Yesaya 51:6

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Contextual Overview

⁴ Haue respect vnto me then O my people both high & lowe, and lay thine eare vnto me: for a lawe and an ordinaunce shall go foorth fro me, to lyghten the gentiles. ⁵ It is harde by that my health and my ryghteousnesse shall go foorth, and the people shalbe ordered with mine arme: the ilandes [that is the gentiles] shall hope in me, and put their trust in myne arme. ⁶ Lyft vp your eyes towarde heauen, and loke vpon the earth beneath: for the heauens shall vanishe away lyke smoke, and the earth shal waxe olde like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall perishe in lyke maner: But my saluation shall endure for euer, and my ryghteousnesse shall not ceasse. ⁷ Hearken vnto me ye that haue knowledge in ryghteousnesse, thou people that bearest my lawe in thyne heart: feare not the reuilynges of men, be not afrayde of their blasphemies. ⁸ For wormes and mothes shall eate them vp lyke cloth and wooll: but my ryghteousnesse shall endure for euer, and my sauyng health from generation to generation.

Bible Verse Review
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Lift up: Isaiah 40:26, Deuteronomy 4:19, Psalms 8:3, Psalms 8:4

the heavens: Isaiah 34:4, Isaiah 50:9, Psalms 102:26, Matthew 24:35, Hebrews 1:11, Hebrews 1:12, 2 Peter 3:10-12, Revelation 6:12-14, Revelation 20:11

my salvation: Isaiah 51:8, Isaiah 45:17, Psalms 103:17, Daniel 9:24, John 3:15, John 3:16, John 5:24, John 10:27-29, 2 Thessalonians 2:16, Hebrews 5:9, Hebrews 9:12, Hebrews 9:15

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 16:23 - show forth Job 14:12 - till the heavens Psalms 18:9 - He bowed Psalms 24:5 - righteousness Psalms 27:1 - salvation Psalms 36:10 - and thy Psalms 50:23 - salvation Psalms 78:69 - earth Psalms 111:3 - righteousness Psalms 119:142 - an everlasting Isaiah 54:10 - the mountains Isaiah 62:1 - the righteousness Joel 3:16 - hope Habakkuk 3:6 - his Matthew 5:18 - Till Mark 13:31 - Heaven Luke 16:17 - it Luke 21:33 - General Romans 10:3 - God's righteousness Hebrews 8:13 - ready 1 Peter 1:5 - unto 2 Peter 3:7 - the heavens Revelation 14:6 - everlasting

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Lift up your eyes to the heavens,.... And observe their beauty and order, the constant and regular motion of the heavenly bodies, the firmness and solidity of them:

and look upon the earth beneath; how stable and well founded it is:

for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke; though they are so firm, and have lasted so long, and have kept their constant situation and course, yet they shall melt away like salt, as the word k signifies, and disappear in an instant like smoke. Reference seems to be had to the general conflagration, when the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, 2 Peter 3:12:

and the earth shall wax old like a garment; and be folded up, and laid aside, as useless; see Psalms 102:26. This seems to design not a substantial destruction of the earth, but of its qualities, when waxing old it shall be renewed and changed. Jarchi interprets these clauses of the princes of the hosts of people in heaven, and the governors of the earth; but the inhabitants thereof are mentioned next:

and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner; as the heavens and the earth; be dissolved as they, and in like manner; vanish as smoke, and be seen no more; wax old as a garment, and become useless and unprofitable. De Dieu renders it, "as a louse" l, and so this word sometimes signifies; and this sense is approved of by many learned men m, and seems best to agree with the text; since neither the heavens and the earth are said to die, nor smoke, or a garment: and it may denote how loathsome and nauseous wicked men are in life, like vermin; and how mean and contemptible in death, their bodies are vile and despicable, and how easily they are destroyed:

but my salvation shall be for ever; that salvation which Christ has wrought out for his people is an everlasting salvation, Isaiah 14:17 Hebrews 5:9 and they that are interested in it will be always safe and happy; and though they shall die as other men, they shall rise again, and enjoy glory, immortality, and eternal life:

and my righteousness shall not be abolished: the righteousness which Christ has brought in for his people, and by which they are justified, is also everlasting, Daniel 9:24 or, "shall not be broken" n; it answers all the demands of law and justice, and stands firm against all the accusations and charges of men and devils: or, "shall not fail" o, as the Septuagint; its virtue to justify will always continue; it will answer for the saints in a time to come, even at the last judgment. The Targum is, it

