New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 51:4-8
4“1PayH7181 attentionH7181 to Me, O My peopleH5971, And giveH238 earH238 to Me, O My 2nationH3816; For a 3lawH8451 will goH3318 forthH3318 from Me, And I will 4setH7280 My 5justiceH4941 for a 6lightH216 of the peoplesH5971.5My 7righteousnessH6664 is nearH7138, My salvationH3468 has goneH3318 forthH3318, And My 8armsH2220 will judgeH8199 the peoplesH5971; The 9coastlandsH339 will waitH6960 for Me, And for My 10armH2220 they will waitH3176 expectantlyH3176.611LiftH5375 up your eyesH5869 to the skyH8064, Then lookH5027 to the earthH776 beneathH4480H8478; For the 12skyH8064 will vanishH4414 like smokeH6227, And the 13earthH776 will wearH1086 out like a garmentH899 And its inhabitantsH3427 will dieH4191 14in likeH3644 mannerH3654; But My 15salvationH3444 will be foreverH5769, And My righteousnessH6666 will not 16waneH2865.717ListenH8085 to Me, you who knowH3045 righteousnessH6664, A peopleH5971 in whose 18heartH3820 is My lawH8451; Do not fearH3372 the 19reproachH2781 of manH582, NorH408 be dismayedH2865 at their revilingsH1421.8For the 20mothH6211 will eatH398 them like a garmentH899, And the 21grubH5580 will eatH398 them like woolH6785. But My 22righteousnessH6666 will be foreverH5769, And My salvationH3444 to allH1755 generationsH1755.”
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 51:4 Ps 50:7; 78:1 ↩
- 2. Isaiah 51:4 Or people ↩
- 3. Isaiah 51:4 Deut 18:18; Is 2:3; Mic 4:2 ↩
- 4. Isaiah 51:4 Lit cause to rest ↩
- 5. Isaiah 51:4 Is 1:27; 42:4 ↩
- 6. Isaiah 51:4 Is 42:6; 49:6 ↩
- 7. Isaiah 51:5 Is 46:13; 54:17 ↩
- 8. Isaiah 51:5 Is 40:10 ↩
- 9. Isaiah 51:5 Is 42:4; 60:9 ↩
- 10. Isaiah 51:5 Is 59:16; 63:5 ↩
- 11. Isaiah 51:6 Is 40:26 ↩
- 12. Isaiah 51:6 Ps 102:25, 26; Is 13:13; 34:4; Matt 24:35; Heb 1:10-12; 2 Pet 3:10 ↩
- 13. Isaiah 51:6 Ps 102:25, 26; Is 13:13; 34:4; Matt 24:35; Heb 1:10-12; 2 Pet 3:10 ↩
- 14. Isaiah 51:6 Or like gnats ↩
- 15. Isaiah 51:6 Is 45:17; 51:8 ↩
- 16. Isaiah 51:6 Lit be broken ↩
- 17. Isaiah 51:7 Is 51:1 ↩
- 18. Isaiah 51:7 Ps 37:31 ↩
- 19. Isaiah 51:7 Is 25:8; 54:4; Matt 5:11; Acts 5:41 ↩
- 20. Isaiah 51:8 Is 50:9 ↩
- 21. Isaiah 51:8 Is 14:11; 66:24 ↩
- 22. Isaiah 51:8 Is 51:6 ↩
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
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