Isaiah 51:1
Hearken unto Me, ye pursuing righteousness, Seeking Jehovah, Look attentively unto the rock — ye have been hewn, And unto the hole of the pit — ye have been digged.
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2 Chronicles 15:2and he goeth out before Asa, and saith to him, 'Hear, me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; Jehovah [is] with you — in your being with Him, and if ye seek Him, He is found of you, and if ye forsake Him, He forsaketh you;
Psalms 24:6This [is] a generation of those seeking Him. Seeking Thy face, O Jacob! Selah.
Psalms 105:3Boast yourselves in His Holy Name, The heart of those seeking Jehovah rejoiceth.
Proverbs 21:21Whoso is pursuing righteousness and kindness, Findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
Isaiah 46:3Hearken unto Me, O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of Israel, Who are borne from the belly, Who are carried from the womb,
Isaiah 48:12Hearken to me, O Jacob, and Israel, My called one, I [am] He, I [am] first, and I [am] 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 →