Isaiah 51:5 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 51:5

My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.

BSB

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ASV

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.

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.

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Commentary

4 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 4:5.51:5 (444)

If we want to know the meaning of these words in the person of God and Father, then we say that he calls the Son "his righteousness." For we are saved in him … through his great mercy.… He is called "righteousness" and "salvation" and rightly so. For he has removed all evil from us and, freeing us from the chains of death, has led us into eternal life.… Those who were once weak and prostrate on the ground grasp his right hand and gain the hope of an unexpected salvation.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah (420)

(Vers. 4, 5.) Listen to me, my people, and my tribe, listen to me: for the law will come forth from me, and my judgment will rest on the light of the nations. My righteous one is near, my savior has come forth, and my arms will judge the peoples. The islands will wait for me, and my arm will sustain them. LXX: Listen to me, listen to me, my people, and kings, give heed to me: for the law will come forth from me, and my judgment will be a light to the Gentiles.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

My righteousness is near,.... These are either the words of God the Father, and to be understood not of his essential righteousness, nor of his vindictive justice; but of the righteousness of his Son, which he calls his own, because he approves and accepts of it, imputes and reckons it to his people, and with it justifies them. The words may be rendered, "my righteous One", as in the Vulgate Latin version; not Cyrus, as Grotius; but Christ, God's righteous servant, who was near to come in the flesh, in order to work righteousness.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

My 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 dispense judgment to them.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
קָר֤וֹב	ka.Rov	[is] near	H7138 →
צִדְקִי֙	tzid.Ki	righteousness my	H6664 →
יָצָ֣א	ya.Tza'	it has gone out	H3318 →
יִשְׁעִ֔י	yish.'I	salvation my	H3468 →
וּזְרֹעַ֖י	u.ze.ro.'Ai	and arms my	H2220 →
עַמִּ֣ים	'a.Mim	peoples	H5971 →
יִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּ	yish.Po.tu	they will judge	H8199 →
אֵלַי֙	'e.Lai	to me	H413 →
אִיִּ֣ים	'i.Yim	islands	H339 →
יְקַוּ֔וּ	ye.ka.Vu	they will wait	H6960 →
וְאֶל־	ve.'el-	and to	H413 →
זְרֹעִ֖י	ze.ro.'I	arm my	H2220 →
יְיַחֵלֽוּן׃	ye.ya.che.Lun	they will hope !	H3176 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 42:4
He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.”
leads to
- Isaiah 55:5
  Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 53:2–12
  He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.
- Genesis 49:10
  The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
- Isaiah 52:13–15
  Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
Through
Isaiah 46:13
I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.
leads to
- Isaiah 12:2
  Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
- Isaiah 62:11
  Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.”
- Isaiah 61:3
  to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be…
Through
Isaiah 60:9
Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God,…
leads to
- Isaiah 2:16
  against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.

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Where the connections lead

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