The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh has made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- BSB The 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.
- NKJV The Lord has made bare His holy arm In the eyes of all the nations; And all the ends of the earth shall see The salvation of our God.
- NASB The Lord has bared His holy arm In the sight of all the nations, So that all the ends of the earth may see The salvation of our God.
- NLT The Lord has demonstrated his holy power before the eyes of all the nations. All the ends of the earth will see the victory of our God.
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Quick answer
God bares His holy arm so that all nations and the ends of the earth see His salvation. It matters because His deliverance is meant to be seen and known worldwide.
Overview
To 'bare the arm' is a picture of God rolling up His sleeve to display His saving power openly. This salvation is not for Israel alone but is witnessed by 'all the ends of the earth,' a missionary horizon that runs through Isaiah. The New Testament applies this universal reach to the gospel of Christ, the salvation of God revealed to all peoples.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Luke 3:6And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
- Rev 14:6And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
- Rev 15:4Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
- Isa 51:9Awake, 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?
- Ps 98:1–3O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
- Acts 2:5–11And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
- Isa 49:6And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
- Acts 13:47For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
- Isa 66:18–19For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
- Rev 11:15–17And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
- Ps 22:27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
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