Isaiah 51:1
Hearken unto me, Ye that pursue righteousness, Ye that seek Yahweh,—Look well unto the rock whence ye were hewn, And unto the quarry whence ye were digged:
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2 Chronicles 15:2So he went forth to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear me, O Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin,—Yahweh, is with you, so long as 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 who inquire of him, who seek thy face, O God of Jacob. [Selah.]
Psalms 105:3Make your boast in his holy Name, Joyful be the heart of them who are seeking Yahweh.
Proverbs 21:21He that pursueth righteousness and lovingkindness, shall find life, righteousness and honour.
Isaiah 46:3Hearken unto me O house of Jacob, Even all the remnant of the house of Israel,—Who have been borne from birth, Who have been carried from nativity:
Isaiah 48:12Hearken unto me O Jacob, And Israel, my called one,—I, am, the Same I, the first, yea, I, 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 →