55 The Niphal imperative with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose after the preceding imperative. The Niphal probably has a tolerative sense, “allow yourselves to be delivered, accept help.”
56 Heb “I swear by myself”; , “have sworn.”
57 Heb “a word goes out from my mouth [in] truth and will not return.”
58 Heb “swear” (so , , , ); “confess allegiance.”
59 Heb “ ‘Yes, in the Lord,’ one says about me, ‘is deliverance and strength.’ ”
60 Heb “will come to him and be ashamed.”
61 Heb “In the Lord all the offspring of Israel will be vindicated and boast.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Turn to me and be saved,

all the ends of the earth!

For I am God, and there is no other.

By myself I have sworn;

from my mouth has gone out in righteousness

a word that shall not return:

‘To me every knee shall bow,

every tongue shall swear allegiance.’

“Only in the Lord, it shall be said of me,

are righteousness and strength;

to him shall come and be ashamed

all who were incensed against him.

In the Lord all the offspring of Israel

shall be justified and shall glory.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Turn to me and be saved,

all you ends of the earth;

for I am God, and there is no other.

By myself I have sworn,

my mouth has uttered in all integrity

a word that will not be revoked:

Before me every knee will bow;

by me every tongue will swear.

They will say of me, ‘In the Lord alone

are deliverance and strength.’ ”

All who have raged against him

will come to him and be put to shame.

But all the descendants of Israel

will find deliverance in the Lord

and will make their boast in him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Turn to me and be saved,

all the ends of the earth.

For I am God,

and there is no other.

By myself I have sworn;

truth has gone from my mouth,

a word that will not be revoked:

Every knee will bow to me,

every tongue will swear allegiance.

It will be said about me, ‘Righteousness and strength

are found only in the Lord.’ ”

All who are enraged against him

will come to him and be put to shame.

All the descendants of Israel

will be justified and boast in the Lord.

NLTNew Living Translation

Let all the world look to me for salvation!

For I am God; there is no other.

I have sworn by my own name;

I have spoken the truth,

and I will never go back on my word:

Every knee will bend to me,

and every tongue will declare allegiance to me.”

The people will declare,

“The Lord is the source of all my righteousness and strength.”

And all who were angry with him

will come to him and be ashamed.

In the Lord all the generations of Israel will be justified,

and in him they will boast.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth,

for I am God and there is none besides me.

I have sworn by myself;

a word that shall not return has gone forth from my mouth in righteousness:

‘Every knee shall kneel down to me;

every tongue shall swear.’

‘Only in Yahweh,’ one shall say to me, ‘are righteousness and strength.’

He shall come to him, and all those who were angry with him shall be ashamed.

In Yahweh all the offspring of Israel shall be in the right,

and they shall boast.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth:

For I am God, and there is none else.

I have sworn by myself,

The word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return,

That unto me every knee shall bow,

Every tongue shall swear.

Surely, shall one say, in the Lord have I righteousness and strength:

Even to him shall men come;

And all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.

In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.

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