Isaiah 51:1
Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hold of the pit whence ye were digged.
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2 Chronicles 15:2and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Jehovah is with you, while ye are with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
Psalms 24:6This is the generation of them that seek after him, That seek thy face, [even] Jacob. Selah
Psalms 105:3Glory ye in his holy name: Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.
Proverbs 21:21He that followeth after righteousness and kindness Findeth life, righteousness, and honor.
Isaiah 46:3Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borne [by me] from their birth, that have been carried from the womb;
Isaiah 48:12Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 51:1
This chapter is designed for the comfort and encouragement of those that fear God and keep his commandments, even when they walk in darkness and have no light. Whether it was intended primarily for the support of the captives in Babylon is not certain, probably it was; but comforts thus generally expressed ought not to be so confined. Whenever the church of God is in distress her friends and well-wishers may comfort themselves and one another with these words, I. That God, who raised his church at first out of… Read the whole commentary →