Isaiah 51:5 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 51:4-8

Both these proclamations, as I may call them, end alike with an assurance of the perpetuity of God's righteousness and his salvation; and therefore we put them together, both being designed for the comfort of God's people. Observe, I. Who they are to whom this comfort belongs: ?My people, and my nation, that I have set apart for myself, that own me and are owned by me.? Those are God's people and his nation who are subject to him as their King and their God, pay allegiance to him, and put... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 51:5

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... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 51:5

My righteousness is near - The word צדק tsedek , righteousness, is used in such a great latitude of signification, for justice, truth, faithfulness, goodness, mercy, deliverance, salvation, etc., that it is not easy sometimes to give the precise meaning of it without much circumlocution; it means here the faithful completion of God's promises to deliver his people. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-8

AN ADDRESS TO FAITHFUL ISRAEL , SUGGESTING TOPICS OF COMFORT . The address consists of three nearly equal strophes or stanzas, each commencing with a call, Shim'u elai , "Hearken unto me," or Haqshibu elai , "Attend to me." The prophet appears to be the speaker, and to address himself to the more faithful portion of the people. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-8

Instructions to the spiritual Israel. The people are described as "possessing righteousness," i.e. following a way of life in accordance with the Divine commands; and "seeking Jehovah," i.e. attending to all that his mind approves and his will commands. I. THE LESSON OF THEIR ORIGIN . They had been, as it were, hewn from a rock and dug out of a pit. The allusion is to Abraham. They had sprung from one, and him as good as dead ( Hebrews 11:12 ). They had been as rough as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:5

My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth . "One day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and. a thousand years as one day" ( 2 Peter 3:8 ). Isaiah always speaks as if the Messianic kingdom was to supervene almost immediately on the return of the exiles to Palestine. It was not revealed to him that there would be an interval of from five hundred to six hundred years between the two events. By God's " righteousness " here we must understand his righteous plans for the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 51:5

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. The ‘arm’... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 51:4-5

Isaiah 51:4-5. Hearken unto me, my people Ye Jews, whom I chose to be my peculiar people, do not reject my counsel, which, I have told you, even the Gentiles will receive, nor forsake the mercies of which even they will partake. For a law shall proceed from me A new law, even the doctrine of the gospel. I will make my judgment to rest for a light Judgment is here the same thing with law in the former clause, the word of God, or the evangelical doctrine, of which he saith, that he will... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-23

God of the impossible (51:1-23)To the captive Jews it must have seemed almost impossible to escape from the powerful grip of the tyrant Babylon, make the long journey over harsh territory and then rebuild their ruined country. God encourages them with reminders of the apparently impossible things he has done for them in the past. The very origin of Israel was something of a miracle. God built a nation out of one couple, even though the man and his wife were past the age when they might normally... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 51:5

isles = maritime countries. See note on Isaiah 11:11 . wait. Compare Isaiah 42:4 ; Isaiah 60:9 . trust = hope. Hebrew. yahal. App-69 . Not the same word as in Isaiah 50:10 . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 51:4-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 51:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 51:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 51:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 51:4-5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-23

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 51:5

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