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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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses the stubborn people of Israel in Isaiah 46, responding to their spiritual distance by declaring His immediate intervention.
The words — The Hebrew קֵרַבְתִּי (ke.Rav.ti) literally means "I have brought near," paired with צִדְקָתִי (tzid.ka.T/i) for "My righteousness" and תְשׁוּעָתִי (te.shu.'a.T/i) for "My salvation." The text stresses urgency through לֹא תִרְחָק (lo' tir.Chak, "it is not far away") and לֹא תְאַחֵר (lo' te.'a.Cher, "it will not delay").
The thread — This declaration of imminent righteousness and salvation runs through Isaiah 51:5, where the Lord announces His arms will bring justice to the nations, and Isaiah 62:11, which proclaims the Savior coming to Daughter Zion. Isaiah 12:2 reinforces the pattern by identifying the LORD as the speaker's personal salvation and strength.
Why it lands — The text asserts that divine deliverance is actively near and will not be postponed, with God promising to grant salvation to Zion and display His splendor over Israel. It requires the reader to abandon stubbornness and trust in the certainty of God's promised intervention.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 12:2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
- Isaiah 62:11 Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.”
- Isaiah 51:5 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.
- Isaiah 61:3 to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
- Isaiah 43:7 everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.”
- Isaiah 44:23 Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
- Isaiah 61:11 For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.
- Joel 3:17 Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.
- Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:10 on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony.