The Meaning of Isaiah 29:19 Explained

Isaiah 29:19

KJV: The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

YLT: And the humble have added joy in Jehovah, And the poor among men In the Holy One of Israel rejoice.

Darby: and the meek shall increase their joy in Jehovah, and the needy among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

ASV: The meek also shall increase their joy in Jehovah, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The meek  also shall increase  [their] joy  in the LORD,  and the poor  among men  shall rejoice  in the Holy One  of Israel. 

What does Isaiah 29:19 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The Lord would also cause the afflicted and the needy to be happy in the Holy One of Israel (cf. Matthew 5:3). True joy in worship would appear (cf. Isaiah 29:13; Revelation 22:1-5).

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 29

1  God's heavy judgment upon Jerusalem
7  The insatiableness of her enemies
9  The senselessness
13  And deep hypocrisy of the people
17  A promise of sanctification to the godly

What do the individual words in Isaiah 29:19 mean?

And shall increase the humble in Yahweh [their] joy and the poor among men in the Holy one of Israel shall rejoice
וְיָסְפ֧וּ עֲנָוִ֛ים בַּֽיהוָ֖ה שִׂמְחָ֑ה וְאֶבְיוֹנֵ֣י אָדָ֔ם בִּקְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יָגִֽילוּ

וְיָסְפ֧וּ  And  shall  increase 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: יָסַף 
Sense: to add, increase, do again.
עֲנָוִ֛ים  the  humble 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: עָנָו 
Sense: poor, humble, afflicted, meek.
בַּֽיהוָ֖ה  in  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
שִׂמְחָ֑ה  [their]  joy 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שִׂמְחָה  
Sense: joy, mirth, gladness.
וְאֶבְיוֹנֵ֣י  and  the  poor 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֶבְיׄון  
Sense: in want, needy, chiefly poor, needy person.
אָדָ֔ם  among  men 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
בִּקְד֥וֹשׁ  in  the  Holy  one 
Parse: Preposition-b, Adjective, masculine singular construct
Root: קָדֹושׁ  
Sense: sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
יָגִֽילוּ  shall  rejoice 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: גִּיל  
Sense: to rejoice, exult, be glad.