11 translations · Hebrew
Isaiah 59:21
“As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says Yahweh. “My Spirit who is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your offspring, nor out of the mouth of your offspring’s offspring,” says Yahweh, “from henceforth and forever.”
Isaiah 59:21 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- “As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says Yahweh. “My Spirit who is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your offspring, nor out of the mouth of your offspring’s offspring,” says Yahweh, “from henceforth and forever.”
- KJV King James Version
- As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren, from now on and forevermore,” says the LORD.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And as for me, this is my covenant with them, saith Jehovah: my Spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith Jehovah, from henceforth and for ever.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- “And I—this [is] My covenant with them,” said YHWH, “My Spirit that [is] on you, || And My words that I have put in your mouth, || Do not depart from your mouth, || And from the mouth of your seed, || And from the mouth of your seed’s seed,” said YHWH, “From now on, even for all time!”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- This is my agreement with them, says the Lord. My Spirit, who is upon you, won't leave you, and my words that I have given you to speak will always be on your lips, on the lips of your children, and on the lips of your descendants, from now until forever, says the Lord.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And I — this [is] My covenant with them, said Jehovah, My Spirit that [is] on thee, And My words that I have put in thy mouth, Depart not from thy mouth, And from the mouth of thy seed, And from the mouth of thy seed's seed, said Jehovah, From henceforth unto the age!
- DBY Darby Translation
- And as for me, this is my covenant with them, saith Jehovah: My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith Jehovah, from henceforth and for ever.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- “As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit who is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your offspring, nor out of the mouth of your offspring’s offspring,” says the LORD, “from now on and forever.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- This is my covenant with them, saith the Lord: My spirit that is in thee, and my words that I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַאֲנִ֗י | wa·’ă·nî | As for Me | H589 אֲנִי I |
| זֹ֣את | zōṯ | this | H2063 זֹאת this |
| בְּרִיתִ֤י | bə·rî·ṯî | is My covenant | H1285 בְּרִית covenant |
| אוֹתָם֙ | ’ō·w·ṯām | with them | H854 אֵת with |
| אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | says | H559 אָמַר to say |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| רוּחִי֙ | rū·ḥî | My Spirit | H7307 רוּחַ spirit |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | [will not depart] | H834 אֲשֶׁר which |
| עָלֶ֔יךָ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | from you | H5921 עַל upon |
| וּדְבָרַ֖י | ū·ḏə·ḇā·ray | and My words | H1697 דָּבָר word |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | that | H834 אֲשֶׁר which |
| שַׂ֣מְתִּי | śam·tî | I have put | H7760 שׂוּם to set: make |
| בְּפִ֑יךָ | bə·p̄î·ḵā | in your mouth | H6310 פֶּה lip |
| לֹֽא־ | lō- | will not | H3808 לֹא not |
| יָמ֡וּשׁוּ | yā·mū·šū | depart | H4185 מוּשׁ to remove |
| מִפִּיךָ֩ | mip·pî·ḵā | from your mouth | H6310 פֶּה lip |
| וּמִפִּ֨י | ū·mip·pî | or from the mouths | H6310 פֶּה lip |
| זַרְעֲךָ֜ | zar·‘ă·ḵā | of your children | H2233 זֶ֫רַע seed |
| וּמִפִּ֨י | ū·mip·pî | [and] | H6310 פֶּה lip |
| זֶ֤רַע | ze·ra‘ | — | H2233 זֶ֫רַע seed |
| זַרְעֲךָ֙ | zar·‘ă·ḵā | grandchildren | H2233 זֶ֫רַע seed |
| אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | says | H559 אָמַר to say |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| מֵעַתָּ֖ה | mê·‘at·tāh | from now on | H6258 עַתָּ֫ה now |
| וְעַד־ | wə·‘aḏ- | and | H5704 עַד till |
| עוֹלָֽם׃ס | ‘ō·w·lām | forevermore | H5769 עוֹלָם forever: enduring |
Related verses
- Jeremiah 31:31–34
“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which covenant of mine they broke, although I was a husband to them,” says Yahweh. “But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says Yahweh: I will put my law in their inward parts, and I will write it in their heart. I will be their God, and they shall be my people. …
- Hebrews 10:16
“This is the covenant that I will make with them: ‘After those days,’ says the Lord, ‘I will put my laws on their heart, I will also write them on their mind;’” then he says,
- Ezekiel 36:25–27
I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your filthiness, and from all your idols. I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes. You will keep my ordinances and do them.
- Jeremiah 32:38–41
Then they will be my people, and I will be their God. I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good, and the good of their children after them. I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good. I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me. …
- Hebrews 8:6–13
But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which on better promises has been given as law. For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. For finding fault with them, he said, “Behold, the days come”, says the Lord, “that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah; …
- 2 Corinthians 3:17–18
Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.
- Isaiah 51:16
I have put my words in your mouth, and have covered you in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and tell Zion, ‘You are my people.’”
- Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your offspring:
- Isaiah 61:1–3
The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified.
- John 4:14
but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
19 So shall they fear Yahweh’s name from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come as a rushing stream, which Yahweh’s breath drives.
20 “A Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from disobedience in Jacob,” says Yahweh.
21 “As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says Yahweh. “My Spirit who is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your offspring, nor out of the mouth of your offspring’s offspring,” says Yahweh, “from henceforth and forever.”
Read all of Isaiah 59 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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