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

4 Pay 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.

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.

6 Lift 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.

7 Listen 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.

8 For 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 attention הַקְשִׁ֤יבוּ H7181 Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural to Me אֵלַי֙ H413 Preposition | first person common singular My people עַמִּ֔י H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular and listen הַאֲזִ֑ינוּ H238 Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural to Me אֵלַ֣י H413 Preposition | first person common singular My nation וּלְאוּמִּ֖י H3816 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular for כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction a law תוֹרָה֙ H8451 Noun - feminine singular . . . מֵאִתִּ֣י H854 Preposition-m | Direct object marker | first person common singular will go out from Me תֵצֵ֔א H3318 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular and My justice [will become] וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔י H4941 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular a light לְא֥וֹר H216 Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct to the nations עַמִּ֖ים H5971 Noun - masculine plural I will bring it about quickly אַרְגִּֽיעַ׃ H7280 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Verse 5

Original words

My righteousness צִדְקִי֙ H6664 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular draws near קָר֤וֹב H7138 Adjective - masculine singular My salvation יִשְׁעִ֔י H3468 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular is on the way יָצָ֣א H3318 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular and My arms וּזְרֹעַ֖י H2220 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular will bring justice יִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּ H8199 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural to the nations עַמִּ֣ים H5971 Noun - masculine plural The islands אִיִּ֣ים H339 Noun - masculine plural will look יְקַוּ֔וּ H6960 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural for Me אֵלַי֙ H413 Preposition | first person common singular and wait in hope יְיַחֵלֽוּן׃ H3176 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun for וְאֶל־ H413 Conjunctive waw | Preposition My arm זְרֹעִ֖י H2220 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular

BSB notes

  • Or coastlands
Verse 6

Original words

Lift up שְׂאוּ֩ H5375 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural your eyes עֵֽינֵיכֶ֜ם H5869 Noun - cdc | second person masculine plural to the heavens לַשָּׁמַ֨יִם H8064 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural and look וְֽהַבִּ֧יטוּ H5027 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural at אֶל־ H413 Preposition the earth הָאָ֣רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular below מִתַּ֗חַת H8478 Preposition-m for כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction the heavens שָׁמַ֜יִם H8064 Noun - masculine plural will vanish נִמְלָ֙חוּ֙ H4414 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural like smoke כֶּעָשָׁ֤ן H6227 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular the earth וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ H776 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular will wear out תִּבְלֶ֔ה H1086 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular like a garment כַּבֶּ֣גֶד H899 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular and its people וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ H3427 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular will die יְמוּת֑וּן H4191 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun like [gnats] כְּמוֹ־ H3644 Preposition . . . כֵ֣ן H3654 Adverb But My salvation וִישֽׁוּעָתִי֙ H3444 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular will last forever תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular . . . לְעוֹלָ֣ם H5769 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular and My righteousness וְצִדְקָתִ֖י H6666 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular will never לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle fail תֵחָֽת׃ס H2865 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Verse 7

Original words

Listen שִׁמְע֤וּ H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural to Me אֵלַי֙ H413 Preposition | first person common singular you who know יֹ֣דְעֵי H3045 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct what is right צֶ֔דֶק H6664 Noun - masculine singular you people עַ֖ם H5971 Noun - masculine singular with My law תּוֹרָתִ֣י H8451 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular in your hearts בְלִבָּ֑ם H3820 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Do not אַל־ H408 Adverb fear תִּֽירְאוּ֙ H3372 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural the scorn חֶרְפַּ֣ת H2781 Noun - feminine singular construct of men אֱנ֔וֹשׁ H582 Noun - masculine singular do not אַל־ H408 Adverb be broken תֵּחָֽתּוּ׃ H2865 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural by their insults וּמִגִּדֻּפֹתָ֖ם H1421 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 8

Original words

For כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction the moth עָ֔שׁ H6211 Noun - masculine singular will devour them יֹאכְלֵ֣ם H398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural like a garment כַבֶּ֙גֶד֙ H899 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular and the worm סָ֑ס H5580 Noun - masculine singular will eat them יֹאכְלֵ֣ם H398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural like wool וְכַצֶּ֖מֶר H6785 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular But My righteousness וְצִדְקָתִי֙ H6666 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular will last forever תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular . . . לְעוֹלָ֣ם H5769 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular My salvation וִישׁוּעָתִ֖י H3444 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular through all generations לְד֥וֹר H1755 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . דּוֹרִֽים׃ס H1755 Noun - masculine plural

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