Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Isaiah 51:6
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Isaiah51:6
6. (Is 40:6, 8; Psa 102:26; He 1:11, 12).
vanish away--literally, "shall be torn asunder," as a garment [Maurer]; which accords with the context.
in like manner--But Gesenius, "Like a gnat"; like the smallest and vilest insect. Jerome translates, as English Version, and infers that "in like manner" as man, the heavens (that is, the sky) and earth are not to be annihilated, but changed for the better (Is 65:17).
righteousness--My faithfully fulfilled promise (see on Is 51:5).
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