ISAIAH 51:1

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“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.”

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Isaiah 51:1 Translation & Meaning

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Hearken שִׁמְע֥וּ To hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) Hearken
to אֵלַ֛י Near, with or among; often in general, to to
me, ye that follow after רֹ֥דְפֵי To run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by) follow
righteousness, צֶ֖דֶק The right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity righteousness
ye that seek מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י To search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after seek
the Lord: יְהוָ֑ה (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
look הַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ To scan, i.e., look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care look
unto אֶל Near, with or among; often in general, to unto
the rock צ֣וּר Properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous) rock
whence (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
ye are hewn, חֻצַּבְתֶּ֔ם To cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave are hewn
and to וְאֶל Near, with or among; often in general, to and to
the hole מַקֶּ֥בֶת Properly, a perforator, i.e., a hammer (as piercing) hole
of the pit בּ֖וֹר A pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison) pit
whence (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
ye are digged. נֻקַּרְתֶּֽם׃ To bore (penetrate, quarry) are digged

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  • 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.

  • 2  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.




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