Isaiah 51:1

Translations

Modern

“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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

“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.

Latin

Audite me, qui sequimini quod justum est, et quæritis Dominum; attendite ad petram unde excisi estis, et ad cavernam laci de qua præcisi estis.

Original

Hebrew

English

“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.

Notes

Isaiah 51:1

The rock and the quarry represent Abraham and Sarah (Isaiah 51:2).

Isaiah 51:1–8

This prophecy urges trust in the Lord. Each of its three parts starts with the phrase Listen to Me (Isaiah 51:1, 4, 7).

Theme notes and profiles

Abraham Isaiah God’s Servant Salvation in Isaiah

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

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.
Psalm 94:15
Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
Hebrews 12:14
Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
Psalm 105:3–4
Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
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;
Romans 14:19
So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
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)—
Amos 5:6
Seek the LORD and live, or He will sweep like fire through the house of Joseph; it will devour everything, with no one at Bethel to extinguish it.
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.
2 Timothy 2:22
Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Proverbs 21:21
He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Isaiah 45:19
I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.

Glossary

Church Isaiah, Book of New Creation, New Creature

Topics

Depravity of Man: General Scriptures Concerning Humility: General Scriptures Concerning Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Blessing and Restoration Righteous: Described Righteousness: Saints: Follow After Rocks: The Ancestor of a Nation Seekers: General Scriptures Concerning

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