Isaiah 49:8

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Thus saith the Lord: In an acceptable time I have heard thee, and in the day of salvation I have helped thee. And I have preserved thee and given thee to be a covenant of the people, that thou mightest raise up the earth and possess the inheritances that were destroyed.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 6:2

For he saith: In an accepted time have I heard thee; and in the day of salvation have I helped thee. Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

Isaiah 42:6

I, the Lord have called thee in justice, and taken thee by the hand, and preserved thee. And I have given thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles:

Hebrews 12:24

And to Jesus the mediator of the new testament, and to the sprinkling of blood which speaketh better than that of Abel.

Isaiah 61:4

And they shall build the places that have been waste from of old, and shall raise up ancient ruins, and shall repair the desolate cities that were destroyed for generation and generation.

Isaiah 58:12

And the places that have been desolate for ages shall be built in thee. Thou shalt raise up the foundations of generation and generation: and thou shalt be called the repairer of the fences, turning the paths into rest.

Hebrews 5:7

Who in the days of his flesh, with a strong cry and tears, offering up prayers and supplications to him that was able to save him from death, was heard for his reverence.

Isaiah 51:16

I have put my words in thy mouth and have protected thee in the shadow of my hand, that thou mightest plant the heavens and found the earth and mightest say to Sion: Thou art my people.

Isaiah 44:26

That raise up the word of my servant and perform the counsel of my messengers, who say to Jerusalem: Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Juda: You shall be built, and I will raise up the wastes thereof.

Ephesians 1:6

Unto the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he hath graced us in his beloved son.

Isaiah 54:3

For thou shalt pass on to the right hand and to the left: and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles and shall inhabit the desolate cities.

Isaiah 49:19

For thy deserts and thy desolate places and the land of thy destruction shall now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants: and they that swallowed thee up shall be chased far away.

Isaiah 42:1

BEHOLD my servant: I will uphold him. My elect: my soul delighteth in him. I have given my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

Isaiah 26:3

The old error is passed away, thou wilt keep peace: peace, because we have hoped in thee.

Psalm 75:3

And his place is in peace: and his abode in Sion:

Psalm 2:8

Ask of me, and I will give thee the Gentiles for thy inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession.

Hebrews 8:6

But now he hath obtained a better ministry, by how much also he is a mediator of a better testament, which is established on better promises.

Matthew 26:28

For this is my blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for many unto remission of sins.

Isaiah 51:3

The Lord therefore will comfort Sion: and will comfort all the ruins thereof. And he will make her desert as a place of pleasure and her wilderness as the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving and the voice of praise.

2 Samuel 7:13

He shall build a house to my name: and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

Isaiah 27:3

I am the Lord that keep it, I will suddenly give it drink: lest any hurt come to it, I keep it night and day.

Isaiah 41:10

Fear not, for I am with thee: turn not aside, for I am thy God. I have strengthened thee and have helped thee: and the right hand of my just one hath upheld thee.

Isaiah 55:6

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found: call upon him while he is near.

Isaiah 57:13

When thou shalt cry, let thy companies deliver thee: but the wind shall carry them all off, a breeze shall take them away. But he that putteth his trust in me shall inherit the land and shall possess my holy mount.

Isaiah 58:5

Is this such a fast as I have chosen: for a man to afflict his soul for a day? Is this it: To wind his head about like a circle and to spread sackcloth and ashes? Wilt thou call this a fast and a day acceptable to the Lord?

Isaiah 61:2

To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of vengeance of our God: to comfort all that mourn:

Isaiah 65:9

And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Juda a possessor of my mountains: and my elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.