Isaiah 55:4 — Word Study
WLCהֵ֛ן עֵ֥ד לְאוּמִּ֖ים נְתַתִּ֑יו נָגִ֥יד וּמְצַוֵּ֖ה לְאֻמִּֽים׃
BSABeholdhên [look, see] I have made himnâthan■ a witnessʻêd [testifier, one who gives testimony] to the nationslᵉʼôm [people, communities] a leadernâgîyd [ruler, commander] and commandertsâvâh [one who gives orders, guide] of the peopleslᵉʼôm [nations, communities]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| הֵ֛ן | here! | Particle |
| עֵ֥ד | a witness of | Noun common, masculine singular construct |
| לְאוּמִּ֖ים | peoples | Noun common, masculine plural absolute |
| נְתַתִּ֑יו | I made him | Verb qal perfect first person common singular, suffix |
| נָגִ֥יד | a leader | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
| וּמְצַוֵּ֖ה | and a commander of | Conjunction, verb piel participle (active) masculine singular common |
| לְאֻמִּֽים׃ | peoples | Noun common, masculine plural absolute |
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| BSB | Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples. |
| KJV | Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. |
| ASV | Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples. |
| YLT | Lo, a witness to peoples I have given him, A leader and commander to peoples. |
| WEB | Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples. |
| BBE | See, I have given him as a witness to the peoples, a ruler and a guide to the nations. |
The translations agree on the key terms, emphasizing the roles of witness and leader in this verse.
The sentence is structured around a main verb with two noun phrases detailing the roles assigned to the appointed figure.
8 commentators on this verse
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Deep Study — Isaiah 55:4
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Context — God's Call to the Nationsgenerated
Isaiah 55:4 presents a pivotal moment where God announces His intention to appoint a significant figure as a witness to the nations. This verse is part of a broader message inviting all peoples to listen and respond to God's promises, as illustrated in the preceding and following verses. The context emphasizes God's desire for a relationship with all nations, extending His covenant beyond Israel.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John 3:16 | For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. |
| 2 | John 18:37 | “Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.” |
| 3 | 1 Timothy 6:13 | I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate: |
| 4 | Revelation 1:5 | and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood, |
| 5 | Revelation 3:14 | To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 21 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — נָגִיד, na.Gidgenerated
The word נָגִיד (na.Gid) refers to a leader or commander, indicating someone with authority and responsibility. It encompasses various forms of leadership, including military, civil, and religious roles, suggesting a position of prominence.
In this verse, it highlights the role of the appointed figure as one who guides and commands, reflecting God's intention for this leader to influence and direct the nations.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, which uses witness and leader to convey the roles assigned to the figure in question.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb נְתַתִּ֑יו (ne.ta.Tiv, I made) governs the entire statement, indicating God's action in appointing this figure. The structure includes a noun phrase describing the appointed roles, with additional clauses elaborating on the significance of these roles.
The sentence structure emphasizes the action of making, with the roles of 'witness' and 'leader' being highlighted as the main focus of God's declaration.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates נָגִיד as ἄρξοντα (archonta), which conveys a sense of authority and leadership. This choice aligns with the Hebrew meaning but may also imply a more formal or governmental aspect of leadership.
The use of μαρτύριον for עֵד emphasizes the role of testimony, suggesting a broader interpretation of the witness's function across cultures.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Isaiah 55:4 tells us that God has made a significant figure a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples. This verse emphasizes the importance of this role in guiding and testifying to various communities, reflecting God's desire for all nations to know Him.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Being a witness to the nations means testifying about God's actions and character to different peoples, sharing the message of His covenant and love.
Leadership is crucial as it signifies guidance and authority, enabling the appointed figure to influence and direct the nations towards God.
This verse foreshadows the role of Jesus as a witness and leader, fulfilling God's promise to reach all nations.
We learn that God actively seeks to engage with all peoples and appoints leaders to guide them in understanding His will.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- How can I be a witness to those around me, sharing what I have experienced of God?
