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| Isaiah 51:1 |
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"Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness,
Who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were hewn And to the quarry
from which you were dug. |
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| Isaiah 51:2 |
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"Look to Abraham your father And to Sarah who
gave birth to you in pain; When he was but one I called him, Then I blessed him
and multiplied him." |
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| Isaiah 51:3 |
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Indeed, the LORD will comfort Zion; He will
comfort all her waste places. And her wilderness He will make like Eden, And her
desert like the garden of the LORD; Joy and gladness will be found in her, Thanksgiving
and sound of a melody. |
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| Isaiah 51:4 |
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"Pay attention to Me, O My people, And give
ear to Me, O My nation; For a law will go forth from Me, And I will set My justice
for a light of the peoples. |
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| Isaiah 51:5 |
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"My righteousness is near, My salvation has
gone forth, And My arms will judge the peoples; The coastlands will wait for Me,
And for My arm they will wait expectantly. |
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| Isaiah 51:6 |
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"Lift up your eyes to the sky, Then look to
the earth beneath; For the sky will vanish like smoke, And the earth will wear
out like a garment And its inhabitants will die in like manner; But My salvation
will be forever, And My righteousness will not wane. |
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| Isaiah 51:7 |
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"Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, A
people in whose heart is My law; Do not fear the reproach of man, Nor be dismayed
at their revilings. |
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| Isaiah 51:8 |
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"For the moth will eat them like a garment,
And the grub will eat them like wool. But My righteousness will be forever, And
My salvation to all generations." |
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| Isaiah 51:9 |
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Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the
LORD; Awake as in the days of old, the generations of long ago. Was it not You
who cut Rahab in pieces, Who pierced the dragon? |
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| Isaiah 51:10 |
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Was it not You who dried up the sea, The waters
of the great deep; Who made the depths of the sea a pathway For the redeemed to
cross over? |
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| Isaiah 51:11 |
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So the ransomed of the LORD will return And
come with joyful shouting to Zion, And everlasting joy will be on their heads.
They will obtain gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing will flee away. |
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| Isaiah 51:12 |
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"I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are
you that you are afraid of man who dies And of the son of man who is made like
grass, |
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| Isaiah 51:13 |
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That you have forgotten the LORD your Maker,
Who stretched out the heavens And laid the foundations of the earth, That you
fear continually all day long because of the fury of the oppressor, As he makes
ready to destroy? But where is the fury of the oppressor? |
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| Isaiah 51:14 |
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"The exile will soon be set free, and will not
die in the dungeon, nor will his bread be lacking. |
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| Isaiah 51:15 |
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"For I am the LORD your God, who stirs up the
sea and its waves roar (the LORD of hosts is His name). |
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| Isaiah 51:16 |
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"I have put My words in your mouth and have
covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the
earth, and to say to Zion, 'You are My people.'" |
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| Isaiah 51:17 |
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Rouse yourself! Rouse yourself! Arise, O Jerusalem,
You who have drunk from the LORD'S hand the cup of His anger; The chalice of reeling
you have drained to the dregs. |
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| Isaiah 51:18 |
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There is none to guide her among all the sons
she has borne, Nor is there one to take her by the hand among all the sons she
has reared. |
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| Isaiah 51:19 |
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These two things have befallen you; Who will
mourn for you? The devastation and destruction, famine and sword; How shall I
comfort you? |
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| Isaiah 51:20 |
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Your sons have fainted, They lie helpless at
the head of every street, Like an antelope in a net, Full of the wrath of the
LORD, The rebuke of your God. |
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| Isaiah 51:21 |
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Therefore, please hear this, you afflicted,
Who are drunk, but not with wine: |
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| Isaiah 51:22 |
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Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God
Who contends for His people, "Behold, I have taken out of your hand the cup of
reeling, The chalice of My anger; You will never drink it again. |
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| Isaiah 51:23 |
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"I will put it into the hand of your tormentors,
Who have said to you, 'Lie down that we may walk over you.' You have even made
your back like the ground And like the street for those who walk over it." |
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