Isaiah 51

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 51 of 66

1 Hear Me, pursuers of righteousness, seekers of Jehovah: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the hollow of the pit from which you were dug.

2 Look to your father Abraham, and to Sarah who bore you. For he being but one, I called him and blessed him and increased him.

3 For Jehovah comforts Zion. He comforts all her desolations, and He makes her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Jehovah; joy and gladness shall be found in it, thanksgiving and the voice of singing praise.

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Chapter Summary

An exhortation to trust in Christ, by reason of His comfortable promises, of His righteous salvation, and man's mortality. Christ by His sanctified arm defends His own from the fear of man. the afflictions of Jerusalem.

Key Hebrew Words

צֶ֫דֶק righteousness H6664 · TWOT 1879a
נָחַם comfort H5162 · TWOT 1344
יְשׁוּעָה salvation H3444 · TWOT 929b
זְרוֹעַ arm H2220 · TWOT 583a
גָּאַל redeem H1350 · TWOT 300
כּוֹס cup (of fury) H3563 · TWOT 965

People & Context

Abraham

The father to whom the pursuers of righteousness are told to look; called as one and blessed and increased

Sarah

The mother who bore the people; named with Abraham as the rock and pit from which they were hewn

Timeline

Look to Abraham and Sarah

God tells the seekers of righteousness to look to their origins (Abraham and Sarah) to find comfort, promising to turn Zion's wasteland into a garden like Eden.

Isaiah 51:1-3
Everlasting Salvation Promised

God declares that while the heavens will vanish like smoke and the earth wear out like a garment, His salvation and righteousness will last forever; therefore, His people should not fear men.

Isaiah 51:4-8
Awake, Arm of Jehovah!

A plea for the Arm of Jehovah to awake and put on strength as it did when slaying the sea monster Rahab, allowing the ransomed to return to Zion with everlasting joy.

Isaiah 51:9-16

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