Isaiah 51:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.

The moth

Hosea 5:12

My righteousness

Bible References

The moth

Behold, the Lord Jehovah will help for me; who is he that shall condemn me? behold, they all shall decay as a garment; the moth shall eat them.

And they went forth and saw the carcasses of the men transgressing against me: for their worm shall not die, and their fire shall not be quenched; and they were an abhorrence to all flesh.

Also those dwelling in houses of clay which their foundation in the dust, being crushed before the moth.

And he as rottenness will fall away; as a garment the moth ate it.

And I as a moth to Ephraim, and as rottenness to the house of Judah.

My righteousness

Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look to the earth from beneath: for the heavens as smoke vanished away, and the earth as a garment shall decay, and they inhabiting as thus shall die; and my salvation shall be forever, and my justice shall not be broken.

Israel was saved in Jehovah with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed and ye shall not be disgraced even to forever, forever.

I brought near my justice; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not delay: and I gave salvation in Zion for Israel my beauty.

And his mercy to generations of generations to those fearing him.