“Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted.
Parallel translations
- WEB “Now I will arise,” says Yahweh; “Now I will lift myself up. Now I will be exalted.
- KJV Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.
- NKJV “NowI will rise,” says the Lord; “Now I will be exalted, Now I will lift Myself up.
- NASB “Now I will arise,” says the Lord, “Now I will be exalted, now I will be lifted up.
- NLT But the Lord says: “Now I will stand up. Now I will show my power and might.
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Quick answer
God declares that now is the time he will rise up, act, and be exalted in delivering his people.
Overview
After describing the despair, Yahweh announces a decisive turning point: he will arise to judge the oppressor and rescue Judah. The threefold 'now' stresses that deliverance comes at God's chosen moment, not by human effort. God's self-exaltation in saving his people is a pattern fulfilled supremely at the cross and resurrection, where he is glorified in redeeming sinners.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 16
- Ps 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
- Ps 102:13–18You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come.
- Amos 6:1Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.
- Isa 30:17–18A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.
- Isa 42:13–14The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
- Isa 59:16–17He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.
- Ps 78:65Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.
- Deut 32:36–43For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
- Exod 15:9–12The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
- Zeph 3:8Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.
- Ps 7:6Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
- Exod 14:18The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am honored through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”
- Isa 10:33Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.
- Ps 46:10“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
- Isa 10:16Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame.
- Isa 2:21They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
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Isaiah sees him most clearly: the virgin's son Immanuel, the child on David's throne, the shoot from Jesse, the light to the nations, and above all the Suffering Servant pierced for our transgressions (ch. 53).
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