Isaiah 58:14

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“then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”

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BSBPD

“then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“then shalt thou delight thyself in Jehovah; and I will make thee to ride upon the high places of the earth; and I will feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Then dost thou delight thyself on Jehovah, And I have caused thee to ride on high places of earth, And have caused thee to eat the inheritance of Jacob thy father, For the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 58:14 — 22 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 32:13He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,
  2. Deuteronomy 33:29Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
  3. Job 22:26Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
  4. Job 27:10Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
  5. Job 34:9For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight in God.’
  6. Psalms 36:8They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
  7. Psalms 37:4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
  8. Psalms 37:11But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
  9. Psalms 105:9the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
  10. Psalms 135:12He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel.
  11. Psalms 136:21and He gave their land as an inheritance, His loving devotion endures forever.
  12. Isaiah 1:19If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.
  13. Isaiah 1:20But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
  14. Isaiah 33:16he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
  15. Isaiah 40:5And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
  16. Jeremiah 3:19Then I said, ‘How I long to make you My sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations!’ I thought you would call Me ‘Father’ and never turn away from following Me.
  17. Micah 4:4And each man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, with no one to frighten him. For the mouth of the LORD of Hosts has spoken.
  18. Habakkuk 3:18yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
  19. Habakkuk 3:19GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.
  20. Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
  21. Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
  22. 1 Peter 1:8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,

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