Isaiah 51:5

Isaiah 51:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
• New International Version (NIV)My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm.
• English Standard Version (ESV)My righteousness draws near, my salvation has gone out, and my arms will judge the peoples; the coastlands hope for me, and for my arm they wait.
• New King James Version (NKJV)My righteousness is near, My salvation has gone forth, And My arms will judge the peoples; The coastlands will wait upon Me, And on My arm they will trust.

Context of Isaiah 51:5

3For the Lord will comfort Zion; he will comfort all her waste places, and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song. 4Pay attention to me, my people, and listen to me, my nation; for instruction will come from me, and my justice for a light to the nations. I will bring it about quickly. My righteousness is near, my salvation appears, and my arms will bring justice to the nations. The coasts and islands will put their hope in me, and they will look to my strength. 6Look up to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its inhabitants will die like gnats. But my salvation will last forever, and my righteousness will never be shattered. 7Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my instruction: do not fear disgrace by men, and do not be shattered by their taunts.

Isaiah 51:5 word by word

קָר֤וֹב צִדְקִי֙ יָצָ֣א יִשְׁעִ֔י וּזְרֹעַ֖י עַמִּ֣ים יִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּ אֵלַי֙ אִיִּ֣ים יְקַוּ֔וּ וְאֶל־זְרֹעִ֖י יְיַחֵלֽוּן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• My righteousnessצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
• nearקָרֹבqârôb qârôb · nearH7138
• my salvationיֵ֫שַׁעyesha‛ yêsha‛ · salvationH3468
• is gone forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• and mine armsזְרוֹעַzerôa‛ zerôa‛ zerô‛âh zerô‛âh · armH2220
• shall judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• the islesאִי'îy · coastlandH339
• shall waitקָוָהqâvâh · to awaitH6960
• shall they trustיָחַלyâchal · to wait: hopeH3176

Cross-references for Isaiah 51:5

• Isaiah 46:13I am bringing my justice near; it is not far away, and my salvation will not delay. I will put salvation in Zion, my splendor in Israel.
• Isaiah 56:1This is what the Lord says: Preserve justice and do what is right, for my salvation is coming soon, and my righteousness will be revealed.
• Deuteronomy 30:14But the message is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may follow it.
• Psalms 85:9His salvation is very near those who fear him, so that glory may dwell in our land.
• Matthew 3:2and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”
• Romans 1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek.
• Romans 10:6But the righteousness that comes from faith speaks like this: Do not say in your heart, “Who will go up to heaven?” that is, to bring Christ down
• Isaiah 2:2In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s house will be established at the top of the mountains and will be raised above the hills. All nations will stream to it,
• Ezekiel 47:1Then he brought me back to the entrance of the temple and there was water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the temple faced east. The water was coming down from under the south side of the threshold of the temple, south of the altar.
• Matthew 28:18Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
• Mark 16:15Then he said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
• Luke 24:47and repentance for forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
• Romans 10:17So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the message about Christ.
• 1 Samuel 2:10Those who oppose the Lord will be shattered; he will thunder in the heavens against them. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth. He will give power to his king; he will lift up the horn of his anointed.
• Psalms 50:4On high, he summons heaven and earth in order to judge his people:
• Psalms 67:4Let the nations rejoice and shout for joy, for you judge the peoples with fairness and lead the nations on earth.Selah

Commentaries on Isaiah 51:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5My righteousness is near - The word צדק tsedek, righteousness, is used in such a great latitude of signification, for justice, truth, faithfulness, goodness, mercy, deliverance, salvation, etc., that it is not easy sometimes to give the precise meaning of it without much circumlocution; it means here the faithful completion of God's promises to deliver his people.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5My righteousness is near - The word righteousness‘ is used in a great variety of significations. Here it means, probably, the faithful completion of his promises to his people (Lowth). My salvation is gone forth - The promise of salvation is gone forth, and already the execution of that purpose is commenced. He would soon deliver his people; he would at no distant period extend salvation to all nations. And mine arm shall judge the people - That is, shall…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-8Verses 4-8 The gospel of Christ shall be preached and published. How shall we escape if we neglect it? There is no salvation without righteousness. The soul shall, as to this world, vanish like smoke, and the body be thrown by like a worn-out garment. But those whose happiness is in Christ's righteousness and salvation, will have the comfort of it when time and days shall be no more. Clouds darken the sun, but do not stop its course. The believer will…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5God is strong enough to crush his enemies and rescue his people, such as when he rescued Israel in the exodus (see Isaiah 51:9; Exodus 6:6; 15:16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. righteousness ... near--that is, faithful fulfilment of the promised deliverance, answering to "salvation" in the parallel clause (Is 46:13; 56:1; Ro 10:8, 9). Ye follow after "righteousness"; seek it therefore, from Me, and you will not have far to go for it (Is 51:1). arms--put for Himself; I by My might. judge--(Is 2:3, 4; Psa 98:9). isles, &c.--(Is 60:9). arm--(Ro 1:16), "the power of God unto (the Gentiles as well as the Jews) salvation."Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 51:5

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Arm
• Church
• Gospel
• Justification
• Salvation

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Commentaries on Isaiah 51

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings