New American Standard Bible 2020
Isaiah 51:3-16
3IndeedH3588, 1the LordH3068 will comfortH5162 ZionH6726; He will comfortH5162 allH3605 her 2ruinsH2723. And He will makeH7760 her 3wildernessH4057 like 4EdenH5731, And her desertH6160 like the 5gardenH1588 of the LordH3068. 6JoyH8342 and gladnessH8057 will be foundH4672 in her, ThanksgivingH8426 and the soundH6963 of a melodyH2172.
4“7PayH7181 attentionH7181 to Me, My peopleH5971, And listenH238 to Me, My 8nationH3816; For a 9lawH8451 will goH3318 outH3318 from Me, And I will bringH7280 My 10justiceH4941 as a 11lightH216 of the peoplesH5971.5My 12righteousnessH6664 is nearH7138, My salvationH3468 has goneH3318 forthH3318, And My 13armsH2220 will judgeH8199 the peoplesH5971; The 14coastlandsH339 will waitH6960 for Me, And they will waitH3176 expectantlyH3176 for My 15armH2220.616RaiseH5375 your eyesH5869 to the skyH8064, Then lookH5027 to the earthH776 beneathH4480H8478; For the 17skyH8064 will vanishH4414 like smokeH6227, And the 18earthH776 will wearH1086 outH1086 like a garmentH899 And its inhabitantsH3427 will dieH4191 19in the sameH3644 wayH3651. But My 20salvationH3444 will be foreverH5769, And My righteousnessH6666 will not failH2865.721ListenH8085 to Me, you who knowH3045 righteousnessH6664, A peopleH5971 in whose 22heartH3820 is My LawH8451; Do not fearH3372 the 23tauntingH2781 of 24peopleH582, NorH408 be terrifiedH2865 of their abusesH1421.8For the 25mothH6211 will eatH398 them like a garmentH899; Yes, the 26mothH5580 will eatH398 them like woolH6785. But My 27righteousnessH6666 will be foreverH5769, And My salvationH3444 to allH1755 generationsH1755.”
928AwakeH5782, awakeH5782, putH3847 onH3847 strengthH5797, O armH2220 of the LordH3068; AwakeH5782 as in the 29daysH3117 of oldH6924, the generationsH1755 of longH5769 agoH5769. 30Was it not You who cutH2672 31RahabH7293 inH2672 piecesH2672, Who piercedH2490 the 32dragonH8577?10Was it not You who 33driedH2717 upH2717 the seaH3220, The watersH4325 of the greatH7227 deepH8415; Who madeH7760 the depthsH4615 of the seaH3220 a pathwayH1870 For the 34redeemedH1350 to crossH5674 overH5674?11And the 35redeemedH6299 of the LordH3068 will returnH7725 And comeH935 to ZionH6726 with joyfulH7440 shoutingH7440, And 36everlastingH5769 joyH8057 will be on their headsH7218. They will obtainH5381 gladnessH8342 and joyH8057, And 37sorrowH3015 and sighingH585 will fleeH5127 awayH5127.
12“I, I MyselfH59, am He who 38comfortsH5162 you. WhoH4310 are you that you areH3372 afraidH3372 of 3940mortalH4191 manH582, And of a sonH1121 of manH120 who is madeH5414 like 41grassH2682,13That you have 42forgottenH7911 the LordH3068 your MakerH6213, Who 43stretchedH5186 outH5186 the heavensH8064 And laidH3245 the foundationsH3245 of the earthH776, That you 44fearH6342 continuallyH8548 allH3605 dayH3117 long becauseH4480H6440 of the furyH2534 of the oppressorH6693, As he makesH3559 readyH3559 to destroyH7843? And whereH346 is the rageH2534 of the 45oppressorH6693? 14The 4647exileH6808 will soonH4116 be setH6605 freeH6605, and will not dieH4191 in the 48dungeonH7845, 49norH3808 will his breadH3899 be lackingH2637. 15For I am the LordH3068 your GodH430, who 50stirsH7280 up the seaH3220 so that its wavesH1530 roarH1993 (the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 is His nameH8034). 16And I have 51putH7760 My wordsH1697 in your mouthH6310 and have 52coveredH3680 you with the shadowH6738 of My handH3027, to 5354establishH5193 the heavensH8064, to foundH3245 the earthH776, and to sayH559 to ZionH6726, ‘You are My peopleH5971.’”
