Isaiah 51:1

“Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek the LORD. Look to the rock you were cut from, and to the quarry you were dug from.

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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 to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who bore you; for when he was but one I called him, I blessed him, and made him many.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 15:2He went out to meet Asa, and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

Psalms 24:6This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face—even Jacob. Selah.

Psalms 105:3Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Proverbs 21:21He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor.

Isaiah 46:3“Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been carried from their birth, that have been carried from the womb.

Isaiah 48:12“Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he. I am the first. I am also 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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