Isaiah 51:9

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Summary

Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?

Put

O arm

As in

Judges 6:13

Nehemiah 9:7

Psalm 44:1

Art thou

Job 26:12

The dragon

Revelation 12:9

General references

Hebrews 11:29

Bible References

Put

Awake, awake, O Zion, put on your strength. Put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again.

He puts on righteousness like a coat of armor and a helmet of salvation on his head. He wears clothes of vengeance. He wraps himself with zeal as a coat.

Arise O Jehovah be exalted in your strength. We will sing to praise your power.

You divided the sea by your strength. You broke the heads of the sea monsters (Egypt's Army) in the waters.

Jehovah reigns and he is clothed with majesty. Jehovah has girded himself with strength. The world also is established, that it cannot be moved.

Saying: We give you thanks, Jehovah God the Almighty, the one who is and who was, because you have taken your great power, and begun to rule as king. (Exodus 6:3) (Amos 4:13)

O arm

My righteousness is near. My salvation is on the way and my arm (power) will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm (power).

THIS IS THE PEOPHESY ABOUT THE MESSIAH. Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm (power) of Jehovah been revealed?

He sees that there is no one to help. He is astounded that there is no one to intercede. So he saves him with his own power. His righteousness supports him.

Jehovah has sworn with his right hand and with his mighty arm (of power): I will never again let your enemies eat your grain, nor will foreigners drink the new wine that you produced.

He shows strength with his arm. He scatters the proud in the thoughts of their heart.

The word of Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled: Jehovah who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of Jehovah been revealed? (Isaiah 53:1)

As in

Gideon said to him: May I ask, sir, why has all this happened to us if Jehovah is with us? What happened to all the wonderful things that our fathers told us Jehovah used to do, how he brought them out of Egypt? Jehovah has abandoned us. He left us to the mercy of the Midianites.

You are Jehovah, the true God, who took Abram and made him yours, guiding him from Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name of Abraham;

([Sons of Korah]) O God, we have heard with our ears and our fathers told us about the work that you did in their days, in the days of old.

Art thou

He stills the sea with his power. He struck down Rahab with his understanding.

The dragon

In that day Jehovah will punish with his sword, his fierce, great and powerful sword. He will slay Leviathan the fleeing, coiling serpent, the monster of the sea.

You divided the sea by your strength. You broke the heads of the sea monsters (Egypt's Army) in the waters.

Say this, 'The Lord Jehovah says: I am against you Pharaoh, king of Egypt, the great monster (Egypt) (Psalm 74:13,14) that lies in the midst of his rivers. You have said: 'My Nile is mine! I have made it!'

You went forth for the salvation of your people even for the salvation of your anointed. You wounded the head of the wicked man in the house of the evil. You laid bare the foundation even to the neck.

The great dragon was thrown down, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world. He was hurled down to the earth, and his angels with him.

General references

I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

Jehovah has done spectacular things for us. We are overjoyed.

With a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his loving kindness is everlasting.

I will show them marvelous things like the days of your coming out of the land of Egypt.

By faith they passed through the Red Sea as though they were on dry land. The Egyptians tried and were drowned.