Thematic Bible
Isaiah 51:1 (show verse)
"Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek the LORD: look to the rock you were cut from, and to the hold of the pit you were dug from.
Isaiah 51:2 (show verse)
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.
Isaiah 51:3 (show verse)
For the LORD has comforted Zion; he has comforted all her waste places, and has made 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.
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)
"Attend to me, my people; and give ear to me, my nation: for a law shall go forth from me, and I will establish my justice for a light of the peoples.
Isaiah 51:5 (show verse)
My righteousness is near, my salvation is gone forth, and my arms shall judge the peoples; the islands shall wait for me, and on my arm shall they trust.
Isaiah 51:6 (show verse)
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look on the earth beneath; for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment; and those who dwell therein shall die in the same way: but my salvation shall be forever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
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, the people in whose heart is my law; do not fear the reproach of men, neither be dismayed at their insults.
Isaiah 51:8 (show verse)
For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool; but my righteousness shall 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
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, arm of the LORD; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn't it you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the monster?
Isaiah 51:10 (show verse)
Isn't it you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep; who made the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over?
Isaiah 51:11 (show verse)
The ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy shall be on their heads. They shall obtain gladness and joy. 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, even I, am he who comforts you: who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who shall be made as grass;
Isaiah 51:13 (show verse)
and have forgotten the LORD your Maker, who stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and fear continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he makes ready to destroy? and 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
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 captive exile shall speedily be freed; and he shall not die and go down into the pit, neither shall his bread fail.
Isaiah 51:15 (show verse)
For I am the LORD your God, who stirs up the sea, so that its waves roar: the LORD of hosts is his name.
Isaiah 51:16 (show verse)
I have put my words in your mouth, and have covered you in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and tell 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)
Awake, awake, stand up, Jerusalem, that have drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his wrath; you have drunk from the bowl, of the cup of staggering, and drained it.
Isaiah 51:18 (show verse)
There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she has brought forth; neither is there any who takes her by the hand among all the sons who she has brought up.
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Isaiah 51:19 (show verse)
These two things have happened to you. Who will bemoan you? Desolation and destruction, and the famine and the sword; how shall I comfort you?
Isaiah 51:20 (show verse)
Your sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as an antelope in a net; they are full of the wrath of the LORD, the rebuke of your God.
Isaiah 51:21 (show verse)
Therefore hear now this, you afflicted, and drunk, but not with wine:
Isaiah 51:22 (show verse)
Thus says your Lord GOD, and your God who pleads the cause of his people, "Behold, I have taken out of your hand the cup of staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my wrath; you shall no more drink it again:
Isaiah 51:23 (show verse)
and I will put it into the hand of those who afflict you, who have said to your soul, 'Bow down, that we may walk over you;' and you have laid your back as the ground, and as the street, to those who walk over."