Focused Passage

Isaiah 51:4-8

The LORD Comforts Zion and Calls His People to Awake

From listening to covenant ancestry, to promised Eden-like comfort for Zion, to God’s righteousness and salvation for the nations, to courage against human reproach, to prayer for the LORD’s arm to awake, to divine rebuke of fear, to Jerusalem’s awakening from the cup of wrath.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

4Pay attention to Me, My people, and listen to Me, My nation; for a law will go out from Me, and My justice will become a light to the nations; I will bring it about quickly.

5My 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.

6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail.

7Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.

8For the moth will devour them like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool. But My righteousness will last forever, My salvation through all generations.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 4

Original words

Pay attentionהַקְשִׁ֤יבוּH7181Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralto Meאֵלַי֙H413Preposition | first person common singularMy peopleעַמִּ֔יH5971Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularand listenהַאֲזִ֑ינוּH238Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralto Meאֵלַ֣יH413Preposition | first person common singularMy nationוּלְאוּמִּ֖יH3816Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularforכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctiona lawתוֹרָה֙H8451Noun - feminine singular. . .מֵאִתִּ֣יH854Preposition-m | Direct object marker | first person common singularwill go out from Meתֵצֵ֔אH3318Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularand My justice [will become]וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יH4941Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singulara lightלְא֥וֹרH216Preposition-l | Noun - common singular constructto the nationsעַמִּ֖יםH5971Noun - masculine pluralI will bring it about quicklyאַרְגִּֽיעַ׃H7280Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Verse 5

Original words

My righteousnessצִדְקִי֙H6664Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singulardraws nearקָר֤וֹבH7138Adjective - masculine singularMy salvationיִשְׁעִ֔יH3468Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularis on the wayיָצָ֣אH3318Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularand My armsוּזְרֹעַ֖יH2220Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singularwill bring justiceיִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּH8199Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralto the nationsעַמִּ֣יםH5971Noun - masculine pluralThe islandsאִיִּ֣יםH339Noun - masculine pluralwill lookיְקַוּ֔וּH6960Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralfor Meאֵלַי֙H413Preposition | first person common singularand wait in hopeיְיַחֵלֽוּן׃H3176Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nunforוְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | PrepositionMy armזְרֹעִ֖יH2220Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular

BSB notes

  • Or coastlands
Verse 6

Original words

Lift upשְׂאוּ֩H5375Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralyour eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֜םH5869Noun - cdc | second person masculine pluralto the heavensלַשָּׁמַ֨יִםH8064Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine pluraland lookוְֽהַבִּ֧יטוּH5027Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralatאֶל־H413Prepositionthe earthהָאָ֣רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularbelowמִתַּ֗חַתH8478Preposition-mforכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe heavensשָׁמַ֜יִםH8064Noun - masculine pluralwill vanishנִמְלָ֙חוּ֙H4414Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plurallike smokeכֶּעָשָׁ֤ןH6227Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularthe earthוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙H776Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularwill wear outתִּבְלֶ֔הH1086Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularlike a garmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדH899Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularand its peopleוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָH3427Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularwill dieיְמוּת֑וּןH4191Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nunlike [gnats]כְּמוֹ־H3644Preposition. . .כֵ֣ןH3654AdverbBut My salvationוִישֽׁוּעָתִי֙H3444Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularwill last foreverתִּֽהְיֶ֔הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular. . .לְעוֹלָ֣םH5769Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularand My righteousnessוְצִדְקָתִ֖יH6666Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularwill neverלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlefailתֵחָֽת׃סH2865Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Verse 7

Original words

Listenשִׁמְע֤וּH8085Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralto Meאֵלַי֙H413Preposition | first person common singularyou who knowיֹ֣דְעֵיH3045Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructwhat is rightצֶ֔דֶקH6664Noun - masculine singularyou peopleעַ֖םH5971Noun - masculine singularwith My lawתּוֹרָתִ֣יH8451Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularin your heartsבְלִבָּ֑םH3820Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralDo notאַל־H408Adverbfearתִּֽירְאוּ֙H3372Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralthe scornחֶרְפַּ֣תH2781Noun - feminine singular constructof menאֱנ֔וֹשׁH582Noun - masculine singulardo notאַל־H408Adverbbe brokenתֵּחָֽתּוּ׃H2865Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralby their insultsוּמִגִּדֻּפֹתָ֖םH1421Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 8

Original words

Forכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionthe mothעָ֔שׁH6211Noun - masculine singularwill devour themיֹאכְלֵ֣םH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plurallike a garmentכַבֶּ֙גֶד֙H899Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularand the wormסָ֑סH5580Noun - masculine singularwill eat themיֹאכְלֵ֣םH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plurallike woolוְכַצֶּ֖מֶרH6785Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularBut My righteousnessוְצִדְקָתִי֙H6666Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularwill last foreverתִּֽהְיֶ֔הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular. . .לְעוֹלָ֣םH5769Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularMy salvationוִישׁוּעָתִ֖יH3444Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularthrough all generationsלְד֥וֹרH1755Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .דּוֹרִֽים׃סH1755Noun - masculine plural

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