Isaiah 62:8

6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,

7 And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:

9 But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness.

10 Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled.
KJV
The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:
WEB
The LORD has sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, “Surely I will no more give your grain to be food for your enemies, and foreigners will not drink your new wine, for which you have labored,
ASV
Jehovah hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy grain to be food for thine enemies; and foreigners shall not drink thy new wine, for which thou hast labored:
DARBY
Jehovah hath sworn by his right hand and by the arm of his strength, I will indeed no more give thy corn [to be] food for thine enemies; and the sons of the alien shall not drink thy new wine, for which thou hast laboured;
BLB
YHWH has sworn by His right hand, and by the arm of His strength: “Your grain I will give no more [as] food for your enemies, and the sons of the foreigner will not drink your new wine, which you have toiled over it!
ÅB
Herren har svoret ved sin høyre hånd og ved sin veldige arm: Jeg vil ikke mere gi dine fiender ditt korn å spise, heller ikke skal fremmede drikke din most, som du har hatt strev med;
OTB
Herren har sverget ved sin høyre hånd og ved sin mektige arm: “Jeg vil aldri mer gi ditt korn som mat til dine fiender, og fremmede skal ikke drikke den nye vinen du har arbeidet for;
B1930
Herren har svoret ved sin høire hånd og ved sin veldige arm: Jeg vil ikke mere gi dine fiender ditt korn å ete, heller ikke skal fremmede drikke din most, som du har hatt møie med;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 65:21–23

    And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

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  • Judges 6:3–6

    And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;

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  • Deuteronomy 28:31

    Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:33

    The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:

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  • Ezekiel 20:5

    And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God;

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  • Leviticus 26:16

    I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

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  • Jeremiah 5:17

    And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:40

    For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.

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