Isaiah 51:5

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“My righteousness is near. My salvation has gone out, and my arms will judge the peoples. The islands will wait for me, and they will trust my arm.”

— WEB

“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.”

— KJV

“My righteousness is near, my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the peoples; the isles shall wait for me, and on mine arm shall they trust.”

— ASV

Bible Verses About Justification

Cross-references

Related verses via the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Romans 10:17-18 "So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."
Isaiah 46:13 "I bring my righteousness near. It is not far off, and my salvation will not wait. I will grant salvation to Zion, my glory to Israel."
Isaiah 60:9 "Surely the islands will wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far, their silver and their gold with them,…"
Isaiah 42:4 "He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice in the earth, and the islands will wait for his law.”"
Romans 10:6-10 "But the righteousness which is of faith says this, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’Deuteronomy 30:12 (that is, to…"
2 Corinthians 5:10 "For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he ha…"
Joel 3:12 "“Let the nations arouse themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there will I sit to judge all the surrounding nations."
Psalms 67:4 "Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you will judge the peoples with equity, and govern the nations on earth. Selah."

Commentary

righteousness . . . near--that is, faithful fulfilment of the promised deliverance, answering to "salvation" in the parallel clause (Isa 46:13; Isa 56:1; Rom 10:8-9). Ye follow after "righteousness"; seek it therefore, from Me, and you will not have far to go for it (Isa 51:1). arms--put for Himself; I by My might. judge-- (Isa 2:3-4; Psa 98:9). isles, &c.-- (Isa 60:9). arm-- (Rom 1:16), "the power of God unto (the Gentiles as well as the Jews) salvation."

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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