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Isaiah 51:2

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Covenant and promises

1 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.

Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

3 For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

4 Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
WEB
Look 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.
ASV
Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you; for when he was but one I called him, and I blessed him, and made him many.
DARBY
Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bore you; for I called him when he was alone, and blessed him, and multiplied him.
BLB
Look to Abraham your⁺ father, and to Sarah who bore you⁺! For I called him alone, and I blessed him and multiplied him.
ÅB
Se på Abraham, deres far, og på Sara, som fødte dere! For da han enda bare var en, kalte jeg ham, og jeg velsignet ham og gjorde hans slekt stor;
OTB
Tenk på Abraham, deres far, og Sara, som fødte dere. Da han var alene, kalte jeg ham, og jeg velsignet ham og gjorde ham tallrik.”
B1930
Se på Abraham, eders far, og på Sara, som fødte eder! For da han ennu bare var en, kalte jeg ham, og jeg velsignet ham og gjorde hans ætt stor;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 33:24

    Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.

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  • Romans 4:1–5

    What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

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  • Galatians 3:9–14

    So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

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  • Hebrews 11:8–12

    By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

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  • Genesis 24:1

    And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.

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  • Isaiah 29:22

    Therefore thus saith the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.

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  • Genesis 18:11–13

    Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

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  • Genesis 13:14–17

    And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:

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