Isaiah 51
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Isaiah 51:1-8

1“1ListenH8085 to me, you who 2pursueH7291 righteousnessH6664, Who seekH1245 the LordH3068: LookH5027 to the 3rockH6697 from which you were hewnH2672 And to the 4quarryH953H4718 from which you were dugH5365.2LookH5027 to 5AbrahamH85 your fatherH1 And to SarahH8283 who gaveH2342 birthH2342 to you in painH2342; WhenH3588 he 6was but oneH259 I calledH7121 him, Then I blessedH1288 him and multipliedH7235 him.”3IndeedH3588, 7the LordH3068 will comfortH5162 ZionH6726; He will comfortH5162 allH3605 her 8wasteH2723 placesH2723. And her 9wildernessH4057 He will makeH7760 like 10EdenH5731, And her desertH6160 like the 11gardenH1588 of the LordH3068; 12JoyH8342 and gladnessH8057 will be foundH4672 in her, ThanksgivingH8426 and soundH6963 of a melodyH2172.

4“13PayH7181 attentionH7181 to Me, O My peopleH5971, And giveH238 earH238 to Me, O My 14nationH3816; For a 15lawH8451 will goH3318 forthH3318 from Me, And I will 16setH7280 My 17justiceH4941 for a 18lightH216 of the peoplesH5971.5My 19righteousnessH6664 is nearH7138, My salvationH3468 has goneH3318 forthH3318, And My 20armsH2220 will judgeH8199 the peoplesH5971; The 21coastlandsH339 will waitH6960 for Me, And for My 22armH2220 they will waitH3176 expectantlyH3176.623LiftH5375 up your eyesH5869 to the skyH8064, Then lookH5027 to the earthH776 beneathH4480H8478; For the 24skyH8064 will vanishH4414 like smokeH6227, And the 25earthH776 will wearH1086 out like a garmentH899 And its inhabitantsH3427 will dieH4191 26in likeH3644 mannerH3654; But My 27salvationH3444 will be foreverH5769, And My righteousnessH6666 will not 28waneH2865.729ListenH8085 to Me, you who knowH3045 righteousnessH6664, A peopleH5971 in whose 30heartH3820 is My lawH8451; Do not fearH3372 the 31reproachH2781 of manH582, NorH408 be dismayedH2865 at their revilingsH1421.8For the 32mothH6211 will eatH398 them like a garmentH899, And the 33grubH5580 will eatH398 them like woolH6785. But My 34righteousnessH6666 will be foreverH5769, And My salvationH3444 to allH1755 generationsH1755.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Isaiah 51:1 Is 46:3; 48:12; 51:7 ↩
  2. 2. Isaiah 51:1 Ps 94:15; Prov 15:9 ↩
  3. 3. Isaiah 51:1 Gen 17:15-17 ↩
  4. 4. Isaiah 51:1 Lit excavation of a pit ↩
  5. 5. Isaiah 51:2 Is 29:22; 41:8; 63:16 ↩
  6. 6. Isaiah 51:2 Gen 12:1; 15:5; Deut 1:10; Ezek 33:24 ↩
  7. 7. Isaiah 51:3 Is 40:1; 49:13 ↩
  8. 8. Isaiah 51:3 Is 52:9 ↩
  9. 9. Isaiah 51:3 Is 35:1; 41:19 ↩
  10. 10. Isaiah 51:3 Gen 2:8; Joel 2:3 ↩
  11. 11. Isaiah 51:3 Gen 13:10 ↩
  12. 12. Isaiah 51:3 Is 25:9; 41:16; 65:18; 66:10 ↩
  13. 13. Isaiah 51:4 Ps 50:7; 78:1 ↩
  14. 14. Isaiah 51:4 Or people ↩
  15. 15. Isaiah 51:4 Deut 18:18; Is 2:3; Mic 4:2 ↩
  16. 16. Isaiah 51:4 Lit cause to rest ↩
  17. 17. Isaiah 51:4 Is 1:27; 42:4 ↩
  18. 18. Isaiah 51:4 Is 42:6; 49:6 ↩
  19. 19. Isaiah 51:5 Is 46:13; 54:17 ↩
  20. 20. Isaiah 51:5 Is 40:10 ↩
  21. 21. Isaiah 51:5 Is 42:4; 60:9 ↩
  22. 22. Isaiah 51:5 Is 59:16; 63:5 ↩
  23. 23. Isaiah 51:6 Is 40:26 ↩
  24. 24. Isaiah 51:6 Ps 102:25, 26; Is 13:13; 34:4; Matt 24:35; Heb 1:10-12; 2 Pet 3:10 ↩
  25. 25. Isaiah 51:6 Ps 102:25, 26; Is 13:13; 34:4; Matt 24:35; Heb 1:10-12; 2 Pet 3:10 ↩
  26. 26. Isaiah 51:6 Or like gnats ↩
  27. 27. Isaiah 51:6 Is 45:17; 51:8 ↩
  28. 28. Isaiah 51:6 Lit be broken ↩
  29. 29. Isaiah 51:7 Is 51:1 ↩
  30. 30. Isaiah 51:7 Ps 37:31 ↩
  31. 31. Isaiah 51:7 Is 25:8; 54:4; Matt 5:11; Acts 5:41 ↩
  32. 32. Isaiah 51:8 Is 50:9 ↩
  33. 33. Isaiah 51:8 Is 14:11; 66:24 ↩
  34. 34. Isaiah 51:8 Is 51:6 ↩

Commentaries on Isaiah 51

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