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Isaiah 51:5

Isaiah 51:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

righteousness: Isaiah 46:13, Isaiah 56:1; Deuteronomy 30:14; Psalms 85:9; Matthew 3:2; Romans 1:16-17, Romans 10:6-10

my salvation: Isaiah 2:2-3; Ezekiel 47:1-5; Matthew 28:18; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:47; Romans 10:17-18

mine: 1 Samuel 2:10; Psalms 50:4-6, Psalms 67:4, Psalms 96:13, Psalms 98:9, Psalms 110:6; Joel 3:12; John 5:22-23; Acts 17:31; Romans 2:16; 2 Corinthians 5:10

the isles: Isaiah 42:4, Isaiah 49:1, Isaiah 60:9; Zephaniah 2:11; Romans 1:16, Romans 15:9-12

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