- In what ways can I demonstrate leadership in my community that reflects God's character?
- What does it mean for me to respond to God's call as a leader or guide for others?
- How can I encourage others to seek a relationship with God, as described in this passage?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Jerome comments on this verse, interpreting it as God appointing a witness and leader for the nations, emphasizing the call to those who do not know Him.
Behold, I have given him as a witness to the peoples, a leader and instructor to the nations. Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the Lord your God,Early Church Fathers on Isaiah 55 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Isaiah 55:4 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleBehold, I have given him for a witness to the people,.... That is, the Messiah, as Aben Ezra, Kimchi, and Ben Melech rightly interpret it.
Read John Gill on Isaiah 55 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryBehold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. Behold, I have given him - the mystical David (Ezekiel 37:24-25; Jeremiah 30:9; Hosea 3:5). Given by God (Isaiah 49:6).
Read Robert Jamieson on Isaiah 55 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleI have given, I have already appointed, and will in due time actually give, him; the David last mentioned, even Christ, the Son and successor of David, as is plain and certain from the titles and works ascribed to him in this and the following verse. But of this See Poole "". For a witness; to be a Prophet or Teacher to declare the counsel and will of God concerning the duty and salvation of men; to bear witness unto the truth, as Christ himself affirmeth, ; to confirm God’ s promises, , and, amongst others, those which respect the calling and reconciliation of the Gentiles; to be a witness for both parties of that covenant made between God and men. To the people; not only to my people of…
Read Matthew Poole on Isaiah 55 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsIsaiah 55:4 Behold, I have given him [for] a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.Ver. 4. Behold, I have given him,] i.e., Christ, called David, because typed out by David, promised to him, and sprang of him. For a witness.] To teach and testify his Father’ s will and counsel, at which, being his eternal wisdom, he had been present. See Revelation 3:14. A leader and commander to the people.] Of Christ’ s priestly office had been spoken in Isaiah 53:12, here of his prophetical and princely. These were frequently set forth even in the Old Testament; by the crown or golden plate on the high priest’ s head was signified Christ’ s kingly office; by the breastplate, his…
Read John Trapp on Isaiah 55 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) I have given him . . .—Better, I gave, the words referring primarily to the historic David (Comp. Psalms 78:70-71), though realised fully only in Him who was the “faithful and true witness” (John 18:37; Revelation 1:5; Revelation 3:14), the “captain” or “leader” of our salvation (Hebrews 2:10).
Read Charles John Ellicott on Isaiah 55 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges3–5. The offer of Isa 55:1-2 is summed up in the promise of an everlasting covenant. see ch. Isaiah 42:6, Isaiah 49:8; and cf. Isaiah 61:8; Jeremiah 32:40; Jeremiah 31:31-33. Incline your ear &c.] The condition imposed is simply the consent and submission of the heart to the divine will. an everlasting covenant … the sure mercies of David] i.e. the mercies (lovingkindnesses) irrevocably promised to David and his house. Comp. the “Last Words of David,” 2 Samuel 23:5 (“an everlasting covenant ordered in all things and secured”), Psalms 18:50 (“shewing lovingkindness … to David and to his seed for ever”), Psalms 89:28 (“for ever will I keep my lovingkindness to him, and my covenant is sure to…
Read Cambridge on Isaiah 55 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleBehold, I have given him - This is evidently the language of God respecting the Messiah, or of David as representing the Messiah.
Read Albert Barnes on Isaiah 55 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible4. Behold — God continues calling attention to the functions of the great Messiah. He desires the people — all people — to grasp the full idea of Messiah.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Isaiah 55 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.
Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.
Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.
Look, I made him a witness to nations, a ruler and commander of nations.”
Tyndale line
Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.
Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.
Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
Beholde, I gaue him for a witnes to the people, for a prince and a master vnto the people.
Strictly literal
Behold, I have given him [for] a witness to the peoples, a prince and commander to the peoples.
