^59:21“As for me, this is my promise to⁴⁹ them,” says the Lord. “My spirit, who is upon you, and my words, which I have placed in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and descendants from this time forward,”⁵⁰ says the Lord.

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Footnotes

42 Heb “fear.” A few medieval Hebrew read “see.”
43 Heb “and they fear from the west the name of the Lord.”
44 Heb “and from the rising of the sun his splendor.”
45 Heb “narrow”; , , “pent-up.”
46 Heb “the wind of the Lord drives it on.” The term רוּחַ (ruakh) could be translated “breath” here (see 30:28).
47 Or “redeemer.” See the note at .
48 Heb “and to those who turn from rebellion in Jacob.”
49 Or “my covenant with” (so many English versions); “my agreement with.” The Lord promises the repentant (note “to them”) that they and their offspring will possess his spirit and function as his spokesmen. In this regard they follow in the footsteps of the Lord’s special servant. See 42:1; 49:2; 51:16.
50 Heb “from now and on into the future.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So they shall fear the name of the Lord from the west,

and his glory from the rising of the sun;

for he will come like a rushing stream,

which the wind of the Lord drives.

“And a Redeemer will come to Zion,

to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the Lord.

“And as for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out of the mouth of your offspring, or out of the mouth of your children’s offspring,” says the Lord, “from this time forth and forevermore.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

From the west, people will fear the name of the Lord,

and from the rising of the sun, they will revere his glory.

For he will come like a pent-up flood

that the breath of the Lord drives along.

“The Redeemer will come to Zion,

to those in Jacob who repent of their sins,”

declares the Lord.

“As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit, who is on you, will not depart from you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will always be on your lips, on the lips of your children and on the lips of their descendants—from this time on and forever,” says the Lord.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They will fear the name of the Lord in the west

and his glory in the east;

for he will come like a rushing stream

driven by the wind of the Lord.

“The Redeemer will come to Zion,

and to those in Jacob who turn from transgression.”

This is the Lord’s declaration.

“As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit who is on you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of your children’s children, from now on and forever,” says the Lord.

NLTNew Living Translation

In the west, people will respect the name of the Lord;

in the east, they will glorify him.

For he will come like a raging flood tide

driven by the breath of the Lord.

“The Redeemer will come to Jerusalem

to buy back those in Israel

who have turned from their sins,”

says the Lord.

“And this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit will not leave them, and neither will these words I have given you. They will be on your lips and on the lips of your children and your children’s children forever. I, the Lord, have spoken!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So they shall fear the name of Yahweh from the west,

and his glory from the sunrise,

for he will come like a narrow stream;

the wind of Yahweh drives it on.

“And a redeemer will come to Zion,

to those in Jacob who turn away from transgression,”

declares Yahweh.

“And as for me, this is my covenant with them, says Yahweh:

my spirit that is upon you,

and my words that I have placed in your mouth

shall not depart from your mouth,

or from the mouths of your children,

or from the mouths of your children’s children,”

says Yahweh, “from now on and forever.”

KJV 1900King James Version

So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west,

And his glory from the rising of the sun.

When the enemy shall come in like a flood,

The Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.

And the Redeemer shall come to Zion,

And unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the Lord.

As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord;

My spirit that is upon thee,

And my words which I have put in thy mouth,

Shall not depart out of thy mouth,

Nor out of the mouth of thy seed,

Nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the Lord,

From henceforth and for ever.

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