KJV King James Version
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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Isaiah 51:5
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
My righteousness is near, my salvation is gone forth, and my arms shall judge the peoples; the islands shall wait for me, and on my arm shall they trust.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Near is My righteousness, Gone out hath My salvation and Mine arms, Peoples they judge, on Me isles do wait, Yea, on Mine arm they do wait with hope.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 51
2 Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah [that] bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
3 For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
4 Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.
5 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.
6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
7 Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart [is] my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.
8 For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
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קָר֤וֹבH7138 · qa.rovnearצִדְקִי֙H6664 · tse.deqrighteousnessיָצָ֣אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeיִשְׁעִ֔יH3468 · ye.sahsalvationוּזְרֹעַ֖יH2220 · ze.ro.aarmעַמִּ֣יםH5971 · ampeopleיִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּH8199 · sha.phatto judgeאֵלַי֙H413 · elto(wards)אִיִּ֣יםH339 · icoastlandיְקַוּ֔וּH6960 · qa.vahto awaitוְאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)זְרֹעִ֖יH2220 · ze.ro.aarmיְיַחֵלֽוּן׃H3176 · ya.chalto wait: wait
Cross-references
Romans 10:17-18So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.Isaiah 46:13I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.Isaiah 42:4He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.Romans 10:6-10But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down [from above]:)Isaiah 60:9Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things [done] in [his] body, according to that he hath done, whether [it be] good or bad.Matthew 3:2And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.Psalm 67:4O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.Mark 16:15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.Luke 24:47And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.Romans 2:16In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.Joel 3:12Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.Matthew 28:18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.Psalm 85:9Surely his salvation [is] nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.John 5:22-23For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:Ezekiel 47:1-5Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house [stood toward] the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south [side] of the altar.Deuteronomy 30:14But the word [is] very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.Romans 15:9-12And that the Gentiles might glorify God for [his] mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
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