1 Listen to me, you who pursue saving justice, you who seek Yahweh. Consider the rock from which you were hewn, the quarry from which you were dug.
2 Consider Abraham your father and Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him he was the only one but I blessed him and made him numerous.
3 Yes, Yahweh has pity on Zion, has pity on all her ruins; he will turn her desert into an Eden and her wastelands into the garden of Yahweh. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of music.
4 Pay attention to me, my people, listen to me, my nation, for a law will come from me, and I shall make my saving justice the light of peoples.
5 My justice is suddenly approaching, my salvation appears, my arm is about to judge the peoples. The coasts and islands will put their hope in me and put their trust in my arm.
6 Raise your eyes to the heavens, look down at the earth; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth wear out like clothing and its inhabitants die like vermin, but my salvation will last for ever and my saving justice remain inviolable.
7 Listen to me, you who know what saving justice means, a people who take my laws to heart: do not fear people's taunts, do not be alarmed by their insults,
8 for the moth will eat them like clothing, the grub will devour them like wool, but my saving justice will last for ever and my salvation for all generations.
9 Awake, awake! Clothe yourself in strength, arm of Yahweh. Awake, as in the olden days, generations long ago! Was it not you who split Rahab in half, who pierced the Dragon through?
10 Was it not you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great Abyss; who made the sea-bed into a road for the redeemed to go across?
11 This is why those whom Yahweh has ransomed will return, they will enter Zion shouting for joy, their heads crowned with a joy unending; joy and gladness will escort them and sorrow and sighing will take flight.
12 I, I am your consoler. Why then should you be afraid of mortal human beings, of a child of man, whose fate is that of the grass?
13 You forget about Yahweh your Creator who spread out the heavens and laid the earth's foundations; you have never stopped trembling all day long before the fury of the oppressor when he was bent on destruction. Where is the oppressor's fury now?
14 The despairing captive is soon to be set free; he will not die in the dungeon, nor will his food run out.
15 I am Yahweh your God who stirs up the sea, making its waves roar -- Yahweh Sabaoth is my name.
16 I put my words into your mouth, I hid you in the shadow of my hand, to spread out the heavens and lay the earth's foundations and say to Zion, 'You are my people.'
17 Awake, awake! To your feet, Jerusalem! You who from Yahweh's hand have drunk the cup of his wrath. The chalice, the stupefying cup, you have drained to the dregs.
18 There is no one to guide her of all the children she has borne, no one to grasp her hand of all the children she has reared.
19 Double disaster has befallen you -- who is there to sympathise? Pillage and ruin, famine and sword -- who is there to console you?
20 Your children are lying helpless at the end of every street like an antelope trapped in a net; they are filled to the brim with Yahweh's wrath, with the rebuke of your God.
21 So listen to this, afflicted one, drunk, though not with wine.
22 Thus says your Lord Yahweh, your God, defender of your people: Look, I am taking the stupefying cup from your hand, the chalice, the cup of my wrath, you will not have to drink again.
23 I shall hand it to your tormentors who used to say to you, 'On the ground! So that we can walk over you!' And you would flatten your back like the ground, like a street for them to walk on.
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Isaiah 51 is a chapter that brings a message of encouragement and comfort to God's people. The chapter begins with a call for the people to hear to God and look at the example of Abraham and Sarah, who trusted God despite the difficulties. Then the chapter highlights God's sovereignty over the earth and the promise of his salvation to the people. The chapter ends with an invitation for the people to be happy and praise God for their faithfulness.
Psalm 27:14: "Wait in the Lord, encourage you, and He will strengthen your heart; wait, therefore, in the Lord." This verse emphasizes the importance of patience and trust in God, which is an important theme in Isaiah 51.
Philippians 4:6-7: "You are not restless for anything; before, your petitions are all known before God, prayer and supplications, with thanksgiving. And the peace of God, which exceeds all understanding,, will keep your hearts and your feelings in Christ Jesus. " This verse highlights the importance of prayer and gratitude in times of anxiety, which is relevant to the theme of comfort and encouragement in Isaiah 51.
Romans 8:31: "What do we say, then, in the sight of these things? If God is for us, who will be against us?" This verse emphasizes God's sovereignty and its protection over His people, which is an important theme in Isaiah 51.
Isaiah 41:10: "Do not fear, because I am with you; do not haunt yourself, because I am your God; I strengthen you, and help you, and I support you with my faithful right hand." This verse emphasizes God's presence and help in times of difficulty, which is an important theme in Isaiah 51.
Psalm 126:5-6: "Those who sow in tears will haal with joy. He who takes the precious seed, walking and crying, will undoubtedly come back with joy, bringing his sauces with him." This verse highlights the idea that sadness and suffering can be transformed into joy and blessings through the grace of God, which is a central theme in Isaiah 51.
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