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Isaiah 51:3-11
New American Standard Bible
Isaiah 51:3-11
New American Standard Bible
3 Indeed, (A)the Lord will comfort Zion;
He will comfort all her (B)ruins.
And He will make her (C)wilderness like (D)Eden,
And her desert like the (E)garden of the Lord.
(F)Joy and gladness will be found in her,
Thanksgiving and the sound of a melody.
4 “(G)Pay attention to Me, My people,
And listen to Me, My [a]nation;
For a (H)law will go out from Me,
And I will bring My (I)justice as a (J)light of the peoples.
5 My (K)righteousness is near, My salvation has gone forth,
And My (L)arms will judge the peoples;
The (M)coastlands will wait for Me,
And they will wait expectantly for My (N)arm.
6 (O)Raise your eyes to the sky,
Then look to the earth beneath;
For the (P)sky will vanish like smoke,
And the (Q)earth will wear out like a garment
And its inhabitants will die [b]in the same way.
But My (R)salvation will be forever,
And My righteousness will not fail.
7 (S)Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,
A people in whose (T)heart is My Law;
Do not fear the (U)taunting of [c]people,
Nor be terrified of their abuses.
8 For the (V)moth will eat them like a garment;
Yes, the (W)moth will eat them like wool.
But My (X)righteousness will be forever,
And My salvation to all generations.”
9 (Y)Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord;
Awake as in the (Z)days of old, the generations of long ago.
(AA)Was it not You who cut [d]Rahab in pieces,
Who pierced the (AB)dragon?
10 Was it not You who (AC)dried up the sea,
The waters of the great deep;
Who made the depths of the sea a pathway
For the (AD)redeemed to cross over?
11 And the (AE)redeemed of the Lord will return
And come to Zion with joyful shouting,
And (AF)everlasting joy will be on their heads.
They will obtain gladness and joy,
And (AG)sorrow and sighing will flee away.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 51:4 Or people
- Isaiah 51:6 Another reading is like gnats
- Isaiah 51:7 Or mankind
- Isaiah 51:9 I.e., a sea monster, not to be confused with Rahab in Joshua 2
Isaiah 51:3-11
New International Version
Isaiah 51:3-11
New International Version
3 The Lord will surely comfort(A) Zion(B)
and will look with compassion on all her ruins;(C)
he will make her deserts like Eden,(D)
her wastelands(E) like the garden of the Lord.
Joy and gladness(F) will be found in her,
thanksgiving(G) and the sound of singing.
4 “Listen to me, my people;(H)
hear me,(I) my nation:
Instruction(J) will go out from me;
my justice(K) will become a light to the nations.(L)
5 My righteousness draws near speedily,
my salvation(M) is on the way,(N)
and my arm(O) will bring justice to the nations.
The islands(P) will look to me
and wait in hope(Q) for my arm.
6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
look at the earth beneath;
the heavens will vanish like smoke,(R)
the earth will wear out like a garment(S)
and its inhabitants die like flies.
But my salvation(T) will last forever,(U)
my righteousness will never fail.(V)
7 “Hear me, you who know what is right,(W)
you people who have taken my instruction to heart:(X)
Do not fear the reproach of mere mortals
or be terrified by their insults.(Y)
8 For the moth will eat them up like a garment;(Z)
the worm(AA) will devour them like wool.
But my righteousness will last forever,(AB)
my salvation through all generations.”
9 Awake, awake,(AC) arm(AD) of the Lord,
clothe yourself with strength!(AE)
Awake, as in days gone by,
as in generations of old.(AF)
Was it not you who cut Rahab(AG) to pieces,
who pierced that monster(AH) through?
10 Was it not you who dried up the sea,(AI)
the waters of the great deep,(AJ)
who made a road in the depths of the sea(AK)
so that the redeemed(AL) might cross over?
11 Those the Lord has rescued(AM) will return.
They will enter Zion with singing;(AN)
everlasting joy will crown their heads.
Gladness and joy(AO) will overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing will flee away.(AP)
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