And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh’s glory shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it.”
- KJV And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
- NKJV The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
- NASB Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, And all flesh will see it together; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
- NLT Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it together. The Lord has spoken!”
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Quick answer
God's glory will be revealed for all humanity to see, guaranteed by the certainty of His own word.
Overview
The climax of the highway-preparation oracle (40:3-5): when the Lord comes, His glory becomes visible to all flesh, not Israel alone. The closing assurance 'the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it' grounds the promise in God's unfailing word. The New Testament applies this passage to John the Baptist preparing the way for Christ (Luke 3:4-6), in whom the glory of God was supremely revealed.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 30
- Hab 2:14For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
- Isa 52:10The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
- Joel 2:28And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
- Luke 3:6And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”
- 2 Cor 4:6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- Isa 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
- Acts 2:17‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
- Isa 11:9They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.
- John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
- Ps 72:19And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
- Isa 58:14then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
- Isa 6:3And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
- Rev 21:23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
- Isa 66:23From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.
- Heb 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
- Isa 35:2It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
- Zech 2:13Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”
- Isa 1:20But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
- John 12:41Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.
- 2 Cor 3:18And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
- Isa 49:6He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
- Ps 96:6Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty fill His sanctuary.
- Mic 4:4And each man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, with no one to frighten him. For the mouth of the LORD of Hosts has spoken.
- Jer 9:12Who is the man wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert, so no one can pass through it?
- John 17:2For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
- Ps 102:16For the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory.
- Isa 66:16For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.
- Jer 32:27“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?
- Luke 2:10–14But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
- Luke 2:32a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
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