“My (A)righteousness is near, My salvation has gone forth,
And My (B)arms will judge the peoples;
The (C)coastlands will wait for Me,
And for My (D)arm they will wait expectantly.
(E)Lift up your eyes to the sky,
Then look to the earth beneath;
For the (F)sky will vanish like smoke,
And the (G)earth will wear out like a garment
And its inhabitants will die [a]in like manner;
But My (H)salvation will be forever,
And My righteousness will not [b]wane.
(I)Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,
A people in whose (J)heart is My law;
Do not fear the (K)reproach of man,
Nor be dismayed at their revilings.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 51:6 Or like gnats
  2. Isaiah 51:6 Lit be broken

My righteousness draws near speedily,
    my salvation(A) is on the way,(B)
    and my arm(C) will bring justice to the nations.
The islands(D) will look to me
    and wait in hope(E) for my arm.
Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
    look at the earth beneath;
the heavens will vanish like smoke,(F)
    the earth will wear out like a garment(G)
    and its inhabitants die like flies.
But my salvation(H) will last forever,(I)
    my righteousness will never fail.(J)

“Hear me, you who know what is right,(K)
    you people who have taken my instruction to heart:(L)
Do not fear the reproach of mere mortals
    or be terrified by their insults.(M)

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