Isaiah 45:25
in Isaiah 45In the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified and will exult.
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ASV
In Jehovah shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
KJV
In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
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This verse in Isaiah 45
Commentary
9 notes on this verse(Vers. 25) In the Lord, all the descendants of Israel will be justified and praised. LXX: Every descendant of Israel will be justified and glorified in God. And all the descendants of Israel will be justified and praised, whose preaching and most fruitful sowing has brought abundant fruit throughout the whole world. Whether according to the Seventy or in every language, swearing and confessing God, it will be said that the righteousness and glory of the whole world come to him, and the Jews who separate themselves from him will be confounded.
This site's exposition
In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength
on Isaiah 45:24-25
Verse 24 gives the confession every bowing knee will make, “In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength”. The opposition meets its end in the same verse. Verse 25 gives the last word to Israel by name, “In the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified and will exult.”
This site's exposition
all descendants of Israel will be justified
Matthew Henry counts every believer among the descendants of Israel, and he finds their justification in Christ, made righteousness for them. Barnes reads the verse toward the Redeemer. Justification comes by the mercy of God, and Barnes calls that truth the sum of the New Testament.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Vers. 18 seqq.) Because this is what the Lord says, the one who created the heavens, the one who formed the earth and made it, the one who established it; he did not create it in vain, but formed it to be inhabited. I am the Lord, and there is no other. I did not speak in secret, in a dark place on the earth. I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, 'Seek me in vain.' I am the Lord, speaking truth, declaring what is right.
The Medieval Church1 voice
Fourth, the salvation of the believers: in the Lord shall all the seed of Israel, not only according to the flesh, but according to faith, be justified: let them that rise up against me be confounded (Ps 109:28).
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And here, as in many other parts of this prophecy, there is much of Christ and of gospel grace. Prophecies Concerning Cyrus. 1 Thus saith the L ORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
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In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
In the Lord - It shall be only in Yahweh that they shall find justification, and this must mean, that it is by his mercy and grace. The entire passage here, I suppose, has reference to the times of the Redeemer (see the notes at Isa 45:21-24). If so, it means that justification can be obtained only by the mercy of God through a Redeemer. The great truth is, therefore, here brought into view, which constitutes the sum of the New Testament, that people are not justified by their own works, but by the mercy and grace of God.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Israel--the spiritual Israel (Ro 2:29) and the literal Israel, that is, the final remnant which shall all be saved (Isa 45:17; Ro 11:26). justified--treated as if they were just, through Christ's righteousness and death (Jer 23:5). glory--literally, "sing" in His praise (Jer 9:24;
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The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בַּיהוָ֛ה | bayahweh | by Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| יִצְדְּק֥וּ | yitzdeku | they will be justified | H6663 → | 41 times |
| וְיִֽתְהַלְל֖וּ | veyithalu | and they may boast | H1984 → | 165 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| זֶ֥רַע | zera' | [the] offspring of | H2233 → | 229 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
בַּיהוָ֛הby Yahweh
bayahwehH3068 →6520 times
יִצְדְּק֥וּthey will be justified
yitzdekuH6663 →41 times
וְיִֽתְהַלְל֖וּand they may boast
veyithaluH1984 →165 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
זֶ֥רַע[the] offspring of
zera'H2233 →229 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Corinthians 1:31Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
it leads to
- Jeremiah 9:23–24
This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
- 2 Corinthians 10:17
Rather, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
- Philippians 3:3
For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—
- Jeremiah 9:23–24
Through
1 Corinthians 6:11And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 1:30
It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
- Colossians 3:5–7
Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
- 1 Corinthians 1:2
To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their…
- Romans 6:17–19
But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.
- Acts 22:16
And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
- 1 Corinthians 1:30
Where this verse is studied
About Isaiah
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.