Thematic Bible
Isaiah 51:1 (show verse)
"Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, who seek Yahweh. Look to [the] rock [from which] you were hewn, and to [the] excavation of [the] pit [from which] you were quarried.
Isaiah 51:2 (show verse)
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."
Isaiah 51:3 (show verse)
For Yahweh will comfort Zion; he will comfort all its sites of ruins. And he will {make} its wilderness like Eden, and its desert like the garden of Yahweh. Joy and gladness will be found in it, thanksgiving and [the] {sound} of song.
Comfort » God as the giver of
Comfort » Who shall be comforted
Consolation under Affliction » Promised
Eden » The garden of eden
Gardens » Of eden » The future state of the jews shall be like
God's Promises » Of comfort » God as the giver of
Hearing » Hearing the lord
Law » The lord being the lawgiver
Places » High » Waste
Praise » Called the » Voice of melody
Salvation » The salvation of the lord
The fruit of righteousness » The righteousness of the lord
Zion » Restoration of, promised
Comfort » Who shall be comforted
Consolation under Affliction » Promised
Eden » The garden of eden
Gardens » Of eden » The future state of the jews shall be like
God's Promises » Of comfort » God as the giver of
Hearing » Hearing the lord
Law » The lord being the lawgiver
Places » High » Waste
Praise » Called the » Voice of melody
Salvation » The salvation of the lord
The fruit of righteousness » The righteousness of the lord
Zion » Restoration of, promised
Isaiah 51:4 (show verse)
"Listen attentively to me, my people, and my nation, listen to me! For a teaching will go out from me, and I will cause my justice to rest for a light to [the] peoples.
Isaiah 51:5 (show verse)
My righteousness [is] near; my salvation has gone out, and my arms will judge [the] peoples. [The] coastlands wait for me, and for my arm they wait.
Isaiah 51:6 (show verse)
Lift up your eyes to the heavens and look to the earth beneath, for [the] heavens will be torn to pieces like smoke, and the earth will be worn out like garment, and those who inhabit her will die like gnats. But my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will not be broken to pieces.
Earth » Destruction of
Earth » Earth passing away
Hearing » Hearing the lord
Heaven » Physical heavens, destruction of
Heaven/the heavens » The heavens passing away
Heavens » Shall pass away
Law » The lord being the lawgiver
Salvation » The salvation of the lord
Salvation » Described as » Eternal
The fruit of righteousness » The righteousness of the lord
The world » Glory of » Mutability of
Earth » Earth passing away
Hearing » Hearing the lord
Heaven » Physical heavens, destruction of
Heaven/the heavens » The heavens passing away
Heavens » Shall pass away
Law » The lord being the lawgiver
Salvation » The salvation of the lord
Salvation » Described as » Eternal
The fruit of righteousness » The righteousness of the lord
The world » Glory of » Mutability of
Isaiah 51:7 (show verse)
Listen to me, you who know righteousness, people [who have] my teaching in their heart; you must not fear [the] reproach of men, or be terrified because of their abuse.
Isaiah 51:8 (show verse)
For a moth will eat them like garments; a moth will devour them like wool, but my righteousness will be forever, and my salvation for {generation after generation}."
Fear » What not to fear
Moth » Destructive of garments
Moths » Illustrative » (eating a garment,) of God's judgments
Salvation » The salvation of the lord
Salvation » Described as » From generation to generation
The fruit of righteousness » The righteousness of the lord
Wicked people » Compared with » Moth-eaten garments
Wicked, the, are compared to » Moth-eaten garments
Moth » Destructive of garments
Moths » Illustrative » (eating a garment,) of God's judgments
Salvation » The salvation of the lord
Salvation » Described as » From generation to generation
The fruit of righteousness » The righteousness of the lord
Wicked people » Compared with » Moth-eaten garments
Wicked, the, are compared to » Moth-eaten garments
Isaiah 51:9 (show verse)
Awake! Awake; put on strength, O arm of Yahweh! Awake as [in] days of long ago, [the] generations of a long time back! [Are] you not the one who cut Rahab in pieces, [the] one who pierced [the] sea-dragon?
Isaiah 51:10 (show verse)
Are you not the one who dried up [the] sea, [the] waters of [the] great deep, the one who {made} [the] depths of [the] sea a way for those who are redeemed to cross over?
Isaiah 51:11 (show verse)
So the redeemed ones of Yahweh shall return, and they shall come [to] Zion with singing, and everlasting joy [shall be] on their heads. Joy and gladness shall {appear}; sorrow and sighing shall flee away!
