Isaiah 49:8

Easy To Read Version

The Lord says,\par “There will be a special time\par when I show my kindness.\par At that time I will answer your prayers.\par There will be a special day\par when I save you.\par At that time I will help you.\par I will protect you.\par And you will be the proof that I have\par an Agreement with the people.\par The country is destroyed now,\par but you will give that land back\par to the people who own it.\par

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:13

He will build a house (temple) for my name. And I will make his kingdom strong forever.

Psalm 2:8

If you ask me,\par I will give the nations to you.\par All the people on earth will be yours!\par

Psalm 69:13

As for me, this is my prayer to you Lord:\par I want you to accept me!\par God, I want you to answer me with love.\par I know I can trust you to save me.\par

Psalm 75:3

The earth and everything on it\par may be shaking and ready to fall,\par but I make it steady.”\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [429]})\i0 \par

Isaiah 26:3

Lord, you give true peace\par to people who depend on you,\par to people who trust you.\par

Isaiah 27:3

“I, the Lord, will care for that garden.\par I will water the garden at the right time.\par I will guard that garden day and night.\par No one will hurt that garden.\par

Isaiah 41:10

Don’t worry, I am with you.\par Don’t be afraid, I am your God.\par I will make you strong.\par I will help you.\par I will support you with my good\par right hand.\par

Isaiah 42:1

“Look at my Servant!\par I support him.\par He is the one I chose.\par And I am very pleased with him.\par I put my Spirit in him.\par He will judge the nations fairly.\par

Isaiah 42:6

“I, the Lord, called you to do right.\par I will hold your hand.\par And I will protect you.\par You will be the sign that shows\par \{I have\} an Agreement with the people.\par You will be a light to shine for all people.\par

Isaiah 44:26

The Lord sends his servants to tell messages to the people. And the Lord makes those messages true. The Lord sends messengers to tell the people the things they should do. And the Lord shows their advice is good.

Isaiah 49:19

You are destroyed and defeated now.\par Your land is useless.\par But after a short time, you will have\par many people in your land.\par And the people that destroyed you\par will be far, far away.\par

Isaiah 51:16

\{“My servant,\} I will give you the words I want you to say. And I will cover you with my hands and protect you. I will use you to make the new heaven and earth. I will use you to tell Israel, ‘You are my people.’”

Isaiah 51:3

\{In the same way,\} the Lord will bless Zion. {\cf2\super [417]} The Lord will feel sorry for her and her people, and he will do a great thing for her. The Lord will change the desert. The desert will become a garden like the garden of Eden. That land was empty, but it will become like the Lord’s Garden. People there will be very, very happy. People there will show their joy. They will sing songs about thanks and victory.

Isaiah 54:3

Why? Because you will grow very much.\par Your children will get people\par from many nations,\par Your children will again live in the cities\par that were destroyed.\par

Isaiah 55:6

So you should look for the Lord\par before it is too late.\par You should call to him now,\par while he is near.\par

Isaiah 57:13

When you need help,\par you cry to those false gods\par that you have gathered around you.\par Let them help you!\par But I tell you,\par the wind will blow them all away.\par A puff of wind will blow them all away.\par But the person that depends on me\par will get the land \{I promised\}.\par That person will have my holy mountain. {\cf2\super [445]} \par

Isaiah 58:12

Your cities have been destroyed for many, many years. But new cities will be built, and the foundations of these cities will continue for many, many years. You will be called “The One Who Fixes Fences.” And you will be called, “The One Who Builds Roads and Houses.”

Isaiah 58:5

Do you think on those special days for not eating food that all I want is to see people punish their bodies? Do you think I want people to look sad? Do you think I want people to bow their heads like dead plants and wear clothes of sadness? Do you think I want people to sit in ashes to show their sadness? That is what you do on your special days for not eating food. Do you think that is what the Lord wants?

Isaiah 61:2

God sent me to announce the time when the Lord will show his kindness. God sent me to announce the time when our God will punish evil people. God sent me to comfort sad people.

Isaiah 61:4

“At that time, the old cities that were destroyed will be built again. Those cities will be made new like they were in the beginning. The cities that were destroyed for many, many years will be made like new.

Isaiah 65:9

I will keep some of the people of Jacob (Israel). Some of the people of Judah will get my mountain. My servants will live there. I will choose the people that will live there.

Matthew 26:28

This wine is my blood. My blood (death) begins the new agreement \{from God to his people\}. This blood is given for many people to forgive their sins.

2 Corinthians 6:2

God says,

Ephesians 1:6

And this brings praise to God because of his wonderful grace (kindness). God gave that grace to us freely. He gave us that grace in \{Christ,\} the One he loves.

Hebrews 12:24

You have come to Jesus—the One that brought the new agreement {\cf2\super [168]} from God to his people. You have come to the sprinkled blood {\cf2\super [169]} that tells us about better things than the blood of Abel. {\cf2\super [170]}

Hebrews 5:7

While Christ lived on earth he prayed to God and asked God for help. God is the One who could save him from death, and Jesus prayed to God with loud cries and tears. And God answered Jesus’ prayers because Jesus was humble and did everything God wanted.

Hebrews 8:6

But the work that has been given to Jesus is much greater than the work that was given to those priests. In the same way, the new agreement {\cf2\super [85]} that Jesus brought from God to his people is much greater than the old one. And the new agreement is based on promises of better things.