Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain;
When he
Then I blessed him and multiplied him.”
King James Version
Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
Holman Bible
and to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain.
When I called him, he was only one;
I blessed him and made him many.
International Standard Version
Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. For when he was only one person I called him, but I made him fruitful and made him many.
A Conservative Version
Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who bore you. For when he was but one I called him, and I blessed him, and made him many.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
“Look to Abraham your father
And to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain;
For I called him when he was but one,
Then I blessed him and made him many.”
Bible in Basic English
Let your thoughts be turned to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth: for when he was but one, my voice came to him, and I gave him my blessing, and made him a great people.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah bringing you forth: for one I called him, and I will bless him, and I will increase him.
King James 2000
Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bore you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah; she brought you forth. For I called him {alone}, but I blessed him and made him numerous."
Modern King James verseion
Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who bore you; for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Look unto Abraham your father and unto Sarah that bare you: how I called him only, and blessed him and multiplied him.
NET Bible
Look at Abraham, your father, and Sarah, who gave you birth. When I summoned him, he was a lone individual, but I blessed him and gave him numerous descendants.
New Heart English Bible
Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who bore you; for when he was but one I called him, and I blessed him, and made him many.
The Emphasized Bible
Look well unto Abraham your father, And unto Sarah who gave you birth, - For he was, alone, when called I him, And, I blessed him that I might make him, many.
Webster
Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah that bore you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
World English Bible
Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who bore you; for when he was but one I called him, and I blessed him, and made him many.
Youngs Literal Translation
Look attentively unto Abraham your father, And unto Sarah -- she bringeth you forth, For -- one -- I have called him, And I bless him, and multiply him.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 51:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Comforts Zion
1
Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD; look unto the rock from which ye are hewn and to the hole of the pit from which ye are dug.
2
And to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain;
When he
Then I blessed him and multiplied him.”
Cross References
Ezekiel 33:24
Son of man, those that inhabit these wastes in the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he possessed the land; but we are many; the land is given us for a possession.
Genesis 12:1-3
But the LORD had said unto Abram, Depart out of thy country and from thy nature and from thy father's house unto a land that I will show thee;
Genesis 13:14-17
And the LORD said unto Abram, after Lot separated himself from him, Lift up now thine eyes and look from the place where thou art towards the Aquilon and to the Negev and to the east and to the west;
Genesis 15:1-2
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
Genesis 15:4-5
And then the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thy heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thy heir.
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.
Genesis 22:17
that in blessing I will bless thee and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gates of his enemies;
Genesis 24:1
And Abraham was old and well stricken in age, and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
Genesis 24:35
And the LORD has blessed my master greatly, and he is become great; and he has given him flocks and herds and silver and gold and menslaves and maidslaves and camels and asses.
Joshua 24:3
And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the river and led him throughout all the land of Canaan and multiplied his generation and gave him Isaac.
Nehemiah 9:7-8
Thou art, O LORD, the God who didst choose Abram and didst bring him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees and didst give him the name of Abraham
Isaiah 29:22
Therefore thus saith the LORD, who ransomed Abraham, unto the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale;
Romans 4:1-5
What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, has found?
Romans 4:16-24
Therefore by faith, that it might be by grace, to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to that which is of the law, but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
Galatians 3:9-14
So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer.
Hebrews 11:8-12
By faith Abraham, being called, hearkened to go out into the place which he should afterwards receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he went.