Isaiah 51:5

Salvation Justice

³ For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.

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.

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.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: 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.
KJV: My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
WEB: My righteousness is near. My salvation has gone out, and my arms will judge the peoples. The islands will wait for me, and they will trust my arm.
ASV: My righteousness is near, my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the peoples; the isles shall wait for me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
DARBY: My righteousness is near, my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the peoples: the isles shall wait for me, and in mine arm shall they trust.
BLB: My righteousness [is] near, My salvation has gone forth; and My arms will judge the nations; the islands will wait for me, and on My arm they will wait in hope.

ÅB: Min rettferdighet er nær, min frelse bryter fram, og mine armer skal hjelpe folkene til rett; på meg skal øyene vente, og på min arm skal de bie.
OTB: Min rettferdighet er nær, min frelse er på vei, og mine armer vil dømme nasjonene. Kystlandene vil se til meg og vente forventningsfullt på min arm.
B1930: Min rettferdighet er nær, min frelse bryter frem, og mine armer skal hjelpe folkene til rett; på mig skal øene vente, og på min arm skal de bie.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Romans 10:17–18
Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
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Isaiah 46:13
I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.
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Isaiah 60:9
Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.
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Isaiah 42:4
He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.”
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Romans 10:6–10
But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)
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2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
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Joel 3:12
Let the nations be roused and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the nations on every side.
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Mark 16:15
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
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