Lo, a witness to peoples I have given him, A leader and commander to peoples.
Behold, I have given him [as] a witness to peoples, || A leader and commander to peoples.
Behold, for a lawgiver unto the people have I appointed him, a prince and commander to the people.
Look, I have placed him as a witness to the nations, as a leader and commander to the peoples.
From the Latin
Behold I have given him for a witness to the people, for a leader and a master to the Gentiles.
Simplified
See how I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for them.
See, I have given him as a witness to the peoples, a ruler and a guide to the nations.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text presents the verse as הֵ֛ן עֵ֥ד לְאוּמִּ֖ים נְתַתִּ֑יו נָגִ֥יד וּמְצַוֵּ֖ה לְאֻמִּֽים׃, which is closely matched by the Septuagint in meaning, although the word order differs. The Dead Sea Scrolls provide variations, with some words partially restored, indicating slight textual differences but overall agreement with the Masoretic Text.
הֵ֛ן עֵ֥ד לְאוּמִּ֖ים נְתַתִּ֑יו נָגִ֥יד וּמְצַוֵּ֖ה לְאֻמִּֽים׃
6 of the 7 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
הנה עד לאומים נתתי׳הו נגיד ומצוה לאומים
7 words on the leather.
הן עד לאמים נתתי׳ו נגיד [ומצוה] לאומים
4 words on the leather — 2 partly restored, 1 supplied entire by an editor.
[הן] [עד] לאומים נתתי׳הו [נגיד] [ומצוה] [לאמים]
2 words on the leather — 5 supplied entire by an editor.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Isaiah 55:4
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
הֵן (hen) is a demonstrative adverb or interjection meaning 'lo!' or 'behold!'. It is primarily used to draw attention to a fact that prompts action or leads to a conclusion. The word can also express surprise and is less common than its counterpart הִנֵּה (hinneh). Additionally, it can function hypothetically as 'if'.
הֵן 100 demonstr.adv. or interj. lo!, behold (on etym. v. הִנֵּה), less widely used than הִנֵּה, and in prose mostly confined to calling attention to some fact upon which action is to be taken, or a conclusion based
base
H2005 הֵן demonstr. adv. or interj. lo!, behold (on etym. v. הִנֵּה), less widely used than הִנֵּה, and in prose mostly confined to calling attention to some fact upon which action is to be taken, or a conclusion based
2005 hen hane
a primitive particle; lo!; also (as expressing surprise)
if:--behold, if, lo, though.
הֵן (hen) — look!.
interj
1) behold, lo, though hypothetical part
2) if
Aramaic equivalent: hen (הֵן "look!" H2006A)
Part — ParticleHTj
her, in composition:
עֵד (ed) means 'witness' and encompasses both the act of witnessing and the person who testifies. It is derived from a root suggesting emphatic affirmation. The term can refer to evidence of things or to individuals providing testimony.
עֵד 69 n.m. witness (prob. fr. reiterating, hence emphatically affirming)
witness, testimony, evidence, of things
witness, a person
base
H5707 עֵד witness (prob. fr. reiterating, hence emphatically affirming) . witness, testimony, evidence, of things
. witness, a person
5707 `ed ayd
contracted from 5749 ; concretely, a witness; abstractly,
testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince:--witness.
see HEBREW for 05749
עֵד (ed) — witness.
1) witness
1a) witness, testimony, evidence (of things)
1b) witness (of people)
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular constructHNcmsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
לְאֹם, transliterated as lom, refers to a 'people' or 'nation.' It is derived from an unused root meaning to gather, indicating a sense of community. The term is noted as chiefly late in usage according to Brown-Driver-Briggs.
לְאֹם, לְאוֹם n.m. people, poet. and chiefly late
base
H3816 לְאֹם, לְאוֹם people, poet. and chiefly late
3816 lom leh-ome'
or l owm {leh-ome'}; from an unused root meaning to gather; a
community:--nation, people.
