Isaiah 51:1

Listen to me, those of you who follow what is right, and who worship the Lord. Think about the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were chiseled.

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In The King James Version

Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.

In Context

2Look back at Abraham your father, and Sarah who gave birth to you. When I called him, he was only one man, but then I blessed him and he had many descendants.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 15:2He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all of Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you look for him, you will find him; but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.

Psalms 24:6These are the kind of people who may go to the Lord and worship before you, God of Jacob. Selah.

Psalms 105:3Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!

Proverbs 21:21If you pursue goodness and trustworthy love, you'll find life, prosperity, and honor.

Isaiah 46:3Listen to me, descendants of Jacob, all those who are left of the people of Israel. I have looked after you since you were born, carrying you from birth.

Isaiah 48:12Listen to me, Jacob, and Israel, the one I called. Only I am God. I am the first, and I 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 →

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