Isaiah 45:24

“Surely, shall one say, in the Lord have I righteousness and strength, &c.] That is, one and everyone of these that shall be brought to submit to Christ, and to confess him, shall declare it as their faith, that in Christ alone is their “righteousness or righteousnesses”f904; that they have a full and complete righteousness in him, and which serves for many; consisting of the holiness of his nature, the obedience of his life, and his sufferings of death; by which the law is honoured, justice satisfied, God is well pleased, and they are acquainted and discharged; and which is pure, perfect, and everlasting, is given them of grace, and entitles them to eternal life; and this they have in Christ…”

“Rather, "Only in Jehovah shall men say of me (this clause is parenthetical), is there righteousness" (which includes salvation, Isa 45:21, "a just God and a Saviour," Isa 46:13), &c. [MAURER]. strength--namely, to save. shall men come--Those who have set themselves up against God shall come to Him in penitence for the past (Isa 19:22). ashamed-- (Isa 45:16; Isa 54:17; Isa 41:11).”

“Surely, shall one say - Margin, ‘He shall say of me, In the Lord is all righteousness and strength.’ The design of the verse is, to set forth more fully the effect of the prevalence of the true religion; and the main thought is, that there shall be an universal acknowledgment that salvation and strength were in Yahweh alone. Idols and people could not save; and salvation was to be traced to Yahweh only. A literal translation of the passage would be, ‘Truly in Jehovah, he said unto me,’ or it is said unto me, that is, I heard it said, ‘is righteousness and strength,’ that is, this would be everywhere the prevailing sentiment that righteousness and strength were to be found in Yahweh alone.…”

“In the Lord - By or from God alone, or the Messiah, who is the true Jehovah as well as man. Righteousness - To justify me from all things which I could not be justified by the law of Moses. Strength - Support and assistance to bear all my burdens, overcome all my enemies, and perform all my duties. Men - The Gentiles shall come to Christ. Ashamed - But all his implacable enemies shall be brought to shame. Isaiah 45:25”

“45:24 In this context, the people are all who turn to the Lord for salvation, even those from foreign nations (45:22).”

“Surely: etc. or, Surely he shall say of me, In the Lord is all righteousness and strength in the: Isa 45:25, Isa 54:17, Isa 61:10; Jer 23:5, Jer 23:6; Co1 1:30; Co2 5:21; Pe2 1:1 \*marg. righteousness: Heb. righteousnesses strength: Co2 12:9, Co2 12:10; Eph 3:16; Phi 4:13; Col 1:11; Ti2 4:17, Ti2 4:18; Zac 10:6, Zac 10:12 even: Isa 55:5, Isa 60:9; Gen 49:10; Mat 11:27, Mat 11:28; Joh 7:37, Joh 12:32; Eph 6:10; Rev 22:17 and all: Isa 41:11; Psa 2:1-12, Psa 21:8, Psa 21:9, Psa 72:9, Psa 110:2; Luk 13:17, Luk 19:27; Rev 11:18 Isaiah 45:25”

“This bending of the knee, this confession as an oath of homage, will be no forced one. Isa 45:24 "Only in Jehovah, do men say of me, is fulness of righteousness and strength; they come to Him, and all that were incensed against Him are put to shame." The parenthetical insertion of אמר לי ל, with reference to, as in Isa 41:7; Isa 44:26, Isa 44:28) is the same as in Psa 119:57. אך has a restrictive sense here, which springs out of the affirmative (cf., Psa 39:7; Psa 73:1), just as, in the case of raq, the affirmative grows out of the primary restrictive sense. The "righteousness" is abounding (superabundant) righteousness ( Rom 5:15.). עז is the strength of sanctification, and of the conquest…”