Isaiah 51:1

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“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.

² Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.

³ For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: “Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.
KJV: 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.
WEB: “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.
ASV: Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hold of the pit whence ye were digged.
DARBY: Hearken unto me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock [whence] ye were hewn, and to the hole of the pit [whence] ye were digged.
BLB: “Listen to Me, O pursuers of righteousness, seeking YHWH! Look to the rock [from which] you⁺ were hewn, and to the hole of the pit [from which] you⁺ were dug.

ÅB: Hør på meg, dere som jager etter rettferdighet, dere som søker Herren! Se på det fjell som dere er hugget ut av, og på den brønn som dere er gravd ut av!
OTB: “Hør på meg, dere som jager etter rettferdighet, som søker Herren: Tenk på klippen dere ble hogd ut fra, og bruddet dere ble hentet fra;
B1930: Hør på mig, I som jager efter rettferdighet, I som søker Herren! Se på det fjell som I er hugget ut av, og på den brønn som I er gravd ut av!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 51:7
Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.
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Psalms 94:15
Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
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Psalms 105:3–4
Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
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Hebrews 12:14
Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
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Romans 9:30–32
What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
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Romans 14:19
So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
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Isaiah 48:12
Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.
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Ephesians 2:11–12
Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—
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