"shall not tarry;''

being near to be wrought out and revealed, Isaiah 51:5.

k נמלחו αλιωσονται, "Symmachus". It is expressive of corruption and consumption, as Ben Melech observes; which is the sense of salt land, not inhabited Jer xvii 6. It denotes, as Gussetius (Ebr. Comment. p. 469.) thinks, the fluctuating and confused agitation of the heavens, like those of the salt sea, and as smoke over the head. l כמו-כן "tanquam pediculus", De Dieu; so the word is used in Exod. viii. 16, 17, 18. "instar vermiculi", Vitringa. m Calvinus, Gataker, Gussetius. n תחת "conteretur", Pagninus, Montanus; "atteretur", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. So Ben Melech interprets it, "shall not be broken". o ου μη εκλειπη, Sept. "non deficiet", V. L.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Lift up your eyes to the heavens - The design of directing their attention to the heavens and the earth is, probably, to impress them more deeply with a conviction of the certainty of his salvation in this manner, namely, the heavens and the earth appear firm and fixed; there is in them no apparent tendency to dissolution and decay. Yet though apparently thus fixed and determined, they will all vanish away, but the promise of God will be unfailing.

For the heavens shall vanish away - The word which is rendered here ‘shall vanish away’ (מלח mâlach), occurs nowhere else in the Bible. The primary idea, according to Gesenius, is that of smoothness and softness. Then it means to glide away, to disappear. The idea here is, that the heavens would disappear, as smoke is dissipated and disappears in the air. The idea of the vanishing, or the disappearing of the heavens and the earth, is one that often occurs in the Scriptures (see the notes at Isaiah 34:4; compare Psalms 102:26; Hebrews 1:11-12; 2 Peter 3:10-12).

The earth shall wax old ... - Shall decay, and be destroyed (see Psalms 102:26).

And they that dwell therein shall die in like manner - Lowth renders this, ‘Like the vilest insect.’ Noyes, ‘Like flies.’ The Vulgate, and the Septuagint, however, render it as it is in our version. Rosenmuller renders it, ‘As flies.’ Gesenius renders it, ‘Like a gnat.’ This variety of interpretation arises from the different explanation of the word כן kên, which usually means, ‘as, so, thus, in like manner, etc.’ The plural form, however, (כנים kiniym), occurs in Psalms 105:31, and is rendered by the Septuagint, σκνῖφες skniphes, and by the Vulgate, sciniphes, a species of small gnats, very troublesome from their sting, which abounds in the marshy regions of Egypt; and according to this the idea is, that the most mighty inhabitants of the earth would die like gnats, or the smallest and vilest insects. This interpretation gives a more impressive sense than our version, but it is doubtful whether it can be justified. The word occurs nowhere else in this sense, and the authority of the ancient versions is against it. The idea as given in the common translation is not feeble, as Gesenius supposes, but is a deeply impressive one, that the heavens, the earth, and all the inhabitants should vanish away together, and alike disappear.

But my salvation shall be for ever - It is a glorious truth that the redemption which God shall give his people shall survive the revolutions of kingdoms, and the consummation of all earthly things. It is not improbable that the Saviour had this passage in his eye when he said, ‘heaven and earth shall pass away, but my word shall not pass away’ Matthew 24:35.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Isaiah 51:6. My salvation shall be for ever — Aben Ezra says, From this verse divines have learnt the immortality of the soul. Men shall perish as the earth does, because they are formed from it; but they who are filled with the salvation of God shall remain for ever. See Kimchi.