Verse 5
God would appear, acting for His people, and by that acting, manifest His glory to the whole world. All flesh would marvel at His liberating the Israelites and bringing them back into their land. Even more, everyone would stand amazed at His saving humankind through the coming of Messiah. Still more impressive would be the eschatological demonstration of His glory that would accompany Messiah’s return to the earth to rule. All these occasions of salvation are probably in view in this verse. This revelation was certain because it was an announcement from the mouth of Yahweh Almighty.
"Isaiah’s tendency to add some emphatic statement like ’for the mouth of the LORD has spoken’ (Isaiah 40:6; cf. Isaiah 9:7; Isaiah 37:32) anticipates Christ’s ’truly I say to you.’" [Note: Grogan, p. 242.]
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