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Isaiah 51
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Isaiah 51:1 (show verse)

“Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness,
Who seek the Lord:
Look to the rock from which you were hewn
And to the quarry from which you were dug.
Exhortations » Special » To hearken to admonition
Hearing » Hearing the lord
Righteousness » Saints » Follow after
Rocks » Illustrative of » The ancestor of a nation

Isaiah 51:2 (show verse)

“Look to Abraham your father
And to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain;
When he was but one I called him,
Then I blessed him and multiplied him.”
Abraham » Divine call of
Abraham » Wealth of
the Blessed » Whom God calls
Call » To special religious duty » Of abraham
Hearing » Hearing the lord
Jews, the » Descendants of abraham
Jews, the » Descended from abraham

Isaiah 51:3 (show verse)

Indeed, the Lord will comfort Zion;
He will comfort all her waste places.
And her wilderness He will make like Eden,
And her desert like the garden of the Lord;
Joy and gladness will be found in her,
Thanksgiving and sound of a melody.
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

Isaiah 51:4 (show verse)

“Pay attention to Me, O My people,
And give ear to Me, O My nation;
For a law will go forth from Me,
And I will set My justice for a light of the peoples.
Hearing » Hearing the lord
Law » The lord being the lawgiver
Lawgiver » God as
Salvation » The salvation of the lord
The fruit of righteousness » The righteousness of the lord

Isaiah 51:5 (show verse)

“My righteousness is near, My salvation has gone forth,
And My arms will judge the peoples;
The coastlands will wait for Me,
And for My arm they will wait expectantly.
God » Ability of » Arm of
Hearing » Hearing the lord
Law » The lord being the lawgiver
Salvation » The salvation of the lord
The fruit of righteousness » The righteousness of the lord

Isaiah 51:6 (show verse)

“Lift up your eyes to the sky,
Then look to the earth beneath;
For the sky will vanish like smoke,
And the earth will wear out like a garment
And its inhabitants will die in like manner;
But My salvation will be forever,
And My righteousness will not wane.
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

Isaiah 51:7 (show verse)

“Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,
A people in whose heart is My law;
Do not fear the reproach of man,
Nor be dismayed at their revilings.
Fear » What not to fear
Hearing » Hearing the lord
Law » The lord being the lawgiver
Reviling and reproaching » Saints » Should not fear
Righteousness » Saints » Know
Salvation » The salvation of the lord
The fruit of righteousness » The righteousness of the lord

Isaiah 51:8 (show verse)

“For the moth will eat them like a garment,
And the grub will eat them like wool.
But My righteousness will be forever,
And My salvation to all generations.”
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

Isaiah 51:9 (show verse)

Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord;
Awake as in the days of old, the generations of long ago.
Was it not You who cut Rahab in pieces,
Who pierced the dragon?
Dragon » A term applied » To pharaoh
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of cruel and persecuting kings
Jesus Christ » Names of » Arm of the lord
Names » Of Christ » Arm of the lord
Rahab » A symbolic name applied to egypt

Isaiah 51:10 (show verse)

Was it not You who dried up the sea,
The waters of the great deep;
Who made the depths of the sea a pathway
For the redeemed to cross over?
Jesus Christ » Names of » Arm of the lord
Ransom » Figurative

Isaiah 51:11 (show verse)

So the ransomed of the Lord will return
And come with joyful shouting to Zion,
And everlasting joy will be on their heads.
They will obtain gladness and joy,
And sorrow and sighing will 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

Isaiah 51:12 (show verse)

“I, even I, am He who comforts you.
Who are you that you are afraid of man who dies
And of the son of man who is made like grass,
Comfort » God as the giver of
God's Promises » Of comfort » God as the giver of
Jews, the » National character of » Cowardly
Man » A social being » As grass
Mortality » Of man » Man compared to withering grass
War » Figurative » Encouraged in
Warfare of saints » Saints » Encouraged in

Isaiah 51:13 (show verse)

That you have forgotten the Lord your Maker,
Who stretched out the heavens
And laid the foundations of the earth,
That you fear continually all day long because of the fury of the oppressor,
As he makes ready to destroy?
But where is the fury 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

Isaiah 51:14 (show verse)

The exile will soon be set free, and will not die in the dungeon, nor will his bread be lacking.
Captive » Cruelty to » Confined in pits
Forgetting God » Is forgetting his » Power to deliver
Forgetting God » Power to deliver

Isaiah 51:15 (show verse)

For I am the Lord your God, who stirs up the sea and its waves roar (the Lord of hosts is His name).
Forgetting God » Is forgetting his » Power to deliver
Forgetting God » Power to deliver
Holy spirit » The holy spirit speaking through people
Speech/communication » The holy spirit speaking through people

Isaiah 51:16 (show verse)

I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say 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

Isaiah 51:17 (show verse)

Rouse yourself! Rouse yourself! Arise, O Jerusalem,
You who have drunk from the Lord’s hand the cup of His anger;
The chalice of reeling you have drained to the dregs.
Cup » Cup of wrath, the wicked drink of
Cup » Figurative » Of sorrow
Drunkenness » Figurative
Wakefulness » Common causes of » Exhortations to moral and spiritual
Wrath » Cup of

Isaiah 51:18 (show verse)

There is none to guide her among all the sons she has borne,
Nor is there one to take her by the hand among all the sons she has reared.
No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 51:19 (show verse)

These two things have befallen you;
Who will mourn for you?
The devastation and destruction, famine and sword;
How shall I comfort you?
War » Often attended by » Famine

Isaiah 51:20 (show verse)

Your sons have fainted,
They lie helpless at the head of every street,
Like an antelope in a net,
Full of the wrath of the Lord,
The rebuke of your God.
Bull » Wild, caught in nets
Net » Wild animals
Oxen » Bull or bullock illustrative » (in a net,) of the impatient under judgment
Reproof » God gives, to the wicked

Isaiah 51:21 (show verse)

Therefore, please hear this, you afflicted,
Who are drunk, but not with wine:
Drunkenness » Figurative
Jews, the » Denunciations against those who » Oppressed

Isaiah 51:22 (show verse)

Thus says your Lord, the Lord, even your God
Who contends for His people,
“Behold, I have taken out of your hand the cup of reeling,
The chalice of My anger;
You will never drink it again.
Cup » Figurative » Of sorrow
Drunkenness » Figurative
Jews, the » Denunciations against those who » Oppressed

Isaiah 51:23 (show verse)

“I will put it into the hand of your tormentors,
Who have said to you, ‘Lie down that we may walk over you.’
You have even made your back like the ground
And like the street for those who walk over it.”
Drunkenness » Figurative
Jews, the » Denunciations against those who » Oppressed
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