Isaiah 51:4–8

4 “Listen to me, my people;s

hear me,t my nation:

Instructionu will go out from me;

my justicev will become a light to the nations.w

5 My righteousness draws near speedily,

my salvationx is on the way,y

and my armz will bring justice to the nations.

The islandsa will look to me

and wait in hopeb for my arm.

6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens,

look at the earth beneath;

the heavens will vanish like smoke,c

the earth will wear out like a garmentd

and its inhabitants die like flies.

But my salvatione will last forever,f

my righteousness will never fail.g

7 “Hear me, you who know what is right,h

you people who have taken my instruction to heart:i

Do not fear the reproach of mere mortals

or be terrified by their insults.j

8 For the moth will eat them up like a garment;k

the worml will devour them like wool.

But my righteousness will last forever,m

my salvation through all generations.”