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 51:3 Is 40:1; 49:13 ↩
- 2. Isaiah 51:3 Is 52:9 ↩
- 3. Isaiah 51:3 Is 35:1; 41:19 ↩
- 4. Isaiah 51:3 Gen 2:8; Joel 2:3 ↩
- 5. Isaiah 51:3 Gen 13:10 ↩
- 6. Isaiah 51:3 Is 25:9; 41:16; 65:18; 66:10 ↩
- 7. Isaiah 51:4 Ps 50:7; 78:1 ↩
- 8. Isaiah 51:4 Or people ↩
- 9. Isaiah 51:4 Deut 18:18; Is 2:3; Mic 4:2 ↩
- 10. Isaiah 51:4 Is 1:27; 42:4 ↩
- 11. Isaiah 51:4 Is 42:6; 49:6 ↩
- 12. Isaiah 51:5 Is 46:13; 54:17 ↩
- 13. Isaiah 51:5 Is 40:10 ↩
- 14. Isaiah 51:5 Is 42:4; 60:9 ↩
- 15. Isaiah 51:5 Is 59:16; 63:5 ↩
- 16. Isaiah 51:6 Is 40:26 ↩
- 17. Isaiah 51:6 Ps 102:25, 26; Is 13:13; 34:4; Matt 24:35; Heb 1:10-12; 2 Pet 3:10 ↩
- 18. Isaiah 51:6 Ps 102:25, 26; Is 13:13; 34:4; Matt 24:35; Heb 1:10-12; 2 Pet 3:10 ↩
- 19. Isaiah 51:6 Another reading is like gnats ↩
- 20. Isaiah 51:6 Is 45:17; 51:8 ↩
- 21. Isaiah 51:7 Is 51:1 ↩
- 22. Isaiah 51:7 Ps 37:31 ↩
- 23. Isaiah 51:7 Is 25:8; 54:4; Matt 5:11; Acts 5:41 ↩
- 24. Isaiah 51:7 Or mankind ↩
- 25. Isaiah 51:8 Is 50:9 ↩
- 26. Isaiah 51:8 Is 14:11; 66:24 ↩
- 27. Isaiah 51:8 Is 51:6 ↩
- 28. Isaiah 51:9 Is 51:17; 52:1 ↩
- 29. Isaiah 51:9 Ex 6:6; Deut 4:34 ↩
- 30. Isaiah 51:9 Job 26:12; Ps 89:10; Is 30:7 ↩
- 31. Isaiah 51:9 I.e., a sea monster, not to be confused with Rahab in Joshua 2 ↩
- 32. Isaiah 51:9 Ps 74:13; Is 27:1 ↩
- 33. Isaiah 51:10 Is 11:15, 16; 50:2; 63:11, 12 ↩
- 34. Isaiah 51:10 Ex 15:13; Ps 106:10; Is 63:9 ↩
- 35. Isaiah 51:11 Is 35:10; Jer 31:11, 12 ↩
- 36. Isaiah 51:11 Is 60:19; 61:7 ↩
- 37. Isaiah 51:11 Is 25:8; 60:20; 65:19; Rev 7:17; 21:1, 4; 22:3 ↩
- 38. Isaiah 51:12 Is 51:3 ↩
- 39. Isaiah 51:12 Lit man who dies ↩
- 40. Isaiah 51:12 Ps 118:6; Is 2:22 ↩
- 41. Isaiah 51:12 Is 40:6, 7; 1 Pet 1:24 ↩
- 42. Isaiah 51:13 Deut 6:12; 8:11; Is 17:10 ↩
- 43. Isaiah 51:13 Job 9:8; Ps 104:2; Is 40:22; 45:12, 18; 48:13 ↩
- 44. Isaiah 51:13 Is 7:4; 10:24 ↩
- 45. Isaiah 51:13 Is 49:26; 54:14 ↩
- 46. Isaiah 51:14 Lit one in chains ↩
- 47. Isaiah 51:14 Is 48:20; 52:2 ↩
- 48. Isaiah 51:14 Lit pit ↩
- 49. Isaiah 51:14 Is 33:6; 49:10 ↩
- 50. Isaiah 51:15 Ps 107:25; Jer 31:35 ↩
- 51. Isaiah 51:16 Deut 18:18; Is 59:21 ↩
- 52. Isaiah 51:16 Ex 33:22; Is 49:2 ↩
- 53. Isaiah 51:16 Lit plant ↩
- 54. Isaiah 51:16 Is 66:22 ↩
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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