Happiness/joy » The lord bringing joy
Many saved » Redeemed, the
Multitude » Heavenly, redeemed
Redemption » The redeemed of the lord
Redemption » A subject for praise
Sorrow » Banished
Sorrow » Who sorrow shall flee from
Titles and names of saints » Redeemed of the lord
Zion » Restoration of, promised
Many saved » Redeemed, the
Multitude » Heavenly, redeemed
Redemption » The redeemed of the lord
Redemption » A subject for praise
Sorrow » Banished
Sorrow » Who sorrow shall flee from
Titles and names of saints » Redeemed of the lord
Zion » Restoration of, promised
Isaiah 51:12 (show verse)
"I, I [am] he who comforts you; who [are] you that you are afraid of man? He dies! And of [the] son of humankind? He is {sacrificed} [as] grass!
Isaiah 51:13 (show verse)
And you have forgotten Yahweh, your maker, who stretched out [the] heavens, and founded [the] earth. And you tremble continually, all day, because of the wrath of the oppressor when he {takes aim} to destroy. But where [is] the wrath of the oppressor?
Creator » God as » Creator of man
Forgetfulness » Begets moral cowardice
Forgetting God » Is forgetting his » Power to deliver
Forgetting God » Power to deliver
Forgetting God » Begets moral cowardice
God » Creator » Of man
Heaven/the heavens » The lord stretching out the heavens
Man » A social being » Creation of
Forgetfulness » Begets moral cowardice
Forgetting God » Is forgetting his » Power to deliver
Forgetting God » Power to deliver
Forgetting God » Begets moral cowardice
God » Creator » Of man
Heaven/the heavens » The lord stretching out the heavens
Man » A social being » Creation of
Isaiah 51:14 (show verse)
[The] fettered one shall make haste to be freed. And he shall not die in the pit, and he shall not lack his bread.
Isaiah 51:15 (show verse)
For I [am] Yahweh, your God, who stirs up the sea, {so that} its waves roar; Yahweh of hosts [is] his name.
Isaiah 51:16 (show verse)
And I have put my words in your mouth, and I have covered you in the shadow of my hand, to plant [the] heavens and to found [the] earth, saying to Zion, 'You [are] my people.'"
God » Overshadowing providence shelters God's people » In the shadow of his hand
God » Overshadowing of » In the shadow of his hand
Holy spirit » The holy spirit speaking through people
Inspiration » Promises of special
Jews, the » The people of God
Overshadowing providence » Shelters God's people » In the shadow of his hand
divine Overshadowing » Shelters God's people » In the shadow of his hand
Prophets » Inspiration of » Promises of special
divine Providence » Overshadowing shelters God's people » In the shadow of his hand
The Lord as a Shadow » Shelters God's people » In the shadow of his hand
Speech/communication » The holy spirit speaking through people
Zion » Restoration of, promised
God » Overshadowing of » In the shadow of his hand
Holy spirit » The holy spirit speaking through people
Inspiration » Promises of special
Jews, the » The people of God
Overshadowing providence » Shelters God's people » In the shadow of his hand
divine Overshadowing » Shelters God's people » In the shadow of his hand
Prophets » Inspiration of » Promises of special
divine Providence » Overshadowing shelters God's people » In the shadow of his hand
The Lord as a Shadow » Shelters God's people » In the shadow of his hand
Speech/communication » The holy spirit speaking through people
Zion » Restoration of, promised
Isaiah 51:17 (show verse)
Rouse yourself! Rouse yourself! Stand up, Jerusalem, who have drunk from the hand of Yahweh the cup of his wrath; you have drunk the goblet, the cup of staggering; you have drained [it] out.
Isaiah 51:18 (show verse)
There is no one who guides her among all [the] children she has borne, and there is no one who grasps her by the hand among all [the] children she raised.
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Isaiah 51:19 (show verse)
Two [things] here [have] happened to you--who will {show sympathy} for you?-- devastation and destruction, famine and sword--who will comfort you?
Isaiah 51:20 (show verse)
Your children have fainted; they lie at [the] head of all [the] streets, like an antelope in a snare, those who are full [of] the wrath of Yahweh, the rebuke of your God.
Isaiah 51:21 (show verse)
Therefore hear now this afflicted [one] and drunken [one] but not from wine.
Isaiah 51:22 (show verse)
Thus says your Lord, Yahweh, and your God pleads the cause [of] his people: "Look! I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering. You shall not {continue} to drink the goblet, the cup of my wrath, any longer.
Isaiah 51:23 (show verse)
And I will put it in the hand of your tormenters, who have said to {you}, 'Bow down that we may {pass} over [you]!' And you have {made} your back like the ground, and like the street for those who {pass} over [you]."