Isaiah 51:2

Look to Abraham [Father of a multitude] your father, 2 and to Sarah [Princess] who bore you; 1 for when he was but one I called him, 2 and I blessed him, 2 and made him many. 1

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In The King James Version

Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

In Context

1“ Sh'ma ·Hear obey· to me, you who follow after righteousness, 2 you who seek Adonai: 1 look to the rock you were cut from, 2 and to the quarry you were dug from. 1

3For Adonai has comforted Zion [Mountain ridge, Marking]. 2 He has comforted all her waste places, 2 and has made her wilderness like Eden [Delight], 2 and her desert like the garden of Adonai. 1 Joy and gladness will be found therein, 2 thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 12:1Now Adonai said to Avram [Exalted father], “Leave + 12:1. Quoted in Heb 11:8 your country, and your relatives, and your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you. + 12:1. Quoted in Acts 7:3

Genesis 13:14Adonai said to Avram [Exalted father], after Lot [Veil, Covering] was separated from him, “Now, lift up your eyes, and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward,

Genesis 15:4Behold, Adonai’s word came to him, saying, “This man will not be your heir, but he who will come out of your own body will be your heir.”

Genesis 22:17I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring + 22:17. (16-17) Quoted in Heb 6:13-14 greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. + 22:17. Quoted in Heb 11:12 Your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies.

Genesis 24:35Adonai has blessed my master greatly. He has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, and camels and donkeys.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 51:2-4

Encouragement to the Disconsolate. ( b. c. 706.) 1 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. 2 Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him. 3 For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord ; joy and gladness… Read the whole commentary →

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