountains, and My servants will dwell there.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses the rebellious house of Israel, declaring His intention to preserve a remnant at the precise moment He resolves not to destroy His servants entirely.
The words — The Hebrew verbs הוֹצֵאתִי (ho.tze.Ti) and יוֹרֵשׁ (yo.Resh) mean "I will bring out" and "possessor," explicitly marking the extraction of a line to inherit land.
The thread — This preservation motif appears in the spared cluster of Isaiah 65:8, the future fruitfulness of Isaiah 27:6, the restored tent of Amos 9:11, and the present chosen remnant of Romans 11:5.
Why it lands — The text states that divine inheritance flows through a specific called line rather than universal inclusion, requiring the reader to align with the servants who will occupy the promised territory.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
Cross-references
- Amos 9:11 “In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,
- Isaiah 27:6 In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.
- Romans 11:5 In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
- Isaiah 10:20 On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 11:11 On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
- Isaiah 32:18 Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.
- Isaiah 45:19 I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.
- Isaiah 65:15 You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.
- Isaiah 65:22 No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.
- Jeremiah 31:36 “Only if this fixed order departed from My presence, declares the LORD, would Israel’s descendants ever cease to be a nation before Me.”