לְאֹם (le.om) — people.
a people, nation
N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural absoluteHNcmpa
The Hebrew word נָתַן (natan) means 'to give' and encompasses a wide range of applications such as putting, setting, and making. It can also indicate actions like bestowing, delivering, and assigning. The entries describe its use in various forms, including Qal, Niphal, and Hophal, but do not present any significant disagreements among lexicons.
נָתַן 2007 vb. give, put, set
Qal 1917
give
Put, set
Make, constitute
Niph.
82be given
Be put, set
Hoph.
be given, bestowed
= be given to one for wife
be put upon
base
H5414 נָתַן give, put, set .. give
. Put, set
. Make, constitute
. . be given
. Be put, set
. . . be given, bestowed
. = be given to one for wife
. be put upon
5414 nathan naw-than'
a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of
application (put, make, etc.):--add, apply, appoint, ascribe,
assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth,
hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, +
cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X
without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up),
grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up),
(give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that,
occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X
pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send
(out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander,
strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade,
turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to)
God, yield.
נָתַן (na.tan) — to give: give.
: give/deliver/send/produce
1) to give, put, set
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend
1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate
1a3) to make, constitute
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned
1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up
1c2) to be put upon
נָתַן (na.tan) — to give: put.
: put/set/apppoint
1) to give, put, set
1a) (Qal)
V-Qal-Perf-1cs | Suff — Verb qal perfect first person common singular · suffixHVqp1cs/Sp3ms
נָגִיד (nagiyd) refers to a leader or ruler, often implying someone in a prominent position, such as a prince or captain. The word encompasses various types of leadership, including civil, military, and religious roles, and can also denote honorable themes or princely matters. It is derived from a root meaning to be in front, suggesting a position of command.
נָגִיד n.m. leader (lit. prob. one in front), ruler, prince
base
H5057 נָגִיד leader (lit. prob. one in front), ruler, prince
5057 nagiyd naw-gheed'
or nagid {naw-gheed'}; from 5046; a commander (as occupying
the front), civil, military or religious; generally
(abstractly, plural), honorable themes:--captain, chief,
excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince,
(chief) ruler.
see HEBREW for 05046
נָגִיד (na.gid) — leader.
1) leader, ruler, captain, prince
1a) ruler, prince
1b) prince-overseer
1c) ruler (in other capacities)
1d) princely things
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
צָוָה (tsavah) is a Hebrew verb meaning to command or give orders. It is built from a primitive root and primarily used in the Piel form, indicating actions like appointing or charging someone with a task. The entries highlight its various applications, including laying charges and sending messengers. There are no noted disagreements among the lexicons.
[צָוָה] 485 vb. Pi. lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
base
H6680 צָוָה Pi. lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
6680 tsavah tsaw-vaw'
a primitive root; (intensively) to constitute,
enjoin:--appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give
in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put,
(set) in order.
צָוָה (tsa.vah) — to command.
1) to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order
1a)(Piel)
1a1) to lay charge upon
1a2) to give charge to, give command to
1a3) to give charge unto
1a4) to give charge over, appoint
1a5) to give charge, command
1a6) to charge, command
1a7) to charge, commission
1a8) to command, appoint, ordain (of divine act)
1b) (Pual) to be commanded
Conj | V-Piel — Conjunction · verb piel participle (active) masculine singular commonHC/Vprmsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
לְאֹם, transliterated as lom, refers to a 'people' or 'nation.' It is derived from an unused root meaning to gather, indicating a sense of community. The term is noted as chiefly late in usage according to Brown-Driver-Briggs.
לְאֹם, לְאוֹם n.m. people, poet. and chiefly late
base
H3816 לְאֹם, לְאוֹם people, poet. and chiefly late
3816 lom leh-ome'
or l owm {leh-ome'}; from an unused root meaning to gather; a
community:--nation, people.
לְאֹם (le.om) — people.
a people, nation
N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural absoluteHNcmpa