The Meaning of Isaiah 63:9 Explained

Isaiah 63:9

KJV: In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

YLT: In all their distress He is no adversary, And the messenger of His presence saved them, In His love and in His pity He redeemed them, And He doth lift them up, And beareth them all the days of old.

Darby: In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the Angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them and carried them all the days of old.

ASV: In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

In all their affliction  he was afflicted,  and the angel  of his presence  saved  them: in his love  and in his pity  he redeemed  them; and he bare  them, and carried  them all the days  of old. 

What does Isaiah 63:9 Mean?

Study Notes

angel (See Scofield " Hebrews 1:4 ")
redeemed Heb. "goel," Redemp. (Kinsman type).
Redeemer
Redemption: Kinsman type, summary. The goel, or Kinsman-Redeemer, is a beautiful type of Christ.
(1) The kinsman redemption was of persons, and an inheritance Leviticus 25:48 ; Leviticus 25:25 ; Galatians 4:5 ; Ephesians 1:7 ; Ephesians 1:11 ; Ephesians 1:14
(2) The Redeemer must be a kinsman Leviticus 25:48 ; Leviticus 25:49 ; Ruth 3:12 ; Ruth 3:13 ; Galatians 4:4 ; Hebrews 2:14 ; Hebrews 2:15 .
(3) The Redeemer must be able to redeem Ruth 4:4-6 ; Jeremiah 50:34 ; John 10:11 ; John 10:18
(4) Redemption is effected by the goel paying the just demand in full Leviticus 25:27 ; 1 Peter 1:18 ; 1 Peter 1:19 ; Galatians 3:13 . (See Scofield " Exodus 14:30 ") See Scofield " Romans 3:24 "
come to Zion
The time when the "Redeemer shall come to Zion" is fixed, relatively, by Romans 11:23-29 as following the completion of the Gentile Church. That is also the order of the great dispensational passage, Acts 15:14-17 .
In both, the return of the Lord to Zion follows the outcalling of the Church.
come to Zion
The time when the "Redeemer shall come to Zion" is fixed, relatively, by Romans 11:23-29 as following the completion of the Gentile Church. That is also the order of the great dispensational passage, Acts 15:14-17 .
In both, the return of the Lord to Zion follows the outcalling of the Church.

Verse Meaning

The Israelites had responded to God"s grace in electing them by committing themselves to Him ( Exodus 19:8). Consequently, Yahweh had participated in their afflictions with them and rescued His people from them throughout their history.
The identity of "the angel of His presence" is the messenger who came from the Lord"s presence to deliver His people. This is the only place in the Bible where this title appears. This may refer to an angel, but it probably refers to the second person of the Trinity, the primary agent of salvation according to the New Testament.
"Verse9 is one of the most moving expressions of the compassionate love of God in the OT, reminding the reader of some of the great passages in Hosea , Isaiah"s older contemporary." [1]
"Just as a man can feel pain, and yet in his personality keep himself superior to it, so God feels pain without His own happiness being thereby destroyed." [2]

Context Summary

Isaiah 63:1-9 - The Mighty Savior
For long years there had been virulent hostility between Israel and Edom. It began when Esau and Jacob were lads. It broke out in bitterness when Edom denied Israel the right of passage, Numbers 20:20-21. When Babylon had triumphed over Jerusalem, Edom urged that her walls should be leveled to the ground, Psalms 137:7.
How great the change pictured here! The prophet stands at the division of the two countries, looking south, from the foothills of Judah across the sandy waste. In the distance he beholds the mighty Warrior coming up from Edom, His garments wet, not with His own blood, but with Edom's; henceforth to stand as sentinel between Edom and Israel, so that nevermore need Israel fear invasion.
If Edom stands for sins of passion or for the hatred of unscrupulous foes, see how safe and blessed you are. Jesus, the Mighty to save, stands between you and your besetting sins, between you and your fears, between you and the power of the adversary, Psalms 63:9. "Mention the lovingkindness of the Lord!" [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 63

1  Christ shows who he is
2  What his victory over his enemies
7  And what his mercy toward his church
10  In his just wrath he remembers his free mercy
15  The church, in her prayer
17  And complaint, professes her faith

What do the individual words in Isaiah 63:9 mean?

In all their affliction - not He was afflicted and the Angel of His Presence saved them in His love and in His pity He redeemed them and He bore them and carried them all the days of old
בְּֽכָל־ צָרָתָ֣ם ׀ [לא] (ל֣וֹ) צָ֗ר וּמַלְאַ֤ךְ פָּנָיו֙ הֽוֹשִׁיעָ֔ם בְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹ וּבְחֶמְלָת֖וֹ ה֣וּא גְאָלָ֑ם וַֽיְנַטְּלֵ֥ם וַֽיְנַשְּׂאֵ֖ם כָּל־ יְמֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם

בְּֽכָל־  In  all 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
צָרָתָ֣ם ׀  their  affliction 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: צָרָה 
Sense: straits, distress, trouble.
[לא]  - 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
צָ֗ר  He  was  afflicted 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: צַר 
Sense: narrow, tight.
וּמַלְאַ֤ךְ  and  the  Angel 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַלְאָךְ  
Sense: messenger, representative.
פָּנָיו֙  of  His  Presence 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
הֽוֹשִׁיעָ֔ם  saved  them 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: יָשַׁע 
Sense: to save, be saved, be delivered.
בְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹ  in  His  love 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אַהֲבָה 
Sense: love.
וּבְחֶמְלָת֖וֹ  and  in  His  pity 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חֶמְלָה  
Sense: mercy, pity, compassion.
גְאָלָ֑ם  redeemed  them 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: גְּאוּלִים 
Sense: to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman.
וַֽיְנַטְּלֵ֥ם  and  He  bore  them 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: נָטַל  
Sense: to lift, bear, bear up.
וַֽיְנַשְּׂאֵ֖ם  and  carried  them 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
יְמֵ֥י  the  days 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
עוֹלָֽם  of  old 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹולָם  
Sense: long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world.