Bible Strands
Isaiah 45:25
In the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified and will exult.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet delivers Yahweh's declaration to Israel and the nations following a warning that all who rage against Him will be put to shame. The moment marks the culmination of divine sovereignty and the promised restoration of Israel.
The words — The text states יִצְדְּק֥וּ (yitz.de.Ku) as "they will be justified" and וְ/יִֽתְהַלְל֖וּ (ve./yit.ha.Lu) as "and they may boast." These verbs describe the future action of Israel's descendants in response to Yahweh's righteousness.
The thread — The concept runs through Isaiah 41:16, 1 Corinthians 6:11, and Galatians 3:27. These references trace the movement from national vindication to personal cleansing and union with Christ.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to recognize that justification and exultation originate exclusively in Yahweh. It demands a transfer of confidence and praise from human achievement to divine action alone.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 41:16 You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
- 1 Corinthians 6:11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
- Galatians 3:27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
- 1 Chronicles 16:13 O offspring of His servant Israel, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
- Psalms 22:23 You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!
- Psalms 64:10 Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
- Isaiah 45:17 But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.
- Isaiah 45:19 I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.
- Isaiah 45:24 Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.
- Isaiah 61:9 Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.